naught101
@naught101@lemmy.world
- Comment on How do I stop having expectations at the workplace? 3 days ago:
Sounds like you need a union
- Comment on How do people develop feelings for someone? 1 week ago:
I don’t thing you can make others do that. Just be yourself as much as you can (I know that’s not easy for some people), and don’t be a dick, and it’ll happen eventually.
I think maybe coming at it obliquely is best. Don’t make it your main aim, because desperation is off-putting, but keep it in your awareness so that you catch it when it presents itself.
Personally I found doing stuff with others based around a common interest the easiest way to meet people who had a similar world-view. And from there it’s easier to stumble upon people who might find you attractive. Getting mutually excited with someone about a shared interest can be pretty attractive.
- Comment on How likely is it that Trump will be the first President assassinated since Kennedy? 1 week ago:
Sooo… Narcissists are a type of vampire?
- Comment on How would I describe myself? 1 week ago:
I reckon “polish american” means something like “culturally polish, but living permanently in america”
Beyond that, does it really matter? Labels are just shortcuts to give other a broad overview. Tell people what ever you want. You can always add more details later if you get to know them better.
- Submitted 1 week ago to australianpolitics@aussie.zone | 0 comments
- Comment on Live: Skycraper collapses in Bangkok after magnitude-7.7 earthquake hits Myanmar 2 weeks ago:
Wow. Not many of those 43 workers will be alive, surely… That thing looks like powder :(
- Comment on History is rewritten by victors. How can I find books about actual history? 3 weeks ago:
There is no way to find text about anything without various biases and values embedded in it. You just need to approach reading with a critical lens. Obviously more critical in some domains than others.
- Comment on Why didn't this deletion appear in the modlog? 4 weeks ago:
Hrm. I reckon this is kind of a bug. It was partially addressed, for comments. I added a report at github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/pull/3965#issuecomment-…
- Comment on Why didn't this deletion appear in the modlog? 4 weeks ago:
Ah, that could be it!
Kind of a pity that the post doesn’t remain and show as a deleted post, so the comments aren’t wasted…
- Submitted 4 weeks ago to support@lemmy.world | 4 comments
- Comment on Why can humans seemingly only imagine like 3 different forms of government in different flavors? 4 weeks ago:
Yes. Perhaps fairly chaotic for a decade or two, but then much better 😅
- Comment on Why can humans seemingly only imagine like 3 different forms of government in different flavors? 4 weeks ago:
- Comment on Why can humans seemingly only imagine like 3 different forms of government in different flavors? 4 weeks ago:
Have a read of Wengrow and Graeber’s The Dawn Of Everything. It’s a re-examination of the political implications of archeology, and it’s pretty inspiring. Definitely dispelled me of any notion that capitalism or communism or totalitarianism were the only plausible systems.
- Comment on Why can humans seemingly only imagine like 3 different forms of government in different flavors? 4 weeks ago:
Vendor lock-in.
- Comment on Are Autocracies more powerful than Democracies? 5 weeks ago:
You still haven’t clarified what you mean by it…
- Comment on Are Autocracies more powerful than Democracies? 5 weeks ago:
- Fixed definitions for words do not exist. Language is constantly evolving.
- The US IS a representative democracy, and whether that’s actually functionally providing government by the people doesn’t really prevent this use of the term by a vast majority of people, whether you or I agree with it or not.
- In the context of the question, I think the US seems to fit more into the OP’s democracy category. I agree I’m using the term loosely, but does your terminology disagreement actually add anything?
- Comment on Are Autocracies more powerful than Democracies? 5 weeks ago:
Between what? Democracy and oligarchy? Yeah, I guess. Most of those terms are often used pretty loosely…
- Comment on Are Autocracies more powerful than Democracies? 5 weeks ago:
Guess it depends on how you define the term. The US certainly fits the minimalist representative definition. I don’t think equity is inherently part of the definition… Obviously I think it should be, but that’s more of a value overlaid on the organisational system, I think…
- Comment on Are Autocracies more powerful than Democracies? 5 weeks ago:
I mean, if you’re rich and can leave for somewhere else, that still works for you. Assad being the latest example.
- Comment on Are Autocracies more powerful than Democracies? 5 weeks ago:
The US is a democracy (for now), and has backed multiple coups in other countries. Nicaragua is probably the classic example, but there are many, many more. See …wikipedia.org/…/United_States_involvement_in_reg…
- Comment on Are conservatives mad about trans people or they just mad they get walk around out of the closet while they have to leave the white sheets at home? 1 month ago:
You realise the only laws relating to restrictions on freedoms around trans issues are being implemented by conservatives, right?
- Comment on Murica 1 month ago:
I’ve known a few people killed in car accidents. I know lots of people who have had bike accidents, but none of them died, and the only ones with serious injuries were when they got hit by a car.
- Comment on Anon sees a happy couple 1 month ago:
Good points. Agree completely.
- Comment on Anon sees a happy couple 1 month ago:
Fuck yeah.
I’ve thought for years that the most attractive features in a person are Curiosity, Care and Growth (as in, learning and improving yourself).
Sounds like you’ve got those in spades.
- Comment on Anon sees a happy couple 1 month ago:
Nah. You can’t do much about how you look, beyond basic hygene and self care.
You can easily do something about being interested in other people’s lives, and being happy for them being happy and commiserating with them when they’re sad. The bonus with this focus is it also makes you feel better about yourself in the long run.
- Comment on Anon sees a happy couple 1 month ago:
Think you’re underestimating chan life
- Comment on place yer bets 1 month ago:
Risk is probability times consequence. Focusing on the odds without considering the second half of the equation is stupid.
- Comment on Might be fun idk 2 months ago:
- Comment on Anon cheats through college 2 months ago:
I didn’t say you’d learn nothing, but the second take was not just to explain (when you’d have the code in front of you to look at), but to actually write new code, for a new problem, from scratch.
- Comment on Anon cheats through college 2 months ago:
I don’t think that’s true. That’s like saying that watching hours of guitar YouTube is enough to learn to play. You need to practice too, and learn from mistakes.
