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[deleted] t1_j6jbw3k wrote

Black on black racism is possible. You can be black and hate yourself for being black so you take it out on others.

You ever see Attack on Titan? “I’m a good Eldian! I’m not like those OTHER Eldians!” is the logic.

All of our policies and laws are based on the racist foundations of our country so yeah it does all get traced back.

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[deleted] t1_j6jbfwj wrote

It amazes me how the police can operate well in preventing violence to our economic infrastructures and yet police can’t seem to grasp preventative interventions for people-vs-people violence.

Then again, prepping for the most violent situations is how police end up killing people so I guess this is more of the same…

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Skincare_Addict_ t1_j6jb0ek wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in South Station PSA by [deleted]

Because the level of fear that people have of this happening to them personally is not healthy or rational at the moment. If you go on social media every other mom or 20 something genuinely thinks because a man drove past her twice in the Walmart parking lot he was “targeting her for sex trafficing” and posts about it warning everyone that it’s “happening in front of our eyes” and to “stay vigilant”. I genuinely think it’s important for people to understand that while yes there are dangers out there, you as a wealthy suburban mother at Target are simply not likely to be sex trafficked in broad daylight— it’s truly not a rational thought process but it’s become super widespread right now via viral social media posts. Let’s take that concern and direct it somewhere productive, worry about the little girls in foster care or something.

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IAmRyan2049 t1_j6jajfb wrote

My random thoughts are that we don’t need a “safe space” so every bar is a gay bar. I don’t fully believe that but that’s what I’m being sold. That said, the other posters have provided gay bars. When I was young I found that Lynn had a few good ones where you could have casual sex without any effort.

This is of course dude-related, not sure about lesbian or trans related stuff. It was very segregated back in the day

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Spurs_are_shite t1_j6jai2s wrote

I used to live in mission hill, In 2016 I bought a used 2014honda accord, clear history for 6 yrs, I was 23 then, I got quoted 1700/6 mo by Safety, 1800/progressive, 2200/AAAmapfre... Settled for Geico at 1200.

Moved to Quincy a month later and my insurance dropped to 600/6

A yr later I got a speeding ticket and my insurance only barely went up.

Geico is really good and definitely saved me more than 15% in 15 mins.

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ColorMeStunned t1_j6j9t0k wrote

I have never waited longer than 20 minutes in line at Mike's Pastry, and even that might have only been on like the 4th of July or something.

Don't let the throng of tourists scare you. The people behind the counter are unbelievably efficient, and the cannolis are more than worth it.

Also, the Public Gardens are prettier and cleaner than the Common, which draws a lot of crowds. Go anyway. Take your time. Do the swan boats. Sit on the Good Will Hunting bench. It really is a singularly beautiful spot.

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jbray90 t1_j6j9dak wrote

All things any developer would have to consider when deciding how to utilize a property. This is exactly why the law was created. The mindset has assumed that only single family detached homes are reasonable and so we’ve zoned for that exclusively. Developers could literary just build single family attached homes under the new zoning that would have been impossible before. The assumption that developers are going to spend a fortune building a property with 2000 units in a location where that demand doesn’t exist is silly. Now places can be upbuilt over time without NIMBYs shooting down anything that isn’t single family detached homes

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IAmRyan2049 t1_j6j90uo wrote

I have a reoccurring dream that I die on one of these. Never even been on one, somehow my brain knows about them. So this image is frightening

You have stupid dreams all the time but this dream is vivid

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shmeatballs t1_j6j8i48 wrote

Fairly frequently. New England doesn’t have access to some of the major pipelines in the US, so we import a lot via tanker. There’s also the Jones Act but that’s another rabbit hole.

This is a website which tracks the expected arrivals into Boston Harbor if you’re curious.

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WinsingtonIII t1_j6j7uq8 wrote

This isn't the same principle as trickle down at all.

It's literally just "if there's more housing, it's easier to get". Which is basic common sense. Luxury buildings can't charge as much if there are too many of them, which means that the smaller landlords have to drop prices too since there is more competition for renters.

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