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Can someone who just wants to keep the rights gained over the last decades really be called progressive? And is it really conservative if someone wants to radically change society?

Do the terms “progressive” and “conservative” still make any sense?...

darkness is the absence of light

brightness is the absence of dim

Why don't planes have a switch beside the call button that you can choose between "wake me up for meal service" or "leave me alone?"

That thin line of dust left over when you sweep into a dustpan is a real-life zemo paradox.

The dust line thinneth but never gone.

The reason the internet can hook us more than a book is that the internet responds to us. If we get tired, we can dumb down our surfing, but dumbing down what you're reading is harder.

Dumbing down doesn’t mean “philosophy versus Call of Duty”. It just means what’s intuitive versus what takes conscious effort. Heck, Call of Duty could demand conscious effort.

Using radiotherapy to cure cancer which was caused by exposure to radioactive materials sounds a lot like homeopathy (except in this case it actually works)

Linux users are the vegans of the computer world

“As a Linux user…”...

Whomever named lisp was extremely cruel because those who have it can't pronounce it.

Whomever named this was extremely cruel because those who have it can’t pronounce it.

I'd rather have a "Would you like to hide all Sports related Content?" button than a "Would you like to hide all NSFW content?" button

What if mirrors would show us ourselves from a different dimension?

If enough people keep making things plural by adding apostrophe ess, eventually that will be the correct way to make things plural

Weather is a lesson in moderation.

Sun good; too much sun bad. Rain good; too much rain bad. Breeze good;, … It’s like the universe is telling us to enjoy alcohol, drugs, pizza, and sugar; but be careful and don’t overdo it.

If you have only one camera, there's no way you can flex it on social media.

If Christians want more people reading the Bible, they should stop spoiling the plot

In Black Mirror, Aaron Paul was in two episodes. First, he was on earth, simulating space-life. Then he was in space, simulating earth-life.

Languages without the letter U can't call it a U turn.

Why shouldn't electric plugs screw in?

I just watched a TikTok about how people used to plug in things to their light sockets when electricity was first becoming popular. And they kept calling the plug a light socket, what rule says it’s not a plug that screws in? And why shouldn’t plugs screw in? We have material science to make plugs and cables hard enough that...

There are identical twins out there whose parents confused one with the other and now they living their life with the name of the other sibling, never noticing because it doesn't make any difference.

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