I don’t have a quick answer to your question but as someone who was born in America with a family that celebrates our Scotch-Irish heritage, I have a view/opinion on this topic that might be of some use to you.

The way I see it, people have two types of heritage, ethnic heritage and cultural heritage.

In my long winded explanation, Norwegian is your ethnic heritage, ethnic heritage has to do with your family and where they come from. The best way I can describe it is, a blend of where your family originated from plus the traditions that they still hold on to. Ethnic heritage is more rigid and unchanging.

Cultural heritage is more flexible, it’s influenced by where you grew up and where you currently live. It’s influenced by your friends and the types of media or leisure activities that you all enjoy.

Caveat: This is just an opinion that I’ve been toying around with, it’s not a fully fleshed out idea that I have any empirical evidence to back any of this up. I am open to constructive criticism that will help hone this mess of ideas into something more poignant.

Love this bit

But there is something different and unsettling here: It’s people being able to use my face (easily) to create content for potential sexual gratification without my consent.

But she did consent when she allowed people to use her face. I’m not saying what those people are doing with it are morally right but she consented when she clicked the box allowing cameos.

In that context it sounds like they are using the word “sadly” in place of a word like “unfortunately”.

“unfortunately, i’m referring to you.”

“Unfortunately, i think you should suffer and realize what an annoying piece of shit you are.”

Now, as to why it’s sad or unfortunate, I’m not sure. It could be that the person saying “sadly” likes the other person but is upset with them in the moment, or the person saying “sadly” could be trying to soften the blow of a mean comment like the one you used in the example, or they could be saying it’s sad/unfortunate for the person they are talking to.

Just my two cents.

Is that you Beldar?

Luck is a pretty big factor as well. In my opinion it’s much easier to gain more knowledge than it is to have more money so money is always going to be the biggest factor.

You shouldn’t be okay with it. It’s one of the many reasons I stopped playing.

Yes, you need knowledge. But knowledge being equal, on average, someone playing with a $1,000 deck will beat someone with a $100 deck.

I agree that the attitude is counter productive, as I said, I wouldn’t want to play against that person. However, I cannot speak to the game type. As I said in my first post, I stopped playing MtG over 20 years ago. I have no idea what Commander is or how to play it.

I just wouldn’t want someone who isn’t playing in the spirit of the game around and on top of that, if I was the store owner, I wouldn’t want people in my shop like that.

As to your point about winning the lottery and buy the cards, I would be fine with that, MtG was always pay to win when I played.

Maybe petty, maybe not. I don’t care about counterfeit or proxy rules, I stopped playing MtG around Kamigawa. The way I understand it is that the now banned player was just printing out whatever cards he wanted just so he could win while everyone else bought them and had the actual physical copies of at least most of their cards.

So basically that person was a cheapskate who wanted to always win but didn’t want to put in any money or work. It might be petty but if there’s some sort of prize, then to me that person was at worst cheating, and at best being underhanded just to win. Either way, I wouldn’t want them in a tournament that I’m playing in.

I haven prescription sunglasses. Generally I don’t wear them inside, occasionally I’ll forget that I have them until after I’m in the store though. My eyesight without glasses is terrible so I leave them on. Sorry if I look like an asshole but I would have trouble navigating my way and finding what I need without them.

I understand the sentiment and yes, just like everything else, capitalism has turned death into a money making racket at the expense of the average person.

I live near a cemetery currently and was raised near a different one, they make great neighbors. Quiet and the one near me now is also a wildlife refuge so I can’t call that wasted space. Yes, it’s privately owned but it’s open to the public. Also, I work in historic preservation and love working in and exploring cemeteries.

In the end, I just love the blend of history, architecture, and nature in one place.

Left when the 3rd part apps got shut down. Stayed because of quality apps and no ads.

Zoe Saldana should be in the conversation

Just look up Foxconn in Wisconsin if you want a preview of what’s to come.

What worked for me was to find a replacement for the sensation in my mouth. The big problem with a lot of sodas is the sugar and calories so I wanted to find a substitute that’s lower in those categories. I broke my addiction to Mt Dew with a big glass of the coldest water I could get, the cold mouth feel took the place of the fizzy one. I’m back on fizzy stuff but I stick to flavored seltzer water and usually only one with dinner.

Private equity firms have been buying veterinary offices at an increased rate since 2020 and jacking up rates, especially in high COL areas so I’m not surprised. My dog needed a tooth extracted at the end of last year and the cost was just under $1000. I understand there are highly trained individuals working there that need to be paid appropriately but I wonder what the cost for me to have one tooth extracted would be?

I may be wrong but I believe dish soap is an alkaline/base and I know vinegar is acidic. If you mix the two, they are going to neutralize each other. I’d try just the vinegar and some hot water, that’s I use to clean water scale build ups.

It’s really funny when they whine about outside money. I didn’t see the GOP up in arms as Citizens United passed, I don’t see them upset when they SuperPACs give money to their campaigns so it seems they only care when it affects them, big fucking shocker there….

The Room is fun/bad so I don’t think of it as a bad movie. When I think of a bad movie, I think of one I never want to see ever again. That’s just my two cents though.

The Devil Inside, I’m not a huge horror fan and possession/haunted house movies are my least favorite of the genre. I went because that’s what my date wanted to see. It was so boring I started to fall asleep and when it finally got a little more exciting, Spoilers it ended with a sudden car crash, cut to black, and then text popped up saying that if you want to know more, go to some bullshit website. What a waste of $40.

I use Amazon for research and then purchase the product for about $5-$10 more on other websites, ideally the company selling on a Amazon has their own website. I’d rather pay a little more than give a dime to Jeff Bezos.