I agree with this 100%

I used to love wallowing in bad news, but it just got to the point it was having more of a negative impact than it’s worth. I still pay attention to what’s going on, it just doesn’t need to be via an IV bag all day so I filter most of it out now.

It’s a valid question, yet you get downvoted…

I watched this last night. It was great!

This coming from the guy literally picking fights in the conservative community over this…

You’re getting downvoted, but I got a weird vibe from that comment, and your reply nailed exactly what it was.

Yeah, okay buddy. I suppose next you’re gonna tell me climate change is real, huh?

I need to know more…

Jesus, you people are everywhere

(and I love it, lol)

💯

I’d try it.

I agree with you 100 percent, but they allllllll do crimes, dude(ette).

I think you’re right about them being politically motivated, simply because other politicians have gotten away with far worse than most of what he’s being charged with.

But lets take a look at some of what he’s not being charged with.

Trump encouraged the J6 “protesters” to become violent with thinly veiled language. I watched it happen in real time.

He refused to denounce political extremists, instead asking them to “Stand back and stand by.” I watched that happen live, too.

He suggested injecting bleach to fight the corona virus. Live.

He bragged about passing a basic cognitive test by repeating “Man, Woman, Person, Camera, TV” once again, live.

He let US citizens die by withholding pandemic aid to states that he felt weren’t aligned with him politically.

I could go on (and on) but I think I’ve made my point.

I don’t care what the motivations are. Bury the motherfucker.

Not stupid, just pointless

Stolen. (as to say I’m stealing it)

This totally happened

I don’t know if this counts, but I’d say the Enlightenment. It was a discovery in that we discovered a new way to interpret the world.

I think there is kind of a glass ceiling when you talk about fire, plumbing, electricity and so on. Each one was a necessary stepping stone to get us where we are, but without any one of them, we wouldn’t be here.

The Enlightenment gave us a brand new sense of autonomy as a species, which in turn has given us a greater amount of control over “Destiny.”

Thanks! I loved the flow.

And I agree. Ups do not require downs. Just the opposite, in my experience. One person’s “up” can, and often do, lift the others around them.

Ah, a nihilist. I know my limits, and virtually nothing I can say will change your mind because it’s still closed, and you likely already have an answer to any questions you ask.

However, I’ll leave you with this:

You can see it as naive and idealistic, and sure, I get it. But I never claimed happiness is permanent. It’s a worldview, and those can and should change. How they change is entirely up to the individual.

You have more control over your path than you realize, and those who benefit from a defeated or complacent populace are terrified of you realizing it.

Well it’s never permanent, but I would imagine someone in good health, with strong familial and social connections who lives above the poverty line (person A) is much more likely than someone without one or all of those things (person B) to have a stable feeling of happiness.

Stable, in this context, meaning harder to shake or break.

An example being person A is having a good day and they get a flat tire. The issue is much more likely to be resolved without affecting their overall happiness very much, whereas person B’s day might be ruined, which is more likely to have a knock-on effect that can greatly reduce overall happiness.

This is not to say someone without those things wont be happy, just citing a few top level things that, when absent, can make someones life experience more difficult.

As far as under what circumstances would someone experience stable happiness? That’s different for everyone because we all have unique challenges in life and how we were raised can directly influence where we are emotionally and what it will take to find happiness.

One of the most sure fire ways to find happiness is in kindness and forgiveness to others, as well as yourself.

You people are so irritating.