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I’m not going to deny your point on killing. That is one application of firearms, also a powerful one, but I don’t feel that’s a reason to absolutely prohibit them for the common folk. As we’re both on HN I’m sure you also don’t “get” why folks just love some things like I do.
For me it’s the history, appreciation of the engineering, and my now civilian hobbies of hunting and competition shooting. They are one of many things that bring me joy that I would hate to lose in my healthy years.
I can also see this as a move like china did to kill tutorial services to give kids back their teen years. In a land where school is so expensive I think its worth it to spend summers working a job (and all the merits that come with that) to better prep for possibly the biggest financial decision ever for a still developing brain.
oh wait...
idk why but every wife beater combo makes me chuckle https://www.twelve70.com/outfits?category1=top&item1=tanktop...
I wonder if an equally useful question is “were you ever depressed?”
Im interested in seeing if there is an overlap of those that answered no. If they’ve overcome their depression and more importantly recognize what real depression feels like for them.
This is still one of my favourite moments https://youtu.be/OpKOm-LLRhA
But it's for the 13 y/o me that was figuring out how to use alcohol 120% to burn the latest games or fix my computer from all the viruses I got downloading movies and music at that time from p2p.
And if it wasn't for that pursuit that led to many other skills and opportunities, I know a lot of us wouldn't be in the financial situations we are in right now.
Other than that well done :)
1) Public speaking, I finished up to the old ACS level at a local toastmasters
2) Subconsciously building a wordlist that I stutter more than others, and using synonyms that don't
3) Playfully smiling and saying "Bleh!" out loud if I do catch myself stuttering, and repeating what I was trying to say.
Finally: To the well intentioned non-stutterer telling us to relax and slow down, go fuck yourself
It was quite the display of talking guns (more like constant scream lol) with tracers at sunset