Their description of him isn’t exactly complimentary.

He has reshaped the American electorate, activating young male voters who propelled him to a decisive victory that saw him win the popular vote for the first time and turn every swing state red,” the outlet wrote. “Trump’s remarkable victory comes after he lost the 2020 election to Biden and repeatedly refused to accept the results. His 2024 win is history-making in multiple ways: he will be the oldest President in U.S. history, and he was convicted earlier this year by a New York jury of 34 counts of fraud, making him the first convicted felon to be elected President.

Yeah because it absolutely has to be either of these two. If I’m against murdered being picked, that means I’m for Trump. Flawless logic you got there.

A murdered picked as the person of the year? That’s the world you want to live in?

I tend to support it because who says no to free money, but I’m not informed enough to form a strong opinion one way or another.

I don’t react by crying about people misconstruing my positions and then voting for someone who holds the complete opposite views out of some weird form of spite

Yeah, you don’t - but plenty of other people do. Joe Rogan and Elon Musk are perfect examples of this. You can dislike it all you want, but that doesn’t stop people from acting this way. What a party stands for doesn’t matter much if it can’t win elections. If their political approach isn’t working, doubling down is unlikely to help. Right now, what the “left” is doing isn’t winning them elections, and people are moving to the right - partly out of spite, because the left bullied them there.

No, my beliefs don’t change. Only who I vote for.

I’d go back few years and quit my job and start my own business sooner rather than wait to be fired first.

It’s library - not libary

Only the rich? Do police not come when you call 911?

Because when you move from left to right, you’re welcomed with open arms, but trying to go from right to left is met with hostility. Hell, I’m barely on the right culturally, yet I’m often treated as if I’m far-right - especially online. If anything, this just pushes me further to the right, which, I’d argue, is exactly how we ended up with four more years of Trump and will likely lead to eight years of J.D. Vance next unless “the left” gets their act together.

I don’t expect life to be fair to begin with. Would be nice if it were but I don’t see a reason to assume that from it.

How it’s unfair to me? I don’t know. I guess I’m a more serious person than most and I think about things deeply. People who don’t take things as seriously as I do probably don’t enjoy my company that much nor do I theirs. I’m not sure how else to explain it. I care about things I invest my time, thought and effort to and I tend to ignore things I don’t care about. Like social games, small talk etc.

I kind of wish someone was keeping track of speculative “news articles” like this and holding them accountable when they don’t come to fruition. There should be some reputational cost for making things up and spreading rumors.

If your idol turns out to be a jerk in real life, is that their fault, or does it mean you’re just a bad judge of character? And I mean generally - not you in particular.

Personally, I’d be more than happy to meet my idols. I’ve listened to them speak for hundreds, and in some cases thousands, of hours on podcasts. Nobody can hide their true personality for that long. I’m confident I already have a pretty good idea of what they’re like in real life. That’s also why it’s so funny when non-listeners try to convince me that they know these people better than I do.

Roman coins is the first thing that came to mind. There’s a ton of them out there and museums don’t want any more either. You can get one for quite cheap.

I don’t think a fleeing dictator would fly over a city held by rebels with AA weapons.

If it was quality opinions, I wouldn’t be handing them out for free. They’re free instead, so I don’t listen to complaints.

More than my girlfriend does

You wouldn’t say that of most other immigrants

Getting shot by a hunter is the quickest and most ethical way for an old wild buck to die. The alternative is to either starve to death or get ripped into pieces by a predator.

I’d argue eating meat can be done ethically though. Hunting is one way and growing your own farm animals is another.