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  • Offer them a life that’s better than the one leading them down that path.

    My dude, Democrats actually do offer a life that’s better for everyone, but that’s the problem.

    These people don’t want other people to live better lives, they only want a better life for themselves. And the only way to get there is to quite literally either kill other people or make their lives unlivable.

    Someone who’s willing to die or be put in jail “to stop the jews” or whatever bullshit they subscribe to, doesn’t give a damn about universal healthcare or a woman’s reproductive rights.

    On the flip side, they aren’t voting for a guy who will improve their lives (not in the way you and I would view as an improved life). They are voting for a guy who will make OTHER PEOPLE’S LIVES miserable. Because that’s how their world view works.

    Unless you want Democrats to do the same, they are on completely different wavelengths.

    I wish I was wrong.




  • How do you “appeal” to future domestic terrorists when they believe it’s their calling to tear down everything good in society?

    I’m not trying to be sarcastic or dramatic, but they are drawn to Trump because he embodies all the horrible things they aspire to become.

    How can a political party that speaks of equality and justice even possibly make a connection with them? It sounds nice, but how would it happen without making your current base feel like you only want to help the worst behaved?





  • The number one thing that most of these don’t do well for me is the connection with banks.

    A bit of an anecdote, but i was a long-time user of Mint, which integrated with all my banks and credit cards, which was nice.

    When I decided to selfhost, I was disappointed that bank syncing wasn’t a thing, or it had these roundabout ways of working, or they simply didn’t support the banks and credit cards i use.

    So… I ended up wity Money Manager EX.

    Once i did the initial importing of my records, everything since has been manually entered.

    Now, this might seem tedious depending on how many transactions and accounts you manage, but it’s really not.

    Depending on how often you update your records, you can do an easy export/import of your transactions from your bank (usually a csv export). Doing this once a month isn’t terrible.

    I just manually enter all my transactions. Yes, more work, but also less frustration and it makes me feel more in touch with my spending.

    Even not having to worry about the hassle of syncing not working, or having to fix things like that is a huge weight off my shoulders.

    Anyway, just wanted to share my experience because bank syncing shouldn’t be a make-or-break thing.


  • I saw it last night. As a huge fan of the first one, I guess my hopes were high.

    It looks, cinematically speaking, really good.

    But as a musical? WTF? I had to force myself to watch it to completion. If it wasn’t a continuation of the first one, I wouldn’t have even bothered.

    In fairness, I generally can’t stand musicals. And even if they featured my favourite movie characters, I’d still struggle to sit through them.

    I think they could have a fantastic movie if they just continued with the same style as the first.



  • This is not personal emissions of billionaires, its including their businesses.

    The Oxfam report says that private planes and “superyachts” are contributing factors, as well as investments in polluting industries like oil and mining.

    Nowhere does it mention that their businesses are what’s contributing to their carbon footprint. They are explicitly talking about their lifestyle choices.

    So, I’m not sure where you got that info from, but if they are including businesses that these billionaires run, I’d be interested in seeing that data.

    Mind you, the majority of these billionaires are in software… a business that’s very easy to convert over to a carbon-neutral model, especially with their resources.