MoonlightFox

@MoonlightFox@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When society completely transitions to cash-less, what happens when the power goes down? End of the world?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh, I must have explained wrong.

  Yes, everywhere is legally required to accept it still. But the usage is really low, and there has been talks of removing the requirements of accepting cash.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When society completely transitions to cash-less, what happens when the power goes down? End of the world?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I would think a lot of countries are tackling a lot of emergency scenarios at the moment.

  Increasing defence, digital sovereignty, robust power grid, basically just preparing for bad shit

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When society completely transitions to cash-less, what happens when the power goes down? End of the world?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Cash will change to a digital form or disappear, I don’t agree with the people claiming it wont’t.

  Scandinavia is so close already, recieving cash is considered bothersome. No one uses it for anything anymore. Well… Besides drugs.

  Both electricity and the internet is critical infrastructure. Any downtime of either is really serious. It is however not rocket science to solve the biggest issues in regards to payments. As long as people can show their identity we can agree on tiny loans for stuff. Or just having the government bail out all verified purchases after the fact.

  100$ per person isn’t that much money. Any bigger purchases can be handled with invoices.

  So I am more worried about heating in the winter and access to water and sanitation.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When society completely transitions to cash-less, what happens when the power goes down? End of the world?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  It was probably the best case scenario. This happening outside of winter or a war was pretty lucky.

  Now they get to learn and improve.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Birds are evolving⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  This is why I subscribe to lemmyshitpost

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Youre welcome⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Having some distance while working on yourself is probably better. Maintaining friendships at least somewhat. Everybody needs and deserves human connection. If you believe you are toxic to other people and harm them, then limit the amount of time per person. But remember, it’s not only your responsibility, if they are bothered by your toxicity, then they also have a responsibility towards themselves. Do not make that decision for people, maybe you are not as toxic as you believe.

  Being toxic is also not a permanent state of being. People change, and they do it all the time.

  I have friends that struggle with mental issues, they can be too much sometimes. It is however always nice to spend a couple of hours here and there. Life is not black and white. You are not either toxic or not toxic. Most people can be pleasant for a couple of hours once in a while.

  If you believe you are toxic, then fake it til you make it. Be fake positive and fake nice for an hour or two, after a while it will become second nature, and then it will become who you are. If you have views that you consider toxic, then challenge them. Use UnpopularOpinion or other forums to discuss then. If your views differ from most other people, then maybe it’s something you should challenge. Either you convince people or you are convinced.

  If you realize you said or did something toxic, just apologize.

  Just giving up is harmful towards yourself. You deserve happiness.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos Says Movie Theater Model Is ‘Outdated’: ‘Most of the Country’ Cannot ‘Walk to a Multiplex’⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The problem is that cinema is not that great of an offer. The main reason for me is the artificial scarcity. Making the only place I can watch the movie, the cinema. If I look forward to the movie, I might pay the extra to watch it straight away. I do this max once a year. Next movie will probably be the last Dune movie.

  I have a large OLED and can set the volume at a level I like. I can have subtitles if I want. The couch is bigger and more comfortable. I can pause the movie for a toilet break. I have a wife and pets I can cuddle under a blanket with.

  The soda, candy and popcorn costs 1/4th.

  It’s just better in most ways. I think the image looks better on OLED than on a cinema screen. I also think the volume at the cinema is too high.

  Lastly watching it at home is also 1/4th the price also.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fucking wankers⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Hehe, I wasn’t serious. But I do think federation is a cool feature of the fediverse. Not only because of the decentralization

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fucking wankers⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  How do I delete someone elses post?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Source of new perspectives in the form of high quality chronicles / editorials⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks, I’ll check it out! 😄

  I ended up looking for editorials and chronicles from media sources I believe to be serious and factual.

  I added then in my RSS reader.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Based tesla user???⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I think ignorance should excuse people in most cases. Being uneducated about something does not mean they have bad intentions or intend to hurt someone.

  Everyone deserves the benefit of the doubt.

  Of course there are cases where ignorance is unlikely, but in most cases we should accept that ignorance is a part of human nature and society.

  People need education, time and to be taught stuff. I grew up without a lot of parental supervision and guidance. This left me ignorant and lacking a lot of skills.

  I had to learn a lot as an adult and in most cases by myself. Society has a vast variety of human experiences and upbringing. Schools are lacking and not covering enough about politics, economy, history and society.

