We all have to eat, we all have to wipe our asses, we (mostly) all need to change the oil in our cars.

I don’t really see the purpose in describing the purchase of necessities as an identity.

Parking is easy, the store is quiet, there are no vendors set up yet.

I have my list of things I need, I get it, get out, easy.

Idk, I’ve never felt the pull of ‘I MUST buy some new electronics’ when I walk by the tvs.

I don’t really understand the hate against ’consumption’ either. I’ve gotta eat and I’ve gotta shit, so I might as well go and by the cheap toilet paper and food. I don’t pay attention to all the other stuff.

Several examples from the paper are exactly that. E.g dark skin was better for survival in Africa, but as populations moved north light skin was strongly selected for. Given the levels of sunlight in Europe, lighter skin increased fitness.

At a time when labor was dirt cheap and safety regulations were non-existent.

The railroads specifically used Chinese laborers who were treated, and paid, like shit.

100%. I hate welfare leeches too

Start punishing these people severely so that they might serve as an example to the rest

Better for whom? And better in what sense?

Long-term, on average, post-college careers still blow the trades out of the water in earnings.

In my case certainly, if I had bought into the “trades are better!!” online rhetoric I would be making far less money than I am now, and I get to work remote.

I do? Why would I want my kids to be consuming crap when they could be engaging with great works and high art?

And the harder the DEI wackos try to ‘balance the scales’ the better it’ll age.

Your parents couldn’t be arsed to cook even a single meal for you?

I’ve already messed around with a Fedora dual-boot, but now I’m fully planning to go 100% Linux once I get around to building a new computer.

Luckily I don’t really play multiplayer games so I don’t need to worry about the anti cheat issue.

The people I know with radiant, flawless skin all use Asian-style skincare with a meticulous nightly regime of like 10 syrups, oils, and unguents.

Everyone I've ever met who says that people shouldn't use shampoo/lotion/face wash because it makes the body stop producing oils has been NOT as attractive - putting it kindly.