Yes.

In fact, it works as a triple score bonus, as are all of the following: Quintessons, Shattered Glass, the Silmarillion, Babylon 5, putting DS9/Voyager above TNG, non-televised sport, Gojira, and “I’m not a fan of Anime/Manga I only like [Insert, odds on Gainax, title or studio here]”.

Yes.

Thanks for confirming it. 🙏🏽

Good detecting. Thanks for finding out.

Quick search doesn’t give me a source.

What’s this from, and how long ago was it published?

Yeah, it’s only really “Be” and “have” that have any conjugation variety in English, and then the old 3rd singular +s and past tense and participles.

Since most English speakers don’t learn much grammar it can be tricky. A few lessons on English grammar would probably make learning a second language much easier.

Do you remember your conjugation tables from Spanish or French class?

English has them too, but the modern ones are much smaller than most (all?) other European languages.

Editted in:
Prn. | To be | note I am 1st person (the speaker) singular.
We are 1st person plural.
Thou art 2nd person (the one being spoken to) singular (archaic).
You are 2nd plural and singular.
(s)he /it is 3rd person (neither the speaker or spoken to) singular.
They are 3rd plural and singular

The conjugation of Be, “is” is not used in the second person (you, be it singular or plural) any more than “am” is (“am” is first person singular form.) regardless of the plurality (or lack thereof) in the subject.

The correct Be conjugations for second person subjects are “art” (2nd, singular, archaic) and “are”.

That’s because “is” is the third person conjugation of Be, not the second. Of course it sounds weird.

“Thou are”, and the actually correct “thou art” both feel much more natural.

You’re most welcome.

Guess I’ll see you sometime in the comments of an altruism vs. selfish satisfaction of doing a good deed post.

I agree with much of all you’ve said in theory, and you have a consistent ideology and that’s, in my opinion, the most important starting point.

That’s all very fair and sensible.

I can see it being very frustrating if people’s first response to ideologies close to you is dunk on Rand rather than actually engaging with what you’re trying to say.

I think a better critique of “rational self interest” if you’re looking for one would be that it can be argued to be either too widespread to have meaning (the flip side of “I don’t agree with them/am starting from different axioms thus they’re irrational”), or too narrow and thus never actually employed.

It is a shame that other Rational Self-interest philosophies don’t get their time in the sun… While Rand I hear is still required/recommended reading in some schools.
An advantage of writing fiction to articulate your ideas I suppose.

There is more nuance to both philosophies than the spark-notes take away if “Rational self interest”. Which if that in itself is what you’re arguing for, and along the paths you’re arguing, Egoism explicitly talking about the voluntary coming together of individuals to temporarily work together towards common goals makes a better baseline than Objectivism’s zero-sum view on human interactions.

I think what you’re describing is more wheelhouse of the less often talked about Egoism of Stirner, than the Objectivism of Rand.

I’m more confused as to why the pizza wasn’t just passed to her from the fridge.

She is sitting closer than either teleporter module. Guess he just wanted to show off…

… And now I’m wondering why the clothes didn’t fuse? Maybe his pants aren’t organic material?

Alas the UK has begun outsourcing prisons to private companies like G4S to profit from.

We are ever the worst of Western Europe.

Or, if you’re of a more gnostic bent, half fallen angel, half human nephilim who’d been teaching humans forbidden knowledge, such as advanced metal-crafting and makeup.

Convenience is antithetical to meaning.

It’s harder to advocate for destroying things one possesses.

If we want to end Capitalism, not being invested in it is probably more helpful than not.

That said, I have met a fair few people that would fall under the label of “Leftist” that have had small businesses. Although not the hyper-radical left.

My arm hair is like a fish.

Dark on top, pale underneath, and while not as dense as my leg hair it is still very apparent.

I will admit to not noticing it as often in others, but I also don’t have a visual memory.

Is arm hair not really a thing for her?