  I believe we should assume ignorance and good intentions, even from people we assume are far gone into the wrong side of politics.

  One of my core beliefs is that people can change, my life experience supports this.

  I had a friend who voted for a conservative party in my country, that has now changed completly to the opposite side. I like to think I was a part of helping that transition, by being open, honest and non-judgemental. Also admitting your own mistakes or when you change your own opinion fosters a climate in which change is not damaging the reputational standing of a friend.

  That being said, a person buying the cybertruck now, is not someone I would give the benefit of the doubt.

• Source of new perspectives in the form of high quality chronicles / editorials
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Almost 19% of Japanese people in their 20s have spent so much money on gacha they struggled with covering living expenses, survey reveals - AUTOMATON WEST⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I wouldn’t mind microtransactions, gacha games and gacha mechanics if there were sane upper limits to spend.

  I was trying to learn how different gacha games work and monetization in f2p games in general, especially obes for smartphones.

  I was surprised about how similar all the methods across games are. Some were a lot worse than others though.

  I think the monetization method is sometimes viewed as acceptable by some, because the games often have a lot of content and can be a lot of fun to play. The thing I really dislike is that it’s unfairly monetized. Some people pay the majority of the income, they are also known as whales. There are of course some people that spend small sums, but the whales is where it is at.

  After Arcade games went out of fashion we had a nice long period in which players paid about the same for a game, and got the same experience.

  Now vulnerable people are paying more than they can afford to finance the game for everyone, and still everone gets a limited experience.

  Some of the games I enjoyed the most had terrible gacha mechanics. One of them had items and mounts with 1/500 chance per pull. Of course it is designed so that it appears as 1/10, but it is really 1/500. To justify this they had the PITY system. Yes, thats the actual name of it. The pity system makes it so that after buying 500 pulls ypu are guaranteed the mount.

  The price for 500 pulls? 500$

  After the free pulls you could play to get, about 480$.

  So I actually can’t get the entire game for even 500$…

  That was just one of many such instances. I could probably spend more than 10 000$ and still not unlock absolutely everything.

  Was it purely cosmetic? Nope. It gave an advantage too.

  Legislation that effectively adds an upper limit to unlock the entire game with a sensible maximum monthly cost for new content, is needed in my opinion.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Metro 2033 Redux is free to claim on GOG for the next two days⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Fantastic game, recommend all their Metro games.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's a good feel good film I can watch next week?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The Norwegian movie: The Worst Person In the World

  Great movie about life, love and finding who you are.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anyone remember Courage?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  How can I forget? It had scary stories and memorable characters.

  The barber that did not care about consent for instance, clearly drawing parallels to real life. That episode is chilling even as an adult.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Straight people, do you know what the Grindr notification sound is?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I love the reaction. “It seems like you are having a lovely weekend here in Malmö” 😂 Happy for him, but understand the embarrassment as well.

  I would not have recognized that sound before I heard it now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are most people here left-wing?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Its one of many contradictory ways I live my life. I am well aware of many of them, and change them gradually to align myself more with my beliefs. I find that I manage OK, but sometimes wish I was better.

  I’ll probably become ovo lacto flexitarian in the future. That was what I managed to be for the longest. And it has 80% of the same effect or more. The rule was that I never bought meat or made food with meat. When I was served meat at family or friends, I would just eat it then. It reduced all the social friction, and made it so much easier. I lasted for a year or two.

  Pure vegan is unrealistic short term for me. Maybe I’ll try in the future, or flexitarian vegan instead of ovo lacto flexitarian. Not sure.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are most people here left-wing?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I am unfortunately not. It was more meant as a way to say that for instance criminals (yes, even the worst ones) have value. That they deserve to live and have a decent life, no matter what.

  That immigrants and asylum seekers should be treated with respect and given the help they need.

  But also that animals have value. The way a lot of animals are treated is in no way acceptable.

  I have tried being a vegetarian in the past, but have failed every time.

  Sorry to disappoint. I wish I was better.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are most people here left-wing?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I believe all life have value, no matter what. I believe in justice and equality. I believe in the rule if law. I believe in democracy. I believe in the freedom of speech. I believe in religious freedom. I believe no one should go hungry. I believe no one should freeze. I believe no one should die from preventable diseases. I believe everyone has a right to education. I believe everyone has a right to healthcare. I believe everyone has a right to participate in society and the internet. I believe everyone should contribute if they can, because that is fair. I believe people should be able to retire. I believe most people are good, and want to do good. I believe in cooperation, and working towards a common goal. I believe that all people should have a minimum set of rights, that are non-negotiable. I trust my neighbours, my family and strangers.

