“NY subway set to lose billions of tax dollars _{overthreehundredyears}, Elon proposes new loop!”

? What?

Jesus Fucking Christ.

Just turn it off at this point.

Well, I hope it works out for them.

He’s not my cup of tea, but his dog sure loved him.

Can’t somebody file a lawsuit to compel them to produce their representative?

Okay. I disagree with your assessment of the availability of nuance.

I do not recall saying that human suffering is a necessary evil. I do recall saying that people’s value of one another is nuanced. Human suffering isn’t a necessary evil, it is just something that exists. Some people suffer more and some people suffer less, but everyone suffers and there isn’t anything evil about it.

But also, fine.

Tu quoque. Shhhh!

This was called out and I admit that I was being a bit silly. I won’t pursue it.

But I could easily take the position that all human suffering is bad and therefore you, as a participant in capitalism, should be excluded from society. Why is your moral judgment more valid than mine in this instance?

I own a smartphone. It’s great. If I explore that whole supply chain, am I going to come out squeaky clean or is it possible that I am benefiting off of the exploitation and potential slavery of other humans? Is that a tolerable amount of suffering compared to the Concentration Camp guy?

I think that people and situations are more complex than that and have nuance.

Ellipses …

I get that, but in the context of this wedding he is just some dude’s dad. I’m not saying that he is a good dude. I’m just saying that I know fuck all about my friends’ parents, so him ending up at a wedding doesn’t mean much.

What’s there to investigate? You can go watch them get murdered right now. It isn’t exactly a who-dunnit. Getting charges, on the other hand, is another kettle of wax to keep in the hand.

I get your point but continue to disagree. What does excluding this person accomplish? Sure, he would have to sit that out while people with whom he has shared his life celebrate a milestone. It just doesn’t do anything; he’ll still be a gestapo collaborator and they’ll still be married.

Dude wasn’t there as an ICE representative; he was there as a family friend. People need to chill.

I wonder how long it will be before people start trying to use the Epstein Files as a defense in court. “Well, yes, your honor, I did murder that girl, but so did so-and-so, and they are walking around free as a bird!”

Don’t worry, I’m sure that not enacting any type of consequence will surely get them to see the error of their ways.

We keep ours at 80°F unless there is a breeze, in which case we just use our ceiling fans and open everything. It gets a little uncomfortable, but if we remember to stay hydrated and eat less, then it’s all good.