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I’m not upset about someone not having the same opinion as me. But…
- being upset about how white people are treated
- being so pro israel that you’re blinded to the plight ofthe palestinians
- getting upset when someone includes LGBTQ in oppressed people
I don’t think those are just different opinions. Maybe i’m wrong.
If I ignore/block them, it allows them to continue unchallenged. I hate getting into it with them, since they are a baseline idiot.
I guess that's it. I saw a person with a 6 month account spouting garbage, was gonna block but thought perhaps that wasn't morally responsible. Wondering what the options were.
If I ignore/block them, it allows them to continue unchallenged. I hate getting into it with them, since they are a baseline idiot.
I guess that's it. I saw a person with a 6 month account spouting garbage, was gonna block but thought perhaps that wasn't morally responsible. Wondering what the options were.
I think (absolutely IMHO) Reddit commenting is more confrontational. Sure, we have that here, but on Reddit I would get slapped down often, because I’m not that smart and I make mistakes. My clumsy way was chum in the water for the sharks.
Not here. I feel like people here, EVEN WHEN THEY GET MAD, can be spoken to, even apologized to, and together you can be okay. Not agree necessarily, but not ugly or unkind.
I’ve seen a few new people here try the “smack em for being stupid” technique, and mostly it gets them downvotes and criticism. I really love that about being here.
It feels much safer for the sensitive.
Absolutely. The National Assembly voted the guillotine, “the most gentle of lethal methods.”
Calm down, calm down. I didn’t say it was ineffective. Quite the opposite actually.
As to “technically challenging,” you had to build the damn thing; as opposed to throwing rocks at someone, or tossing them off a building.
I don’t think the 18th century was the idiot-land you think it was.
It takes an engineer making calculations? Thanks for helping make my point ☝️
What angle must the blade be? Is it good to have a high attack angle, or one that's nearly flat?
How heavy should the apparatus holding the blade be? How far should it travel? Is keen sharpening important, or does the weight do most of the work? What kind of latch/release do you use?
Lastly, morbid extra credit, did they ever execute someone with their face up, so they could see the blade coming?
EDIT FOR CLARITY: Way more complex than an axe or a noose.
What angle must the blade be? Is it good to have a high attack angle, or one that's nearly flat?
How heavy should the apparatus holding the blade be? How far should it travel? Is keen sharpening important, or does the weight do most of the work? What kind of latch/release do you use?
Lastly, morbid extra credit, did they ever execute someone with their face up, so they could see the blade coming?
EDIT FOR CLARITY: Way more complex than an axe or a noose.
But BANKRUPTCY DOESN’T FIX IT. Biden gave us that.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/02/joe-biden-student-loan-debt-2005-act-2020
I mean hell, it can’t be helped. The colleges charged whatever because the government guaranteed the loans.
The banks approved the loans without any real credit check because the government guaranteed the loans.
People accepted the loans because they weren’t counted against your credit rating and the repayment terms were incredibly flexible.
Now all that shit’s out the window and hell’s about to break loose.
- Colleges will shut down
- Banks will be insolvent.
- people will lose their life savings and their retirements.
This shit is getting very real.
It’s another case of our government letting vulnerable, dangerous shit just sit there (like abortion legality based on a supreme Court ruling rather than a law), until someone did something exploiting that vulnerability and then it’s all “OH NO! WHO COULD HAVE ANTICIPATED?”
Well mf, that was your job. Not mine. Yours.
If you are currently needing help OF ANY KIND on your student loans it just isn't available. You have no option but to default. This is an intentional situation created by the current administration.
WHY? What purpose does this serve? What possible use could it be to ANYONE, conservative, liberal, communist, or fascist to have people in this situation? Could someone please explain what is happening?
I know I'll get a lot of "They just like hurting people" or "They're just bastards" and that sort of thing, but surely, they must care about their "legacy?" Burning down the country isn't what anyone should look for on a resume.
What the hell is going on? What's the end game?
UGH. Just found this...
