Anyolduser

A Great Filter is way, way bigger than that. Something that prevents a civilization from being able to expand into space. This includes things like “you can’t make fire on this planet and therefore are never able to learn to work metal” and “supernovas sterilize regions of space before species can leave them”.

Even the worst ecological disaster - one that kills billions - will not prevent humanity from eventually recovering, rebuilding, and expanding.

Under no circumstances (even Cold War mutually assured destruction) can human politics be a Great Filter. Thinking that it can be is small-minded and petty.

Because they’re different crimes with different motives committed by different people under different circumstances.

Literally the only things in common between the two are firearms, humans being involved, and them both taking place on the planet Earth.

Well, serves me right for feeding the troll.

I don’t know for sure, but I believe it’s a context issue.

There’s nothing wrong with discussing the size and consistency of my bowel movements with my doctor, but it’s probably not OK for me to do that with a stranger on the bus.

Didn’t somebody try making a Guide rod laser sight one upon a time?

HELL YEAH, BROTHER!

Were you fishin’ in mah waters, motherlicker?

Hey, holy shit! Thanks for finding that!

Based on her recent testimony, it’s believable. According to her they met at a business conference and she sought him out to pitch an idea. It doesn’t seem like he went out of his way to seek her out or contact her out of the blue.

That’s where they store the black water.