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  • It predates aliens as little green men. And I’m sure the word is a legally recognized phrase. It’s quickly becoming, if not already a slur though. Here’s googles etymological breakdown.

    The word “alien” originates from the Latin word “aliễnus,” meaning “belonging to another, foreign, strange”. It’s a derivative of “alius,” meaning “other,” ultimately tracing back to the Proto-Indo-European root "h,élyos. This root also gives rise to the word “else”. The word “alien” entered Middle English from Old French, and its earliest usage as a noun and adjective in the 14th century referred to foreigners or strangers.








  • Lol I forgot all about it till just now! I had an almost out of body trip into memory. Shitty living room, shitty weed, off brand cigarettes, one of those flat screen CRT monstrosities that was top of the line at the time. Downloading what we hoped was family guy 2kb a min. The good ol days.









  • MintyFresh@lemmy.worldtomemes@lemmy.worldshit...
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    25 days ago

    Take an inventory of plastic shit in your life. It’s a lot. I don’t think I could cut it out completely. I’m having a hard time imagining zero plastic grocery shopping. It’s possible to be sure, but fucking everything comes in plastic.