All matter has attributes of time and space, like I’m writing this comment in September (time) on planet earth (space). If planet earth was owned by a country that I wasn’t a citizen of, then I probably couldn’t have made this comment. Instead, I would be floating in outer space, on another planet, dead, or something.
ok so imagine someone is trespassing. If you use your property rights to exclude them from your property, then all the possible timelines of them existing on your property has been deleted. You have thus defined their being-ness. Even the phrase “someone is trespassing” is subject, verb, and adverb which is to say that 1.) a thing 2.) exists 3.) in a particular way. Therefore property rights are necessarily owning the existence of others and determining how they get to be in the world. You have essentially segregated a part of the world where they can no longer exist.
Think about the hypothetical where all of the land in the world is privately owned, assuming you too own a square chuck of land. In this world, your freedom to exist is limited to just your land. You are in essence imprisoned in your gridlocked land much in the same way a fish is trapped in a fishbowl. Now imagine you do not own land. Where would you go? You have nowhere to go. The floor under your feet has been ripped away so to speak. The carpet has been pulled under you. You do not get to exist as you are. What is it called to not exist? Death, nothingness, void, zero, null, lifeless.
This is to say that land is a fundamental aspect of reality (space) that defines all people and things. i do think a re-evaluation of property rights is warrented considering it underlies all of “stuff” and matter and our very own existence
Who is going to pay child support
With undercover CIA android dogs
That is one of those statistics tbat take a long time to fully be cognizant and appreciative of because it is so intense
You could feel the anger and hate when he said that.
When people show you who they are, believe them.
This is a good rule of thumb to remember. I’d add to trust your observations but also remember that change is inevitable: everything and everyone changes
actually that sounds much like America’s military operations
Condolences to Karen for the BS firing. On the topic of “shit charlie says”, here’s his wikiquote entry. (https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Charlie_Kirk) I love going on wikiquote because it acts as a summary of texts & thinkers that I don’t have the time to read. I say this because normally wikiquote is full of very aspirational quotes, but Charlie’s is very abysmal AND it’s recent too! These aren’t old quotes. These are from as early as this year. His anti-feminist quote (“Reject feminism. Submit to your husband, Taylor. You’re not in charge.”) was uttered in 2025. His anti-black and anti-civil rights comments were made last year in 2024. ("I’m sorry, if I see a Black pilot, I’m going to be like, “Boy, I hope he’s qualified.” January 2024.)
The ideal is a very liberal one, tolerance of all views. I do think it begins to be a problem where tolerance in of itself is in conflict. There does need a “do not harm others” baseline before tolerance. For example, I just had a conversation the other day about “armed groups” where the other person was in favor of militarizing against oppression, which is an intolerant position (War and warmongering is intolerance.) If my opinion is that I want you dead, it’s not an opinion or a view but an incitement to violence.
They planned their errand
That’s the problem if they didn’t consider the limitations. It’s a irrational expectation for the bus to be 100% efficient and always on time. Nothing is 100% efficient. It’d be a faulty expectation to assume that things (other than death, disease, aging, etc.) are certain or guaranteed.
not also deserve empathy?
Everyone deserves empathy. All sentient beings, including this hypothetical man.
Do all these other people not also deserve empathy?
Again, all people deserve empathy. It seems that you’re making this a binary, “either/or”, dilemma when I believe both the angry transit operator and the smoker are “not ideal”, though I do have a bias toward the anger because that is aesthetically uglier than the smoking.
Every moment and daily action would be rational and empathetic. Here are some scenarios I witnessed today. I’ll swap them to more ideal
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Example 1
Real scenario: A train operator stops the train and yells at a man for apparently smoking at the train stop prior to boarding. The operator demands the passenger leaves for breaking the “no smoking before pickup” rule. The man is flushed red and has tears in his eyes. The operator is so convicted in their anger that they have no empathy.
Ideal scenario: The train operator does not take his anger out on others. He forgives the man for breaking the rule, as ultimately no one is harmed. The train operator uses his power and authority to ensure the man gets home safely. The train operator values the well-being of the man more than arbitrary rules because he is empathetic, forgiving, and kind.
Example 2
Real scenario: A homeless man boards the bus. He has heavy bags he wrestles with. The bus driver demands the homeless man to hurry up to sit down as the bus operator “has to go.” The homeless man obeys but is tangled in heavy bags and uncomfortable to cater to the demands of the bus driver
Ideal scenario: The bus driver is patient and allows time for the homeless man to sit down. The bus driver may even help the man with his stuff. The driver prioritizes their passengers safety and well-being over arbitrary things like timeliness.
Example 3
Real scenario: A boarding passenger of the train takes a big puff of their electronic cigarette and puffs it inside.
Ideal scenario: The boarding passenger throws away their electronic cigarette as it harms their well-being. This has the added benefit of not polluting the common air with toxic & addictive chemicals. … Meanwhile, all electronic cigarette companies had an epiphany and decides to not sell their products anymore as they realize it is killing humanity, and they do not want to profit off the sickening of their fellow humans.
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In each scenario, the relevant actors try to be more compassionate to themselves and others. I could give more examples, but 3 is good enough.
You and I both resonate on the same fundamental truth, but I get the sense that you’re more actively wishing death, “I hope beyond hope that we fully die out”, where I am more so just paranoid and avoidant. I agree that that activists do thankless work. The phrase, “We are predisposed to be cruel,” sounds Hobbesian in that it presupposes that man is naturally cruel, though I never read Hobbes so I don’t know actually. I think people are naturally irrational, but not cruel per se. I think they are also great at adapting, which leads to a frog in boiling water situation; there’s a sort of natural adaptation to toxic environments without knowing how or wanting to fix it. I think you’re more so an intense “hate humanity” misanthrope while I’m more a “mistrust & fear humanity” misanthrope. Fight/flight, anger/fear, both are responding to the same perceived stress.
Because it has massive implications. When I leave my house, I encounter people and i can’t treat them equally. I have to be cogizent that they are batshit insane. I’m using colorful language for effect, and i recognize it’s ableist. I mean more-so that they aren’t’ rational or intellectually honest. However, it’s deeper than that because even when I’m home, i can’t engage with people online either because they are the same people ahahaha. So I’m naming my cat “realty” so i can pay attention to reality or maybe “Clarity” because there is truth in love (such as petcare), and truth is clear.
Because I’m not insecure, nor do i feel unworthy. If people disagree in my worth, that’s their issue, and again, it reconfirms the concept that they are insane
Maybe that would be a shower essay
This would be funnier if it understood the argument. Instead this comment mocks what it doesnt understand