  Based on these values I could be placed anywhere from center-right to far-left in Europe.

  In the US I am a filthy commie

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are most people here left-wing?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The issue with this is signal-to-noise ratio. If everything is equally valuable speech, then it becomes a bad platform for discussion.

  The solution is for the individuals that want to share their right wing views to do so from an instance that are not consided problematic. I live in Norway, we are considered one of the most democratic countries in the world, and we do not allow hate speech.

  A lot of the speech from right wing Americans would easily be considered unlawful here. With good reason.

  There is nothing stopping someone with right wing views from registering and sharing their opinions on most Lemmy instances. Except if they want to act as bigots. They are free to talk about pretty much any traditional right wing topic. They can talk about immigration, how the money will trickle down anytime now, and most topics.

  Right wing people are welcome at Lemmy. They are just not allowed to spread hate and be explicit bigots. The ones who leave or don’t join are not censored, they are just whiny and complain when people are sick of their shit.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨BDS calls for boycott of Microsoft and Xbox gaming products over alleged Israeli military connections⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yep, I have the 2.4ghz dongle ones with hall effect sensors and charging stand. Its just better and cheaper. The dongle is so that I don’t have to sync, I kinda like the whole plug in and it just works.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Rocket surgeon?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Never send a text message when drunk⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I often refer to my wife as my girlfriend. It’s cozy and it’s kinda like a very vanilla form of roleplay. “Remember when we were younger, and just met”-kinda thing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨And I even lost the one that I had⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Haha, this is spot on. I don’t think I have a single photo of me and my best friends together the last 15 years. It’s just something we never do.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Revolt server ( Linux + Steam Deck devs / creators)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Does it have noise supression features like Discord?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Little Man is chubbed⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I love that little bed 😍

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Day 229 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games l've been playing until l forget to post Screenshots⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I have followed your daily gaming posts since you began. Appreciate the content!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I’m probably no longer center-left. If you could decide from my thinking, what political affiliation should I research to see if it fits me?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I am happy people are giving good feedback to you. Empathy is something that you can get more of over time, it’s not static.

  Do you feel that the rich deserve all that money and power while you and everyone you know have to work hard for simple necessities? Or does that unfair situation make you a bit angry? It makes me.

  You might not personally care about many of these issues emotionally, but you can think rationally.

  What happens if the poorest countries in the world becomes uninhabitable due to climate change? Refugees, lots and lots of refugees. No other refugee situation can even closely compare to this.

  What happens if you get disabled? A safety net is nice. You don’t have to care about them, but a guaranteed dignified life for them and yourself is to everones benefit.

  You might not care about LGBT rights, but that’s exactly why they should get them. Why care, it doesn’t hurt you in any way?

  You might not think what the republicans are doing will affect you, but it will. They are cutting the government to the bone at the moment, this will in turn mean the government will provide worse services to you.

  They are also implementing tariffs. The new tariff on goods from Europe basically mean that a thing produced in Europe now will cost you 25% more to buy. The same tariffs will be implemented on Canada and Mexico soon. It could surprise you how much is imported from Europe, Canada and Mexico. The thought behind it is that American goods will be priced more competitively. But in the end, you still have to pay more…

  This stuff affects you. You don’t have to do much, really. Just vote democrat if this makes sense to you. You don’t have to be politically active. Just go to the booths and vote once in a while.

  Just don’t fight against peoples freedom. Feel free to think egotistically though, if you really think about it you probably stand to gain from voting for the left. Unless you are rich of course, then republican might be the way to go. There is a reason the rich love republicans. There are some concepts that might not make immediate sense, which is why you should want higher taxes, the government isnt that ineffective, and that immigration is probably not really that big of a deal. The higher taxes bit is basically that everyone pools their money together, the rich have to pour a lot more into the pool than the average, then the government spends the money on services for all. So you might put in 100$ and someone making twice as much as you 250$. You end up with services which is worth 175$.

  When you feel the pull towards the right, consider if what you believe or hear is actually true or makes sense. A lot of the time it is not. The most common “enemy” for the right is immigrants, and now lgbt. Check statistics and do some research yourself when in doubt.

  Anyways good luck on your soul searching, and sorry for the long rant/lecture 😉

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bluesky⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  404media is great as always. Interesting comments about the legality of this.