Most people want to see themselves as having overcome some sort of adversity to earn whatever they have in life, and that creates a bias to see one’s own life as unlucky and miserable. I definitely went through a phase of seeing my life this way as a kid.

This is your own bias speaking, you assume most people are just like you and that your own personal experience is universal.

Valentina Gomez, a Texas Republican, drew sharp criticism after suggesting undocumented immigrants who commit violent crimes should be publicly executed.

What about the violent crime of setting someone on fire? I have to admit I have no problem with shooting that guy in the head (if he’s guilty).

If someone did that then lemmy would be cheering. The only problem people have with this video is that she’s hurting the wrong people.

I sit in the corner by myself on break and when assholes ask me why I respond with ‘it’s my break’.