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Cake day: June 11th, 2023
  • chetradley@lemmy.worldtoSteam Deck@sopuli.xyz•[PSA] The terrible tragedy of a stolen Steam Deck
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    1 month ago

    They don’t give a shit about your stolen items, and 9/10 times it’s a complete waste to even contact them over “petty theft”, regardless of how valuable the item/s are to you.

    When I was in college, my apartment got broken into. The cop that came when I called was less than helpful. Some highlights:

    • He immediately argued with me that the crowbar marks on the door frame must have been there before.
    • I told him about the TV that was stolen and he bragged that he had two TVs that were larger than that.
    • He tried to bust me for weed when he saw my hookah. I had to explain to him that it was in fact not a bong and was only used for tobacco.
    • He mentioned that if it were him robbing me, he would have stolen the microwave instead.
    • As he was leaving, he told me that they wouldn’t be able to catch whoever did it, so they weren’t going to look.
  • chetradley@lemmy.worldtomemes@lemmy.world•Neverminding the evidence to the contrary.
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    4 months ago

    I think you’re hitting on an interesting concept with regards to activism: that it can be categorized into actions that raise awareness, and actions that provide education.

    Take, for example, this story about climate activists blocking traffic in Amsterdam to protest ING’s financing of fossil fuels exploration. Though you may disagree with the methods used in the protest, it’s hard to deny the success of it based on the national attention it drew. Because of it, more people who are opposed to the idea of expanding fossil fuel use are aware of ING’s funding of it.

    I think very few people would say that they are now in favor of fossil fuel exploration, or simply do not care to learn more about environmentalism due to the controversial actions of the protesters.

    I suppose my question for you is, what would have made you want to seek more information about veganism, and what about this post made you suddenly not want to lean more?