Coronavirus, Covid 19 Discussion and How It Has Affected Your Daily Life Chat Thread

[featherhead007]

That makes sense, however I just feel like I’ve been hearing about golf nonstop meanwhile things like you said, dog parks, human parks, etc. are all closing down. I was just wondering why there was so much focus on golf and seemingly nothing else (at least where I’m located).

It's a popular sport/relaxing thing us old guys do!

 

[igorsMistress]

Golf has quite a bit of mouth to booze as well.

Sometimes it does lol. Not so much in summer here though, unless it's a liquid breakfast other than coffee

 

[ShrekDawg]

I'm really glad you found that worked out for you! Your story is an anecdote, though, a single point of data and it doesn't work out for most people from what I have researched and experienced. Under very slightly different circumstances you would be another statistic of poor people being stuck poor.

Do you have non anecdotal data showing otherwise?

IMO you should love people radically regardless of their circumstances. You should also try to not murder people who are not directly threatening your physical well being. I don't think that's much to expect of people.



This is a really big question in A-level philosophy - is it morally right to steal to feed yourself or others. Lots of people say it IS morally right to steal to eat if you can't buy food. Something being legal doesn't make it right and something being illegal doesn't make it wrong. Rules can be made to benefit anyone and in this case they are not made to benefit people who are poor or hungry - they are made to benefit whoever already has money and food. It's not like we don't have the resources to feed these people - we do. We just chose not to as a society. Ultimately many of us are one paycheck away from poverty. Nobody WANTS to be in that scenario.

If the amount of labor you put in results in the amount of compensation you receive why are there plenty of talentless hacks worth so much money and people who work three jobs stuck living at BEST lives that are acceptable and at worse largely unable to afford to pay for things? There's no correlation at all between hours of labor, risk level of job, difficulty level of job, importance of job for society to function and wealth.

But the bigger question to me is why do people here think that literally killing someone is better than losing some stuff. And why are they more comfy with that than discussing the social reforms that would prevent those people stealing in the first place....

Why is everything always about research and data? Not everything is black and white and people are allowed to have opinions and experiences without needing to prove them...

And for the record, I agree with most of this post, the current system is definitely effed up and unfair, but I’m really not sure how it’s relevant to the conversation or why you went on a big tangent about it?

And yes, if it was TRULY the ONLY option available and they would literally starve to death right then if they didn’t, then maybe it might be acceptable (though asking would still be better) but it’s NOT the only option, which was the point. There’s way better options than stealing.

And nobody was talking about killing over stuff. At least I don’t think so. Only if their life was in danger.

And yes, racism, poverty, all those things are real, but that’s the other thing.... nobody said it wasn’t before and I’m not sure why you continue to make something out of nothing.

 

[igorsMistress]

That makes sense, however I just feel like I’ve been hearing about golf nonstop meanwhile things like you said, dog parks, human parks, etc. are all closing down. I was just wondering why there was so much focus on golf and seemingly nothing else (at least where I’m located).

I think since each state does things differently it can make people talk. Our most active time outside is when most other states are under snow or getting tons of rain. When everyone else is outside all summer we're using oven mitts to prevent burns on our hands from the hot steering wheel!

 

[MissFrizzletheChick]

This is so unnecessarily rude.

I can’t help but point out that you are not u are not up to date at all with that conversation. That has been long resolved and you are bringing up bad feelings that were already put away.

 

[featherhead007]

Why is everything always about research and data? Not everything is black and white and people are allowed to have opinions and experiences without needing to prove them...

And for the record, I agree with most of this post, the current system is definitely effed up and unfair, but I’m really not sure how it’s relevant to the conversation or why you went on a big tangent about it?

And yes, if it was TRULY the ONLY option available and they would literally starve to death right then if they didn’t, then maybe it might be acceptable (though asking would still be better) but it’s NOT the only option, which was the point. There’s way better options than stealing.

And nobody was talking about killing over stuff. At least I don’t think so. Only if their life was in danger.

And yes, racism, poverty, all those things are real, but that’s the other thing.... nobody said it wasn’t before and I’m not sure why you continue to make something out of nothing.

My rooster would agree with you!

 

[MissFrizzletheChick]

I think since each state does things differently it can make people talk. Our most active time outside is when most other states are under snow or getting tons of rain. When everyone else is outside all summer we're using oven mitts to prevent burns on our hands from the hot steering wheel!

So true! Up here in Mass its very different than down there.

 

[ShrekDawg]

It's called INVENTORY, take inventory before ordering more!

Yeah, probably would be a good idea but that’s my issue.... I usually don’t order them. I buy a lot in stores. So sometimes I am in a store and see something good and get some. have no plans to buy it. But I’ve been working on that and I think next year I won’t buy any seeds.

 

[featherhead007]

Buy your seeds at a garden shop, or TSC, not the dispensary!!!

 

[MissFrizzletheChick]

Why is everything always about research and data? Not everything is black and white and people are allowed to have opinions and experiences without needing to prove them...

And for the record, I agree with most of this post, the current system is definitely effed up and unfair, but I’m really not sure how it’s relevant to the conversation or why you went on a big tangent about it?

And yes, if it was TRULY the ONLY option available and they would literally starve to death right then if they didn’t, then maybe it might be acceptable (though asking would still be better) but it’s NOT the only option, which was the point. There’s way better options than stealing.

And nobody was talking about killing over stuff. At least I don’t think so. Only if their life was in danger.

And yes, racism, poverty, all those things are real, but that’s the other thing.... nobody said it wasn’t before and I’m not sure why you continue to make something out of nothing.

Everything is about research and data because things that are complicated tend to become a lot simpler when you use data. Also, seeing as you are not a criminal or an expert in criminology I would like to know what you ACTUALLY know about the phycology of a criminal? The real world is a whole hell of a lot more complicated than just being a criminal or not being a criminal, and you are making it very clear you have no idea at all what actually makes someone a criminal.