Palingenetic ultranationalism
Palingenetic ultranationalism is a definition of "true fascism" proposed by political theorist Roger Griffin. The phrase was first coined by Griffin in his 1991 book The Nature of Fascism. A key element is the belief that fascism can be defined by what Griffin posits in his book to be the true core myth of fascism, namely that of the need for a social revolution to occur first before a "national rebirth", palingenesis, could then take place. Griffin argues that the unique synthesis of palingenesis, populism and ultranationalism differentiates fascism from para-fascism and other authoritarian, nationalist ideologies. He asserts that this is the "fascist minimum" without which, according to his definition, there can be no "true fascism". Griffin himself describes fascism as a political philosophy built on the "perverse mythic logic" of destruction, which the fascist believes will then be followed by some form of political rebirth.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palingenetic_ultranationalism
If you are currently needing help OF ANY KIND on your student loans it just isn't available. You have no option but to default. This is an intentional situation created by the current administration.
WHY? What purpose does this serve? What possible use could it be to ANYONE, conservative, liberal, communist, or fascist to have people in this situation? Could someone please explain what is happening?
I know I'll get a lot of "They just like hurting people" or "They're just bastards" and that sort of thing, but surely, they must care about their "legacy?" Burning down the country isn't what anyone should look for on a resume.
What the hell is going on? What's the end game?
UGH. Just found this...
Palingenetic ultranationalism
Palingenetic ultranationalism is a definition of "true fascism" proposed by political theorist Roger Griffin. The phrase was first coined by Griffin in his 1991 book The Nature of Fascism. A key element is the belief that fascism can be defined by what Griffin posits in his book to be the true core myth of fascism, namely that of the need for a social revolution to occur first before a "national rebirth", palingenesis, could then take place. Griffin argues that the unique synthesis of palingenesis, populism and ultranationalism differentiates fascism from para-fascism and other authoritarian, nationalist ideologies. He asserts that this is the "fascist minimum" without which, according to his definition, there can be no "true fascism". Griffin himself describes fascism as a political philosophy built on the "perverse mythic logic" of destruction, which the fascist believes will then be followed by some form of political rebirth.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palingenetic_ultranationalism
…deciding how and to what degree legislation will be enforced, dealing with emergencies, waging wars, and in general fine-tuning policy choices in the implementation of broad statutes.
Yeah, that’s not what we’re seeing here.
Attempts to block such orders have been successful at times, when such orders either exceeded the authority of the president or could be better handled through legislation.
Sure as shootin’, this is what’s happening. Let’s get blocking. Of course, there’s the problem of a rogue presidency that doesn’t obey court orders.
Sounds like some made-up bullshit to me. Let's throw a flag on this motherfucker and stop the game for a review.
EDIT: Even if it's a thing, how can it have the **_superpower_** of closing entire government agencies, opening new ones that supersede national security laws, and nationalizing a voting system that resides in the states?
Sounds like some made-up bullshit to me. Let's throw a flag on this motherfucker and stop the game for a review.
EDIT: Even if it's a thing, how can it have the **_superpower_** of closing entire government agencies, opening new ones that supersede national security laws, and nationalizing a voting system that resides in the states?
It feels like you are presenting me with an unspoken option. Either,
- This question is a joke, or
- I’m really ???
Yes, it’s a real question. I wondered it in real life, and asked it here.
Please don’t be rude and unkind to people who don’t know as much as you.
Actually, let’s just try not to be rude and unkind. There’s no reason to take some time to make someone feel bad.
Okay and I’m trying not to be contentious here but the question itself was if we have a general strike and it’s successful what will be the demands?
This was not a general question about what is needed in the USA. It was a specific question about the end goal that a general strike would have.
I was asking people to answer that question.
How does the 2018 Farm Bill define hemp? What does it mean for FDA-regulated products?
A. At the federal level, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, Pub. L. 115-334, (the 2018 Farm Bill) was signed into law on Dec. 20, 2018. Among other things, this new law changes certain federal authorities relating to the production and marketing of hemp, defined as “the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant, including the seeds thereof and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.” These changes include removing hemp from the CSA, which means that cannabis plants and derivatives that contain no more than 0.3 percent THC on a dry weight basis are no longer controlled substances under federal law.
It allows intoxicating amounts of THC to be sold in “hemp” products like gummies, even flower. So the money’s there now, not in medicinal.
It's a serious question because the president is elected so it's not just "hey you need to step down".
- Definitely Musk shouldn't be a part of things.
