European guy, weird by default.

You dislike what I say, great. Makes the world a more interesting of a place. But try to disagree with me beyond a downvote. Argue your point. Let’s see if we can reach a consensus between our positions.

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Cake day: August 19th, 2023

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  • I’m laic.

    What beliefs a person holds to themselves is indiferent to me. And it should not matter to anyone. Relationships are a negotiated endeavour, from both parts, where everyone gives a little to reach a mutual understanding.

    Unless a person subscribes views capable of leading to individual, personal and socially harmful and regressive thought and action, it does not matter.

    Removing the religious view from your question: would you date a vegan, not being one? Would you date a non vegan, being yourself one?

    Zealotry goes both ways. Both the believer and the non believer can entrench themselves in their views so deeply they become fanatics.






  • I wasn’t going to comment initially but, thinking again, I will.

    According to what I was once explained, the scheme runs like this.

    a) organization X starts a fund raising campaign

    This alone can be deducted as an expense, as any amount of hours can be attributed to planning, preparing, etc, the entire thing.

    As this time as no profitable end, it can be deducted.

    b) You donate. But now it’s their money.

    Your money is siphoned to a separate bank account or just tallied and earmarked as for charitable purpouses but this does not mean the entity needs to hand it over immediatly.

    That money is held within the company’s vaults, figure of expression, and, as such, counts towards the overall financial assets of the company.

    It still needs to be handed to the end recipient but until it does it can be used to leverage loans and be invested into short term investment products, like overnight deposits (with hundreds of thousands or even millions it does gain interest overnight).

    c) the money gets donated eventually but not by you

    Eventually, all that money gets handed over but it is now their money, not yours. And as such, they get the tax deduction. And, again, with hundreds of thousands to millions in donations, the deduction gets very high.

    This deduction, on your expense, goes towards clearing more of their profits.

    Want to do something good?

    Volunteer. Help your neighbour. With your own efforts, actions and work. Don’t hand over money.


  • Hate eats away your soul.

    I would like to use a different expression but I lack one at the moment.

    Stupid, despicable, divisive, angry individuals are plentiful. Small minds that feel empowered through anonimity and the sense of security coming from attacking other from their own space.

    I don’t need to tolerate them but you also don’t need to allow their vitriole to poison your mind and sap your well being. It is not worth it.




  • A couple that lived near me had a little thai cat, a sweet of an animal. They would let the cat out daily.

    At some point, they just decided to leave the country and abandoned the cat.

    The creature became the neighbourhood boss. Killed several males in fights, some even larger, fought off dogs, became a ferouscious hunter and never agaim entered a house.

    That cat was king of the street for three years until one of his own blood dethrowned him.