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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is Catholic dating culture often mistaken for incel-style pessimistic desperation?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t really know about it in general but I remember two Catholic friends I had who were dating, the girl joked/hinted to her bf about how they should hurry up and get married so they could have sex…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anomalocaris⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Hell yeah Yawie!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨May the 4th be with you⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I know I saw the movie but I guess it wasn’t memorable. 🤷‍♂️

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨he big, he attac⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Aphids don’t care.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anting⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  They’re the same thing

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When society completely transitions to cash-less, what happens when the power goes down? End of the world?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  We have not completely done away with the barter system. It is just less visible.

  I worked on a farm for a while that grew vegetables, and bartered some of those vegetables for other products from neighboring businesses. We got a pallet of apples in exchange for squashes from a local orchard, and seconds frozen pizzas in exchange for veg for pizza toppings from a local restaurant. We even bartered labor. There was someone who came in every week and spent a few hours cleaning and organizing the tomato cooler in exchange for some tomatoes that were on their way out.

  In each case it was mutually beneficial for all parties to exchange in kind without using cash.

  So while bartering is not common, it still exists.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When society completely transitions to cash-less, what happens when the power goes down? End of the world?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean there might be reason to panic and a fallback on the barter system, both.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Me when I zoom past traffic on my e-scooter⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Judging by the ghost bikes, shoes, walkers, etc, that I see around me, accountability doesn’t prevent cars from hitting pedestrians either :(

  They even have a crime called “vehicular manslaughter” because juries weren’t willing to hold drivers accountable for the wrongful death of others without a much reduced penalty…

  I agree everyone should be held accountable, including traffic engineers.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Listen up kiddo⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Why she open mouth so large

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We are so back⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  For some reason I thought they were already alive in the Amazon River

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do British people say "brr" when they're cold? If so, how do they pronounce the R?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Skidi pap pap!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do British people say "brr" when they're cold? If so, how do they pronounce the R?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Right-o

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨*No.*⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, mostly oak

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨brap brap brap⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Why do they vom the water?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨*No.*⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m doing an experiment. This year I raked a bunch of leaves next to a tree trunk last fall. They’re still there, this spring.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨ENHANCE⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Huddle for warmth

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Brib Cuddles⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Call me when crows invent factory farming lol

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Brib Cuddles⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m pretty sure that if you see birds carrying food, they’re usually bringing some to their babies! Otherwise it’s safer to eat it there.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Brib Cuddles⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve always used predate in this context because it tends to be confused with prey species.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Brib Cuddles⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Hmm. I think it’s the human capability to care about others that you’re not related to which has led to our domination over other species.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Brib Cuddles⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Crows are cool and all! Before you humanize them too much, remember they predate upon other birds’ chicks, etc.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is 4chan dead forever? Where are the refugees going?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Well if you’re sure,… Better be,… Tor!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨is there a community for asking specific questions such as “is this user a troll”, “why do people act this way,” “what should I do”, etc.?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  There’s one about power tripping bastards but aside from that IDK

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s what I would do too in this case, most likely.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s an edge-case for sure. There is nothing wrong with having hairy pits in public, in general. As others have said, it’s completely normal for students to wear pajamas to most lectures. And if you had worn it to a large lecture hall with ~200 other students, probably no one would notice or care. Vs. wearing swimwear or something which would definitely seem odd.

  However, this particular professor noticed it and said something, so unless you want to battle with them, probably better to just respect their wishes and not wear one.

  The interesting thing with the other comment comparing it to a woman wearing a swimsuit with pubic hair showing: first of all I don’t consider armpit hair to be in the same category as pubic hair, and not the same thing if it shows in public. Even so, there is nothing illegal about having visible pubic hair showing outside of a swimsuit, but it does defy a social expectation of female beauty standards, just like visible armpit hair of any kind. So for someone to show either risks getting pushback at the beach for how people ought to look, even if it isn’t anyone’s business. Because it also extends to “girls shouldn’t dye their hair green,” “girls shouldn’t have short hair,” etc., it’s all social expectations and conformity, just to different degrees.

  For you as a male, visible armpit hair might defy some people’s expectations as what is “polite” to show in a serious environment like college. Some other professors might not like pajamas either, but they know that ship has sailed. It is up to you how much you want to self-censor to “go a long to get along” vs show up how you want to show up and push the boundaries of society.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Not an expert but to remind myself of this intention I wore a pair of red shoes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are you annoyed by lemmy crossposts?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Not annoyed, usually just confused.

  I understood what cross posts were on Reddit, but here they’re sometimes connected somehow? I don’t get it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Caption this.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  “How do you like my grasshopper cosplay?”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do some drivers turn off the signal sound so quickly?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  In the US highway driving, sometimes the traffic is so heavy that if you waited for a safe opportunity to put on the blinker, you might not be able to get over at all. But you have to because your exit is on the other side and you have limited time to get over, etc.

  What I’ve had to do is put on my blinker indicating my intention, and then wait, and change lanes when it is relatively safe to do so – sometimes only if people let you in. Otherwise you have to cut someone off or trust that they will stop in time. Obviously this is undesirable.

  But while I’m waiting for my chance, the drivers behind me will know my intention and can better predict my future actions. They won’t think I’m driving slow and unpredictably. They’ll understand what I’m doing and why.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are the best options for computers that explicitly support linux operating systems?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I haven’t been a fan of Mac OS for several years now, however I am kind of curious what it is like to use these days. My biggest concern with Mac OS is that the system will stop getting updates and new web browsers especially will stop working – this is what happened to my parents’ Mac systems. I guess that was an unspoken requirement – I expect with Linux that my hardware will be supported 15+ years, and I could still use it for some purposes even when the hardware is slow. With apple hardware and software they seem geared towards getting you to buy the latest and greatest hardware. And it looks like it is unclear whether or not community support and reverse engineers will be able to support the hardware in the long run.