- Definitely the courts should be listened to (but what that means as a demand I don't really understand)
- Definitely reign in the presidential orders, reduce their scope or number or SOMETHING
I mean, I'm not the guy to do this. But what exactly kind of things could be done to control this crazy ass situation?
EDIT: I'm taking about how we can restore and reform the United States, not visions for a new entity.
It's a serious question because the president is elected so it's not just "hey you need to step down".
- Definitely Musk shouldn't be a part of things.
- Definitely the courts should be listened to (but what that means as a demand I don't really understand)
- Definitely reign in the presidential orders, reduce their scope or number or SOMETHING
I mean, I'm not the guy to do this. But what exactly kind of things could be done to control this crazy ass situation?
EDIT: I'm taking about how we can restore and reform the United States, not visions for a new entity.
Any suggestions? I didn't mind older/used stuff, or off brand, smaller or foreign stuff. I don't know if Linux does tablets but I'd be open to that as well.
Battery life isn't really an issue. I'm not going to be using it that way, it's just for ease of access at home
Any suggestions? I didn't mind older/used stuff, or off brand, smaller or foreign stuff. I don't know if Linux does tablets but I'd be open to that as well.
Battery life isn't really an issue. I'm not going to be using it that way, it's just for ease of access at home
I'm seeing a bunch of Conservatives on Facebook admiring Terrance Howard.
What the heck, anyone know what is happening? He's seriously a whacko, right? Is there something about him that's real, or are Conservatives just continuing to lose their marbles.
I'm seeing a bunch of Conservatives on Facebook admiring Terrance Howard.
What the heck, anyone know what is happening? He's seriously a whacko, right? Is there something about him that's real, or are Conservatives just continuing to lose their marbles.
I just want to say THANK YOU to Claude.ai, for making this attempt at fully moving to Linux a rousing success!
There's been a lot of configuration going on, and I've got to say that Claude has shown itself to be very useful at troubleshooting. Problems have been resolved, scripts have been written, and I'm now running a cloudflare tunnel to my servers.
And I'm a bear of very little brain.
Edit: I don't understand the downvotes. It's been a hell of a timesaving tool, and I'm passing along information. I would still be struggling and that's a fact, I have done many things beyond my skillset to get to this point.
I just want to say THANK YOU to Claude.ai, for making this attempt at fully moving to Linux a rousing success!
There's been a lot of configuration going on, and I've got to say that Claude has shown itself to be very useful at troubleshooting. Problems have been resolved, scripts have been written, and I'm now running a cloudflare tunnel to my servers.
And I'm a bear of very little brain.
Edit: I don't understand the downvotes. It's been a hell of a timesaving tool, and I'm passing along information. I would still be struggling and that's a fact, I have done many things beyond my skillset to get to this point.
I'm having some difficulty accessing my overseerr and calibre servers from outside the local network. I'm running NordVPN and I can access them when I don't have the VPN on, but I run it all the time, so under that condition I can't access my libraries remotely.
Edit: duh. I'm on Linux Mint 22.1
I'm having some difficulty accessing my overseerr and calibre servers from outside the local network. I'm running NordVPN and I can access them when I don't have the VPN on, but I run it all the time, so under that condition I can't access my libraries remotely.
