@kdfrawg When I use the word "normals," it's intended as self-deprecating, indicating that the normal people are normal and I (and people like me) are the weird ones. :-)
// @hazardwarning
@indigo It's also possible that not all interesting people are strange.
// @hazardwarning @kdfrawg @c
@kdfrawg It's the same reason ADN failed. Those of us who made a go of it there (and here) are the ones who were willing to meet new people and form new social attachments. Most people want to follow famous people, talk to people they know in the physical world, and see cat pictures.
Interesting article on what's going on in the UAE with surveillance, via our old friend Musa Furber:
https://theintercept.com/2016/10/24/darkmatter-united-arab-emirates-spies-for-hire/
@hazardwarning I always think of the Monty Python sketch they did after Graham Chapman passed, where they had an urn full of ashes on stage which got knocked over by Terry Gilliam, then hoovered up. :-)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MontyPythonLiveatAspen
// @matigo @indigo
@phoneboy It means the Cylons are coming.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/33(BattlestarGalactica)
// @matigo
@indigo "Oh, bloody hell. You mean they've got him in an urn on the mantelpiece? Sorry, can't be bothered." :-)
// @matigo
@matigo I'm not arguing for the position, just stating it. :-)
Also, presumably, even a decomposed body can be restored to wholeness by God, whereas a cremated body would not be…though if you believe in the omnipotence of God, that's a problematic position too.