Its the execution that determines if its appropriation, or appreciation. Appropriation of Japanese is something I’m closely familiar with because my interest in Japanese craftsmanship, knives and blacksmithing

If someone is using the culture to sell a mediocre, tangentially related product, disrespecting the original culture, is appropriation. If the product itself is executed faithfully, with dignity and respect to the culture it comes from, or is inspired from, then it’s appreciation.

There are a lot of Japanese knife scams that poorly attempt to imitate somebody the features of Japanese knives, made out of junk steel, mass produced in China. These are appropriation.

There are some western blacksmiths who are genuinely as skilled as their Japanese counterparts, who make excellent Japanese style knives, faithfully recreating all of the details, features and quality as authentic examples. This is appreciation.

Considering 3 million dollars is more than most people make in a lifetime, you may want to consider default or bankruptcy, unless your mother and sisters are also looking for work.

How much do you have in assets?

Its the cheapest ¯\_(ツ) _/¯

My mom talks about this shit all the time “flipping burgers isn’t a job!”, and demeans a shit load of other service jobs. She says those are just for teenagers to buy a car or to save for college (as fuckin if).

But theoretically, if they were only for teenagers and broke college students, you really think those millions of jobs would all be filled by people between the age of 16 and 24? Seriously?

Boomers are living in a fucking dream

I was always made fun of for my fear of heights, but now that I’m older I am very glad I’m scared of heights. Just falling from standing height can kill you if youre unlucky. A fall from 6 feet is very likely to result in permanent spine or head injuries and broken bones.

I am going to be extremely sad considering the amount of research and science that’s about to become privatized. Not just NASA but other government agencies and research grants.

I have no idea what the guy is talking about. Hi-points are under like 200$, and thats a complete pistol. It ain’t luxurious but it shoots.

“The most dangerous man is the man with nothing to lose”

Or that people remain homeless because they know a job wont solve their homelessness.

Ive had some really bad problems with eBay and is actually why I went back to amazon.

One item was taking a long time to ship with no label made, I contacted the seller and told me that things were super busy in Japan. I gave him the benefit of a doubt and I checked in another month later, I asked him just to refund it, h but he kept delaying and eventually I just tried to go to eBay customer service. THERE IS NO CUSTOMER SERVICE. There are only automated menus for you to click through for different options, and since at this point it was longer than 3 months I couldn’t do anything to get a refund, despite zero evidence of shipping being provided.

I have had to refund some stuff from amazon from time to time and a couple other issues, but those are always sorted promptly, especially after speaking to customer service. The complete lack of any human to speak to on ebay gives me zero confidence buying from there.

Add a side of sauted veggies and a slice of buttered toast and that’s all you’d need

What is the German onomatopoeia for a sneeze?

As a woodworker, I’d do the same. Granted it would be a piece of wood with matching dimensions to the foot, but still just a piece of wood.

True. Imagine comparing the humour between a meatsicle vs just a hole.

Because the FTC is toothless when it comes to EULAs. You can sign your rights away by agreeing to it (which is required to play the game).

Rats are big fluffy friend that never shower, reek, and likely harbor many diseases 🥰

Kind of gives me flashbacks to Amazon go stores. Despite them discussing all of their advanced technology to allow you to simply walk out with your groceries, around 70% had to be manually reviewed and corrected by an army of Indian technicians. I have a feeling this is going to be another case of ai meaning “A bunch of Indians”

Aw dude Chinese takeout always makes me feel like shit. Not Chinese food, mind you, I grew up with a Chinese family and ate tons of the stuff, i cook it myself too.

The takeout on the other hand is just utterly drenched and sopping wet in oil. You can pick up a few noodles and grease will be dripping from them.

So so so much worse when the comment is deleted and OP replies “thanks!”

To be honest, what does China have to gain? They are destroying the very “province” they seek to reunify? If they don’t claim responsibility, I don’t see how that brings them closer to claiming the island.

It would make sense if China were to use it against the US though. To stoke “America first” Republicans and make the US withdraw from geopolitical positions.