Edit: duh. I'm on Linux Mint 22.1
1. I̶ h̶a̶v̶e̶ N̶V̶I̶D̶I̶A̶ O̶p̶t̶i̶m̶u̶s̶ a̶n̶d̶ I̶ h̶a̶v̶e̶n̶'t̶ b̶e̶e̶n̶ a̶b̶l̶e̶ t̶o̶ g̶e̶t̶ a̶n̶y̶ m̶e̶t̶h̶o̶d̶ o̶f̶ i̶n̶s̶t̶a̶l̶l̶i̶n̶g̶ N̶V̶I̶D̶I̶A̶ d̶r̶i̶v̶e̶r̶s̶ t̶o̶ w̶o̶r̶k̶. I̶ d̶o̶n̶'t̶ n̶e̶c̶e̶s̶s̶a̶r̶i̶l̶y̶ c̶a̶r̶e̶ a̶b̶o̶u̶t̶ t̶h̶e̶ f̶u̶l̶l̶ s̶w̶i̶t̶c̶h̶i̶n̶g̶ a̶b̶i̶l̶i̶t̶y̶ o̶f̶ t̶h̶e̶ O̶p̶t̶i̶m̶u̶s̶, a̶l̶t̶h̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ s̶u̶r̶e̶ i̶t̶ w̶o̶u̶l̶d̶ b̶e̶ n̶i̶c̶e̶. I̶ a̶l̶s̶o̶ h̶a̶v̶e̶ b̶e̶e̶n̶ u̶n̶s̶u̶c̶c̶e̶s̶s̶f̶u̶l̶ t̶u̶r̶n̶i̶n̶g̶ o̶f̶f̶ t̶h̶e̶ I̶n̶t̶e̶l̶ U̶H̶D̶ g̶r̶a̶p̶h̶i̶c̶s̶ (̶a̶s̶ a̶n̶ o̶p̶t̶i̶o̶n̶)̶. M̶y̶ c̶o̶m̶p̶u̶t̶e̶r̶ i̶s̶ a̶n̶ M̶S̶I̶ S̶w̶o̶r̶d̶ 1̶5̶ A̶1̶1̶U̶D̶, w̶i̶t̶h̶ N̶V̶I̶D̶I̶A̶ C̶o̶r̶p̶o̶r̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ G̶A̶1̶0̶7̶M̶ [̶G̶e̶F̶o̶r̶c̶e̶ R̶T̶X̶ 3̶0̶5̶0̶ T̶i̶ M̶o̶b̶i̶l̶e̶]̶ 3̶D̶ g̶r̶a̶p̶h̶i̶c̶s̶. I̶ h̶a̶v̶e̶ i̶n̶s̶t̶a̶l̶l̶e̶d̶ u̶s̶i̶n̶g̶ t̶h̶e̶ D̶r̶i̶v̶e̶r̶ M̶a̶n̶a̶g̶e̶r̶ i̶n̶ M̶i̶n̶t̶, a̶n̶d̶ a̶l̶s̶o̶ m̶a̶n̶u̶a̶l̶l̶y̶. I̶ h̶a̶v̶e̶ c̶h̶e̶c̶k̶e̶d̶ a̶n̶d̶ I̶ a̶m̶ u̶s̶i̶n̶g̶ t̶h̶e̶ 5̶5̶0̶ d̶r̶i̶v̶e̶r̶, w̶h̶i̶c̶h̶ I̶ t̶h̶i̶n̶k̶ i̶s̶ s̶u̶p̶p̶o̶s̶e̶d̶ t̶o̶ b̶e̶ t̶h̶e̶ r̶i̶g̶h̶t̶ o̶n̶e̶.
2. I am having trouble transitioning to Linux where I am not able to simply navigate to additional hard drives contained in my laptop or attached via usb. I have my torrents on an external drive, and it keeps getting renamed, easystore somehow became "owned" by root and inaccessible, and I had to switch to easystore1 which was created in the same folder. After I switched, easystore1 became owned by root, and I had to switch to easystore2, which had been created.
In addition to this, I can't browse to the external hard drive through plex media server or radarr/sonarr, it just doesn't show on the menu. I know it's a permission issue, but I don't understand how that works.
I was happy up to a point, but my Linux installation is becoming what I was afraid of, a test showing me how little I know, and a time-eater that causes my wife to wonder what happened to her husband.
Please, I want to be free, but I don't want to just say bye to my hard drives and my GPU. Help me, community. You're my only hope.
