Dookieman12

They’re both economic terms. Socialism gives society control over the means of production. Communism gives the government control. The reason people think they’re the same is because, in a democratic political system, the government represents their society.

China is an example of an authoritarian state where the government acts independently of the will of society, has complete control over the means of production, and enforces that control, so it’s considered communist.

Scandinavian countries are examples of democratic states where the people have control over the means of production, the government is simply a mechanism that enforces that control, so they’re considered socialist.

The USA is an example of a capitalist state where businesses control the means of production, the government is simply a mechanism that enforces that control, so they’re considered capitalist.

Yeah, but he only emphasized the “Socialist” part of the name in front of socialists. In front of nationalists, he called it the “Nationalist social” party like we’re all just socializing with each other.

The truth is, Hitler supported the ideology of whoever he was addressing. He didn’t care about implementing any specific system, as long as he had absolute power over it.

He only described himself as a socialist to other socialists. In front of other nationalists, he called himself a nationalist.

His party was called the “Nationalist Socialist” party. When he addressed nationalists, he would capitalize the N and call it the “Nationalist social” party like we’re all just a bunch of nationalists socializing. But, when he spoke to socialists, he would capitalize the S and call it the “national Socialist” party.

Hitler didn’t care about nationalism or socialism. He only cared about saying whatever he thought he needed to say to obtain as much power as possible.

Businesses (capital), labor (society), and the government are the three main components of a functioning state.

“Capitalism”, “socialism”, and “communism” are terms used to describe who is given the most control over the means of production in the economic system of a state.

“Capitalism” describes an economic system that places most of the control in the hands of capital (businesses). “Socialism” describes an economic system that places most of the control with workers (society), and communism describes an economic system that places most of the control with the government.

It should be noted that, even though these terms are VERY often conflated and even used interchangeably with terms that describe political systems, such as “authoritarian” or “democratic”, the fact is that these terms have nothing to do with each other and no combination of terms from either set are mutually exclusive.

To say it more simply, any capitalist, socialist, or communist society can also be democratic or authoritarian. The idea that socialism is the same thing as authoritarianism is propaganda created by capitalists who are scared to death of livong in a society that places the needs of the common working man above the needs of the biggest businesses in the country.

Came here to say this. If it sounds like a disposable camera charging its flash or night vision goggles in a video game, it’s probably some capacitor(s).

Ew, gross. My condolences. Glad it was your first place and not your current place.

No, you’re calling it wrong, then describing the same thing using different words and asserting that your description is right and the other is wrong. Whether you say “metal conducts electricity” or “metal attracts electricity” doesn’t matter when the idea you’re expressing is, “electricity can be expected to go where metal is.”

Either way, I don’t have the time or the inclination or be pedantic with strangers on the internet regarding matters I already understand and ultimately don’t matter.

Good luck to you 👍

Hey, that’s not true! Everybody knows landlords only use white paint

You can keep describing it in different, more technical terms if you want, all you’re doing is making yourself more correct, not making me less correct.

Of course you and I know “attract” isn’t the correct technical term, but that’s the term OP used and there’s nothing wrong with adjusting your message to communicate the same idea using words your audience will understand.

A lay person thinking “electricity is attracted to metal” still holds an accurate mental model of what can be expected. OP wanted to know if their mental model was correct, not whether they used the correct terminology to describe it.

Maybe. I’m referring to the metal plate with the numbers on it. If OP is referring to the little sticker in the corner of the plate with the year on it, I’ve never heard of that being stolen, and stealing it wouldn’t even accomplish anything, at least not in the US.

Every sticker I’ve gotten also has the plate number written on it. The sticker is a different color every year too so you can’t cut the year off a random sticker and stick it over your own.

Not to mention, no cop is going to rely on what the sticker says, they’re going to run the plate through their computer and act based on what it says.

When it’s no longer the cheapest option at the nearest store. We’ve been sold on the fact that slop building materials are a stylistic choice.

So, the electrical current is forced to travel around the outside of the body because it’s attracted to metal?

My prediction is: There will be a settlement. Neither party will admit wrongdoing. The settlement money will go to the lawyers. The corporations’ right to manipulate the market will be enshrined.

