Whats_your_reasoning
@Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world
- Comment on Is trying weed edibles worth it? 16 hours ago:
some people don’t get high their first times.
Thank you for mentioning this. I didn’t try weed until my mid-20s and it took years of intermittent trying before I actually felt high. I’d never heard that this could happen, so I just got upset thinking I’d never be able to understand what the big appeal of weed was. Only in my late 20s, at a friend’s party where I’d already gotten pretty buzzed on alcohol, did a hit of a pipe make me finally feel something.
I don’t know if it finally clicked because of lowered inhibitions due to the alcohol, or if my brain had to build up to feeling an effect, or what, but weed’s worked as intended ever since. I will add that I’m the type of person that has been asked throughout my teenage years, “What are you smoking? And can I have a hit?” despite being 100% sober until my 20s. Maybe having an already-weird brain had something to do with it?
So yeah, OP, be prepared to discover that you might not feel anything from weed at all. It doesn’t seem to be terribly common, but it is definitely possible that nothing happens the first few tries.
- Comment on 14 silly outtakes from the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 1 day ago:
Waking up on a Saturday:
- Comment on This fuckass ad keeps popping up while I'm trying to study Norwegian 4 days ago:
I saw that part first and immediately thought, “Wow, yes, it must be annoying for ads for jewelry to be embedded in your work.” Then I saw the sleep apnea garbage. Until reading the additional info, I was ready to ask, “Which ad?” The way it’s worded sounds like sponsored content.
Also, all the people using ad blockers must also be blocking each other’s comments. Because hot damn, there’s a lot of people saying the same thing. I think OP gets the message, y’all.
- Comment on Why are people so rude on Reddit compared to the Fediverse? 5 days ago:
Other commenters have made really good points (like the one about us self-selecting to be here after leaving more toxic social media, or the one about engagement algorithms on Reddit encouraging hostility.)
As a smaller site, each of us holds more sway in building what this community is. There are definitely people here that see that and want to continue fostering a more positive experience. A lot of users here have interests in science, especially computer science, and a lot of users come from around the world. Both of these create a space that encourages rationality more than US-based popular social media (like Reddit.) Logical fallacies are called out for what they are, and plenty of people here are of the mindset that pointless drama isn’t worth engaging with. It’s not absolute, no, but compared to Reddit? It’s like another planet.
I definitely feel the vibe of old school computer forums. Small communities where people remember each other’s usernames and backstories encourage us to find common ground. Reddit’s near-anonymity has the downsides of any large-scale online anonymity - people can get mean because they don’t recognize the humanity of whoever’s on the other end of the argument. Here, we are still somewhat anonymous, but you run across some of the same names over and again. Like a small town where people all know each other, you end up more accountable for your shit-stirring because you’ll encounter the same people more frequently.
- Comment on I'm sorry it has to be like this 1 week ago:
It’s the computer equivalent of, “That’s it, I’m calling your parents.”
- Comment on Anon beats his meat 1 week ago:
Two words: inguinal canal.
Though that would still be awkward, as it would mean the new vagina’s off to the side instead of in the middle.
Not saying it’s for sure how it’s done (I have no idea on that), just that I think that’s the “canal” OP is referencing.
- Comment on Its Over 😔 1 week ago:
Me: texts every so often, putting thought into each message
Friend: responds with “thumbs up” or reactions, but no words
Me, after the 15th time this happens: ”Well I guess we’re done talking to each other”
- Comment on Avocado. Is it really so untasty or I am doing something wrong? 2 weeks ago:
I’m convinced anyone who says that either has a dulled sense of taste, or is confusing the texture for flavor. I could see arguing that they feel similar, since they definitely both have a soft texture. But in my experience, they definitely do not taste the same. Avocado has a flavor, it’s delicate but it’s there. Clean penis just tastes like any other clean skin.
But not all clean skin is as smooth as a penis head. Matching texture for texture makes more sense.
… I’m gonna regret having this in my comment history, aren’t I?
- Comment on Avocado. Is it really so untasty or I am doing something wrong? 2 weeks ago:
I did the same with a mango. In public.
