I know, it’s absolutely ridiculous. I’m sorry I even suggested it in the first place. /s

I think its probably possible to use a meme format without intending it to compare yourself to the subject of the meme

Letter paper (8.5" x 11" | 215.9mm x 279.4mm) is kinda sorta pretty close to A4 (8.27" x 11.69" | 210mm x 297mm) so without having the two next to each other, it can seem like A4 is just a funny piece of letter, and vice versa. But to answer the actual question, USA and Canada (and apparently the phillipines???) use the “North American Standard” which is a terrifying mess in comparison to the beauty that is the ISO standard.

Edit: typos

It’s a (probably ai gen) DND druid meme???

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He’s had some incorrect stances, but on average, Chomsky is extremely based, actually.

I edited one word of my comment because I had another reply from someone who misunderstood what I was referring to, so i clarified so there wouldnt be further confusion, not to give myself an excuse to be snarky.

• I’ve read the article you’ve provided a number of times previously and while yes, it does indicate that there is no scientific evidence for my claim, it is limited to the UK.

• I don’t see what interbreed-ability has to do with invasiveness?

I don’t care about some American publication talking about cats

• I provided 3 sources, one was American, the others were from Oxford (also in the UK last I checked) and Tillburg (Netherlands), both discussing the EU broadly

• Here is another study from the checks notes British Ecological Society which concludes in part

“…It is also well established that free-ranging cats pose a significant threat to biodiversity conservation and restoration worldwide, and that remedying this threat is relatively easy when compared to other drivers of biodiversity loss…”

If you’re not going to read the evidence I’m providing, while saying I’m only providing americentric evidence, then I’m going to respectfully abandon this thread. I apologize for the snark, that was uncalled for.

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I was specifically referring to domesticated cats not being native to these regions since that was what is being discussed.

Fantastically, a wild cat isn’t a domestic cat! Wow! Who knew!

• I’m not american

• The discussion involved housecats, I assumed it would be obvious that I was referring to housecats, not fucking wildcats

• Housecats are native to Egypt and are descendants of the African wildcat

• https://www.aphis.usda.gov/sites/default/files/free-ranging-and-feral-cats.pdf

• https://academic.oup.com/jel/article/32/3/391/5640440

• https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/current/press-releases/cats-must-stay-indoors-protect-wildlife

Stop thinking that things that make you feel bad about your world view are “patently false information based on an amero-centric worldview”. Please and fucking thank you

Except plastic straws aren’t actively hunting marine creatures.

Domesticated cats are not native to north america and western Europe, and people should be more responsible in how they care for their pets, especially the ones that are invasive fucking species.

Also, 2 things can be true. It’s possible that bird populations are being decimated by ecological destruction as well as the mass breeding and free roaming of invasive predators introduced by humans.

Edit: clarified that I meant domesticated cats

Now this is just vibes based… But I imagine “functionally limitless high output clean energy” would probably solve the “supply side” of the “supply and demand” equation pretty quickly. More, cheaper, cleaner, energy would certainly be less expensive to the consumer than less, more expensive production.

Ah yes, complete the ethnic cleansing of the region… What a wonderfully ethical suggestion /s

Absolutely deranged take.

Look everyone! Another troll that doesn’t understand what trigger warnings are for!

It’s a paid search engine, so their only priority is serving you good search results. It feels like using google before the 2012-ish enshittification.

Have you tried Kagi?

All your explanation is neat and all, but I’m going to stop engaging. You’re refuting/attacking points that are systemically related to what I’m talking about, but aren’t actual values I hold, nor have I indicated I hold them. I will however address 2 things you said, just for fun:

I believe you didn’t intend to. I also believe a lot of those who upvoted you totally think you did.

Argue with them when they comment with incorrect interpretations then? Why are you arguing with me about how my (in my opinion) incredibly clear non-endorsement of a system could have been interpreted by some people that left upvotes?

It is bad. Destroying families bad.

Yes? Again, nominally I agree with everything you’ve said, you just dont understand the north american tipping system, or that saying “how it works” is not the same as saying “how this good and well designed system functions”

Oh and for what it’s worth, I promise you that the upvotes on my comment in fucking 196 weren’t because of some imagined endorsement for tipping culture or capitalism (again, we’re in 196). They were most likely because you are being truly insufferable.

You’ll get a lot farther with people being kinder in their corrections of your incorrect presumptions if you vibe check yourself and cool it with the providing the enlightened eurobrain takes.

If I were you, I’d be a tad more cautious with the use of that word, “works”. Seems a lil bit overblown for what you are talking about.

I know the north american tipping system is a top-down broken trash fire. You’ll find that I never actually endorsed the system, just commented on the reality of it. It’s possible for someone to acknowledge how something works (“how it works” =/= an endorsement of functionality) while understanding that the system itself is negatively impactful to those inside it

If you don’t check the amount before entering the pin, it’s a you problem.

I’m not an American, so someone else is free to correct me, but most of the US is still being introduced to chip cards. I believe there’s still places where it’s not exactly uncommon for the server to swipe for you.

But then, you are legally allowed to literally kill them, right?

Holy bad faith Batman

if you can’t afford having employees, then don’t.

Yes… I agree. I never actually endorsed the north american system though?

A cursory glance at your profile tells me that we’re probably roughly equally far left, so why are you trying to start a war here when I was merely trying to correct your functional understanding of a system.

I’m not going to shame you for being a eurobrain, but why would you start talking authoritatively on the deranged state of North American tipping culture when you dont seem to understand how it works?

It’s surprisingly common for cashiers to re-enter your tip amount for you when they reset the machine if there was an issue with your transaction, or maybe they fudged the automatic gratuity on a large party, or maybe the person needed assistance with the machine and the cashier decided that was their chance… Unfortunately when people’s incomes rely on tips, and a tip is expected on every meal, it’s only a matter of time before someone takes advantage, and unfortunately some people just… Aren’t super observant.

As terrible as Capital One is (extremely bad), this isn’t a dark pattern to keep you from spending money, they get more out of you if you spend more on your Credit card because of the interest on repayments.

I… Where are you buying Caesars that you’re getting them with fried pickles/onion rings/etc?

Or am I misunderstanding and you meant that those are on the side?

can be had around $500 US

attainable for most Americans in a fairly short timeframe

This is a frankly deranged take considering that 40% of americans dont even have the funds to save for a $400 emergency as of May 2023