Money laundering is another part, and iirc some of that is triad money. Big issue though is everything is super centralized and infrastructure gets real shit real fast the further you move outward

And our bubble never burst

@grant that’s generally true about electric rates. Electric utilities in the us are typically regulated by a public service commission. The exceptions to that are electric co-ops and municipal utilities. They are regulated more locally. The cost shifting argument is generally true, but only if enough distributed solar gets added. Utilities can’t actually prevent people from putting solar on their property/rooftop, but they have a say in how connecting to the grid works. Realistically, the rate someone should be paid back by the utility aught to happen at the substation level - not at the grid level.

My female coworker, who I think is a feminist, is asking if she can stay at my house for an unspecified amount of time. 😰😱😰😱😰😱😥😱😰😱😰😱

Nonononono

That sounds sketchy. she clearly has a job. What reason is she giving? (Without further information my default answer would also be Hell No!)

It’s mostly because of a job. She has a place in another state.

How well do you know this person

Barely.

I don’t know if she’s aggressive either. She is single and close to my age. I’m fairly attractive too.

Is she fairly attractive too?

Um. Well. Ehh. Not the most. Like, not In my league (I’m a solid 7, objectively). She kinda has crazy eyes too. Plus, boss frowns upon coworker dating. I’ve never lived with a girl I’m not related to either. So this is weird. To me at least.

Never much so. Just tell her you wouldn't be comfortable doing so

That’s true. I may just go ahead and do that.

There’s got to be so many children knocking on my door this evening.

My apartment complex has people pick up a door hanger so families know who has handing out candy and who isn't.

Lol. That’s funny. There are tons of small children on my street.

@Salacious Swanky Cat no kids knocking on truck doors thankfully. And how long have you known said coworker

I'm handing out candy rn

@Saint not long. At all. It isn’t going to happen. I said no.

So Apparently the term " Truth Avoider" is a thing

You mean...liar?

Well...now that I think about it, dodging the truth and lying aren't exactly the same thing

I just saw that term on a Youtube video

If you're dodging the truth, wouldn't that mean you know what the truth is?

It was basically a Don Lemon "Ownage" video

big quotes there

And wow I almost forgot it was Halloween lel

Ah. No one can really "own" Don Lemon if he owns himself

@RoadtoDawn If you are dodging the truth, you would know what the truth is, otherwise you wouldn't really be avoiding it.

Sounds a lot like lying to me

Not really. So you have a lie, a lie by omission, and then you have avoiding the truth.

If you ask if I broke the vase, in each of these 3 scenarios, I can do this. I can say no, I didn't break the vase. I can say that someone you know broke that vase. I can also dodge the question by talking about how long you had that vase

Bear in mind, all of these are counter-productive and stupid. They aren't the same thing though

That’s true, but the effect is still the same.

In terms of obfuscating the truth? Yes.

Okay, so you're pretty much talking about not matching the person's question with an appropriate response

Yes. They are all forms of lying

Sometimes people don't ask questions correctly, which leaves room for lies by omission

If I want to be accurate (or arguing semantics) I wouldn't say they are all lying. I'm not lying if I'm not answering your question. I'm just refusing to answer your question.

Right, you're just simply giving a response not compatible with the questioner's intention