1. I̶ h̶a̶v̶e̶ N̶V̶I̶D̶I̶A̶ O̶p̶t̶i̶m̶u̶s̶ a̶n̶d̶ I̶ h̶a̶v̶e̶n̶'t̶ b̶e̶e̶n̶ a̶b̶l̶e̶ t̶o̶ g̶e̶t̶ a̶n̶y̶ m̶e̶t̶h̶o̶d̶ o̶f̶ i̶n̶s̶t̶a̶l̶l̶i̶n̶g̶ N̶V̶I̶D̶I̶A̶ d̶r̶i̶v̶e̶r̶s̶ t̶o̶ w̶o̶r̶k̶. I̶ d̶o̶n̶'t̶ n̶e̶c̶e̶s̶s̶a̶r̶i̶l̶y̶ c̶a̶r̶e̶ a̶b̶o̶u̶t̶ t̶h̶e̶ f̶u̶l̶l̶ s̶w̶i̶t̶c̶h̶i̶n̶g̶ a̶b̶i̶l̶i̶t̶y̶ o̶f̶ t̶h̶e̶ O̶p̶t̶i̶m̶u̶s̶, a̶l̶t̶h̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ s̶u̶r̶e̶ i̶t̶ w̶o̶u̶l̶d̶ b̶e̶ n̶i̶c̶e̶. I̶ a̶l̶s̶o̶ h̶a̶v̶e̶ b̶e̶e̶n̶ u̶n̶s̶u̶c̶c̶e̶s̶s̶f̶u̶l̶ t̶u̶r̶n̶i̶n̶g̶ o̶f̶f̶ t̶h̶e̶ I̶n̶t̶e̶l̶ U̶H̶D̶ g̶r̶a̶p̶h̶i̶c̶s̶ (̶a̶s̶ a̶n̶ o̶p̶t̶i̶o̶n̶)̶. M̶y̶ c̶o̶m̶p̶u̶t̶e̶r̶ i̶s̶ a̶n̶ M̶S̶I̶ S̶w̶o̶r̶d̶ 1̶5̶ A̶1̶1̶U̶D̶, w̶i̶t̶h̶ N̶V̶I̶D̶I̶A̶ C̶o̶r̶p̶o̶r̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ G̶A̶1̶0̶7̶M̶ [̶G̶e̶F̶o̶r̶c̶e̶ R̶T̶X̶ 3̶0̶5̶0̶ T̶i̶ M̶o̶b̶i̶l̶e̶]̶ 3̶D̶ g̶r̶a̶p̶h̶i̶c̶s̶. I̶ h̶a̶v̶e̶ i̶n̶s̶t̶a̶l̶l̶e̶d̶ u̶s̶i̶n̶g̶ t̶h̶e̶ D̶r̶i̶v̶e̶r̶ M̶a̶n̶a̶g̶e̶r̶ i̶n̶ M̶i̶n̶t̶, a̶n̶d̶ a̶l̶s̶o̶ m̶a̶n̶u̶a̶l̶l̶y̶. I̶ h̶a̶v̶e̶ c̶h̶e̶c̶k̶e̶d̶ a̶n̶d̶ I̶ a̶m̶ u̶s̶i̶n̶g̶ t̶h̶e̶ 5̶5̶0̶ d̶r̶i̶v̶e̶r̶, w̶h̶i̶c̶h̶ I̶ t̶h̶i̶n̶k̶ i̶s̶ s̶u̶p̶p̶o̶s̶e̶d̶ t̶o̶ b̶e̶ t̶h̶e̶ r̶i̶g̶h̶t̶ o̶n̶e̶.
2. I am having trouble transitioning to Linux where I am not able to simply navigate to additional hard drives contained in my laptop or attached via usb. I have my torrents on an external drive, and it keeps getting renamed, easystore somehow became "owned" by root and inaccessible, and I had to switch to easystore1 which was created in the same folder. After I switched, easystore1 became owned by root, and I had to switch to easystore2, which had been created.
In addition to this, I can't browse to the external hard drive through plex media server or radarr/sonarr, it just doesn't show on the menu. I know it's a permission issue, but I don't understand how that works.
I was happy up to a point, but my Linux installation is becoming what I was afraid of, a test showing me how little I know, and a time-eater that causes my wife to wonder what happened to her husband.
Please, I want to be free, but I don't want to just say bye to my hard drives and my GPU. Help me, community. You're my only hope.
It just seems like it would be a really cool thing to have gills and be able to populate the oceans in the same way we populate the land. We could have houses and shops and vehicles, andgo on walks/swims and just kind of live underwater.
Start a whole new second species of human here on earth maybe, Who knows?
It just seems like it would be a really cool thing to have gills and be able to populate the oceans in the same way we populate the land. We could have houses and shops and vehicles, andgo on walks/swims and just kind of live underwater.
Start a whole new second species of human here on earth maybe, Who knows?
Edit: NOTE, I am the ***receiver*** of the texts.
So many people asking me to have my wife do something different on her end.
Beloved, she is on iPhone because she doesn't want to do anything "weird." She is texting from her phone number using her texting app. That's what's going to happen.
Now, why can't I get iMessage on my android phone? If it's just a messenger app why not make it available for Android?
I'd use it.