You’re relying on children to interpret social cues as if they’re an adult. They’re not mature enough for that. You have to be direct and tell them “no”, which can be done without being mean.

Try saying, “No thanks, I don’t want to do that. I’m playing solo tonight.” If you never want to play with them, just say, “Thanks for the invite, but I prefer to play solo.”

If they won’t accept “no” for an answer, use the in-game report features to report them for harassing you and/or block them. It will (hopefully) teach them a valuable lesson.

They think you’re also a child. Badly reference memes at them until they think you’re unc and they’ll leave you alone

It hasn’t happened to me, but the tag was stolen off my friend’s Nissan Rogue multiple times. The police said it’s a commonly stolen car. Thieves put the stolen tag on the stolen car so the tag doesn’t come back to a vehicle that was reported stolen.

I’ve never heard of any method of preventing them from being stolen. They’re held on by screws; anyone with a screwdriver can take it in less than 20 seconds, only 5 if it’s electric. I’m not sure how scoring the tag is supposed to prevent anything.

If a scored tag “looks suspicious” and leads to getting pulled over, that means everyone who does this is constantly getting pulled over for no reason.

That one doesn’t pass the smell test.

Yes. Flip Cup, Beer Pong, and Keg Stands are also real.

I think you answered your own question. The human nervous system to way too complex to unwire and rewire and the body can’t survive without the brain while that’s happening.

Same brain, new body? Maybe one day.
Same body, new brain? Probably never. Even if you swap the brain, how do you transfer the mind?

I used to work for a major tire manufacturer.

Changing the diameter of the wheel effectively changes the gear ratio of the drive train. This applies to cars and bikes.

A larger diameter wheel gives more leverage, effectively “gearing down” the vehicle. A smaller diameter wheel gives more RPMs over the same distance, effectively “gearing up” the vehicle.

Bicycles have larger wheels to make them easier to pedal. If you’ve ever ridden a folding compact bike, you may have noticed the smaller tires make them harder to pedal or have larger gears to compensate.

Car tires have a smaller diameter to reduce material cost. Truck and SUV tires tend to be a little bigger to pad the final torque figure. Tractor tires are huge to maximize torque. Big offroad tires are mostly to give more ground clearance, the extra torque is just a bonus. The reason offroad tires aren’t as big as tractor tires is because they still need to fit under a wheel well and because there are height restrictions on street legal vehicles and people occasionally drive a few miles on public roads in their 4x4.

Tread width improves cornering and acceleration performance, to a point, by giving a larger contact patch, which gives more friction, but reduces fuel efficiency and eventually reduces performance. Economy car tires aim for a good balance between braking performance and fuel efficiency. Sports cars aim for a tread width commensurate with the desired performance capabilities; wide enough to put power to the road and stay stable through the corners, but not any wider, so as to keep weight to a minimum.

Bike and motorcycle tires have a curved bottom to give traction while leaning, so this is factored into tread width also.

Tires are part (sometimes the only part) of the suspension of any vehicle. The air in the tire gives cushion. More air means more cushion. Higher tread wall means more room for air. The height of the tread wall is determined by giving enough to soften the ride, but not too much because tires are heavy and additional mass means lower fuel efficiency and reduced performance. Tires are considered “unsprung weight” because they’re not supported by the springs of the suspension. When calculating performance, one pound of unsprung weight is equivalent to approximately three pounds of sprung weight, so optimization is important in that area.

Weight capacity, wear rate, and shear strength are determined mostly by the profile design, material composition, and manufacturing process. Diameter and width aren’t (usually) adjusted to suit those parameters.

The government wanted more people to go to college, so they offered loans to anyone who wanted to use them to go to college.

Colleges realized loans were getting approved no matter what, so they raised prices because why not.

About 20 rich kids took out loans to attend Harvard Business School, then filed bankruptcy to avoid paying back the loans and because their families are so rich they don’t need to borrow money, so 7 years later, bankruptcy rolls of your record and you have a “free” education.

The government looked at that and decided they didn’t want anyone else doing it, so they passed a law that says student loans can’t be discharged if you file bankruptcy.

So, skyrocketing tuition costs, leads to skyricketing debt, combined with no way to escape the loans, and that’s how we have a “student loan crisis.”