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We should do whatever we can to keep people off of the tracks in the future. But that’s not mutually exclusive with pulling the lever right now, since the trolley is already heading towards people.

Welcome to politics.

Netanyahu won't agree to a permanent ceasefire. The hope seems to be to get any sort of long pause then push to extend and extend it so it is de facto permanent (and hope Netanyahu gets kicked out of power somewhere in there).

Seems like they missed the lesson of the trolley problem, then.

I've shifted to buying a lot of things used but I still can't wrap my head around buying used clothing most of the time. There is an overwhelming selection of choices, and even if I sift through all of that to find the sort of stuff I need chances are it isn't going to fit well.

Poshmark helps for some things, but only if it's like a discrete, easily categorized item that I can clearly for (like a specific brand of hat, or a specific line of pants from a specific brand that I already know fit). I'm appreciative of brands that have started carrying their own used clothing sections - even though it's usually more expensive it's so much easier to wrap my head around.

Contrast that with things like electronics or household items which I go used for all day every day. I needed a rice cooker, bought a used Zojirushi off a local guy within a week, easy as pie.

Depending on what sorts of stuff you're into there are situations where you can go over six without it being absurd. Like:

• Everyday walkaround shoes
• Running shoes
• Hiking boots
• Black dress shoes
• Other color dress shoes
• Sandals of some kind

That's already six pairs without even getting into other things that one may need like rain boots, snow boots, cleats, nonslips for work, etc.

Apparently I own 13 pairs of shoes. Damn.

I used to be way more consumer-y and I've been slowly reforming my ways. Case in point, two of those pairs are old running shoes repurposed into general beaters, and 10 of them were purchased 5+ years ago.

I agree with that statement, but I also don’t know how to define where the line is where consumption turns into overconsumption. Any ideas?

Genuine question: Are there any countries that aren’t segregated by income? Because I think that’s been true of everywhere I’ve ever been.

It’s a brilliant ironic send-up of the need for a sequel for the first 30 minutes … and then it descends into unironically just continuing the story of Reloaded & Revolutions, but with bad action scenes this time.

I can see the insanity on both sides.

But being able to see both sides doesn't mean both sides are exactly equal all the time. They're not.

Without a doubt. Just saying it’s not 100% on the right.