Edit: NOTE, I am the ***receiver*** of the texts.
So many people asking me to have my wife do something different on her end.
Beloved, she is on iPhone because she doesn't want to do anything "weird." She is texting from her phone number using her texting app. That's what's going to happen.
Now, why can't I get iMessage on my android phone? If it's just a messenger app why not make it available for Android?
I'd use it.
The simplicity of it is logic defying. It used to be that you had to find crosswalks or move puzzle pieces or type blurred letters and numbers, but NOW all the sudden I can just click a box and HEY!, I'm human?
That's hardly the Turing Test I'd expected.
The simplicity of it is logic defying. It used to be that you had to find crosswalks or move puzzle pieces or type blurred letters and numbers, but NOW all the sudden I can just click a box and HEY!, I'm human?
That's hardly the Turing Test I'd expected.
However I find myself being disagreed with quite often, mostly for not advocating or cheering violence, "by any means possible" change, or *revolutionary tactics*. It would seem that I'm not viewed as authentically holding my view unless I advocate extreme, violent, or radical action to accomplish it.
Those seem like two different things to me.
Edit: TO *COMMUNISTS,* *ANARCHISTS,* OR ANYONE ELSE CALLING FOR THE OVERTHROW OF SOCIETY
**THIS *OBVIOUSLY* ISN'T MEANT FOR YOU.**
However I find myself being disagreed with quite often, mostly for not advocating or cheering violence, "by any means possible" change, or *revolutionary tactics*. It would seem that I'm not viewed as authentically holding my view unless I advocate extreme, violent, or radical action to accomplish it.
Those seem like two different things to me.
Edit: TO *COMMUNISTS,* *ANARCHISTS,* OR ANYONE ELSE CALLING FOR THE OVERTHROW OF SOCIETY
**THIS *OBVIOUSLY* ISN'T MEANT FOR YOU.**
Not just a song that can be found in the archives, but one that almost everyone can hum, even today.
(Somebody asked what was meant by "today's...." Throw whatever you want out, somebody tossed out "Love me tender" as being a tune from in the 1860s.)
Not just a song that can be found in the archives, but one that almost everyone can hum, even today.
(Somebody asked what was meant by "today's...." Throw whatever you want out, somebody tossed out "Love me tender" as being a tune from in the 1860s.)
It occurs to me that this last 1/2 century or so has been globally pretty peaceful. And I wondered if it might even be one of the MOST peaceful 50 years we've had.
I'm inclined to imagine that the Cold War might have kept a lid on larger military aspirations. What do you think, am I deluded?
It occurs to me that this last 1/2 century or so has been globally pretty peaceful. And I wondered if it might even be one of the MOST peaceful 50 years we've had.
I'm inclined to imagine that the Cold War might have kept a lid on larger military aspirations. What do you think, am I deluded?
I understand that our local galaxy group is considered "gravitationally bound" and therefore exempt from the expansion from each other ((, but we don't seem to have other galaxies collected into their own "local groups" of gravitationally bound clusters, so are we saying we're somehow unique? Is there a trick of perception taking place?)) <---**edit:this is wrong**
I found this quote in the Wikipedia article on the [Expansion of the universe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expansion_of_the_universe).
> While objects cannot move faster than light, this limitation applies only with respect to local reference frames and does not limit the recession rates of cosmologically distant objects.
It seems to me that if we can perceive at cosmological distance something that cannot exist, perhaps we are *falsely* observing an expanding universe. Maybe everything IS gravitationally bound and we're just seeing expansion because... Relativity?
I understand that our local galaxy group is considered "gravitationally bound" and therefore exempt from the expansion from each other ((, but we don't seem to have other galaxies collected into their own "local groups" of gravitationally bound clusters, so are we saying we're somehow unique? Is there a trick of perception taking place?)) <---**edit:this is wrong**
I found this quote in the Wikipedia article on the [Expansion of the universe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expansion_of_the_universe).
> While objects cannot move faster than light, this limitation applies only with respect to local reference frames and does not limit the recession rates of cosmologically distant objects.
It seems to me that if we can perceive at cosmological distance something that cannot exist, perhaps we are *falsely* observing an expanding universe. Maybe everything IS gravitationally bound and we're just seeing expansion because... Relativity?
My conscience. assuaged.