Polls

In the Capitalist economic system in the US, scamming people to make more money is pretty much considered normal as long as you don't get caught, and insurance companies have long made a practice of this. Could Thompson be said to have just been doing what was expected of him, and was he therefore an innocent victim?

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A. Smoked salmon and avocado sushi

Sushi in 32 healthy little bites - serves 4 as a starter on the menu

B. Chicken breast with avocado salad

A super healthy and satisfying solo salad - to be eaten alone or in good company

C. Tomato penne with avocado

Rich in iron, fibre and vitamin C - can be served hot or cold

D. Cumin chicken and avocado salad

With a pinch of chilli to give it a nice flavoury twist - fingerlicking good

E. Green goddess smoothie bowl

A vibrant breakfast bowl with avocado and spinach, topped with fresh fruit and seeds – the goddess of all meals

I might get married but it I do think it’s stupid. It’s more an expectation in my culture.
It’s a piece of paper. It’s a celebration for a woman as she gets financial incentives, security and favour particularly in breakdown of relationship.

I don’t think men get any security or any perks to getting married, can you name any? I view marriage as a liability like a car.

Arranged marriages used to work and be so successful yet modern love marriage crumble like anything.

Good at cheating in a relationship means cheating without your partner knowing you have cheated.

which brand do you like better? I have both but like Hanes better.

I'm on episode 735 currently and I definitely think so, all of the characters are so well done, the devil fruit abilities are so interesting and a lot of them are very creative and unique. The Grand Line is so perfectly designed. It's got the Marines, World Government, Four Emperors and the Revolutionary Army. The bounties being a great way to figure out a character's strength and everything is so connected. It really feels like you're watching the greatest fictional story. It's fun, serious and action packed throughout the whole story. One Piece in my opinion is just a masterpiece.

Given that it's been almost 25 years since the year 2000, I've been asking around, and nearly everyone who has replied has said, "No, it's just another year to me." It seems like everyone is basically burnt out.

I know this age identification thing is getting out of hand lol, but let me add context to my question:

When they asked Borges in an interview if he considered himself a man of the 19th century, he unquestionably answered, “Yes.” Borges was born in 1899.

I think it goes beyond having literally been born in that century. He despised his era; he despised what the 20th century brought to the world, so I see it more as a very conservative posture and identification rather than really meaning that he is someone from the 19th century, since he has no recollections from that century, and when we think about 20th-century figures, many of them were born in the 19th century (Hitler, Einstein, Churchill, Sartre, Kafka, Bertrand Russell, etc.). Borges did have a love for authors and philosophers of that century, and many of the anecdotes that he tells about his ancestors happened in the 19th century, so it is more of a longing than a literal identification.

So my question goes in a similar way: in what meaningful ways would you consider yourself to be a 20th-century person despite being mostly a 21st-century one? Or the world evolves so fast that it makes this impossible to answer as Borges did?