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I've definitely turned into the paranoid nutcase within my friend group in recent years, I hate that everything is "smart" nowadays requiring an app/internet connection & account, just to do basic things that didn't require any of that before.

What's some things currently making you ramble like an old man?

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[โ€“] HelluvaKick@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Im very scared crime rates are gonna start skyrocketing in 15-20 years in states that outlawed abortion. Essentially the opposite of the trend that hit in the 90s.

[โ€“] chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Abortion probably didn't contribute as much to the crime rate falling as you think. It was probably a confluence of factors, chief among them leaded gas being outlawed.

Edit: abortion being outlawed is bad for myriad other reasons, though.

[โ€“] TheWoozy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Unwanted children are often poorly raised children. Ask me how I know.