- Comment on Avocado. Is it really so untasty or I am doing something wrong? 2 weeks ago:
This is why I’m practically addicted to avocado sushi rolls.
- Comment on Avocado. Is it really so untasty or I am doing something wrong? 2 weeks ago:
I’ve come to enjoy it and use it regularly, but that’s because I’ve been working on increasing my spice tolerance through the past few years. Once upon a time, it definitely hit me too hard.
For me it’s: sensory differences + a European family background (I wasn’t exposed to much spice growing up) = incredibly low spice tolerance.
A note on the sensory differences, I ironically have a high pain tolerance, extremely low tolerance for being tickled, and I find scratching to be a pleasant sensation. Sensory processing differences are fascinating. Brains are so weird.
- Comment on Avocado. Is it really so untasty or I am doing something wrong? 2 weeks ago:
My girlfriend’s dog managed to break into a cooler bag I had. What was he after? The plant-based butter I had in there. Bro destroyed the bag so bad we had to toss it out, and all because he wanted butter.
Don’t let anyone tell you it can’t be enjoyed on its own.
- Comment on psssst 2 weeks ago:
Username checks out. The profile pictures, however, do not. Is that a quokka?
- Comment on Incel propaganda in my music app 3 weeks ago:
What the actual fuck
- Comment on Incel propaganda in my music app 3 weeks ago:
Well yeah, just being an asshole doesn’t make money. But when you see how easily people are tricked into giving away their money to unethical actors, it’s easy to see one’s own conscience as a roadblock. Like, “If I would feel comfortable scamming people, I could be rich.” But I’m not comfortable scamming people, even if it would be easy. Ergo, my conscience keeps me from making easy money.
- Comment on Can a reasonable person genuinely believe in ghosts? 3 weeks ago:
Man, the downvote ratio really goes to show how many people vote without reading a post. I imagine a lot of them would agree with you, but they just saw the meme and thought, “That’s stupid.” Which is ironically a vote in your favor.
- Comment on The irony 3 weeks ago:
Knowledge is free, but college is not. The older I get and the more people I meet, the more I see how little connection there is between basic degrees and intelligence.
Knowledge and maturity can be gained through various paths in life. Whether one sits in a classroom or not, someone dedicated to learn will learn while someone just looking to coast by will coast by. A lot of people have gone to college not due to a love of learning, but because it was expected of them.
- Comment on Fck it, we ball 3 weeks ago:
Girls will have armor plating and have 14 legs
New Halloween group costume idea
- Comment on Fck it, we ball 3 weeks ago:
(she has some kind of electric implant)
Yeeeaaaah, that’s where she got it from. Absolutely, definitely
[They’re onto us, girls. Meet me at the usual.]
- Comment on We're just scanning for the bear... 3 weeks ago:
I tend to turn it into a “casual sweep” of the scene. I’m looking at leaves, architecture, license plates! Well, and also getting a glimpse of whoever’s around me. From being bullied in grade school, to learning to fly in college, with growing up as a young women between the two eras, situational awareness has become baked into my existence. But it’s not a bad thing, it’s a skill.
Tangentially, I wonder how much of this increased situational awareness plays into our famous “women’s intuition”? If we’re taking in more of our surroundings, it makes sense our unconscious minds will notice more readily when something’s “off.”
As well, I’ve often considered my “luck” to come down to increased awareness. When retrospectively thinking about a sequence of events, I can sometimes put together how noticing A led to me doing B, even if I didn’t consciously think about it at the time. Like unconsciously noticing that a car in front of you is somewhat lopsided and getting the urge to switch lanes and pass them. You’re not thinking about it. But later on when that car spins out on a flat tire, you’re well past them - a safe distance away.
Or a situation that undoubtly makes people think I’m lucky - finding four-leaf clovers. A split-second scan of the ground and I can notice a four-leafer in a patch. Just a few months ago I was pumpkin-picking with my girlfriend and it happened again. We were standing outside and I was telling her about this exact phenomenon when I stopped, laughed, crouched down, plucked one particular clover, and handed it to her. “See?! It just happens!” I then proceeded to find two more, and at that point I knew I had to stop myself.
So yeah, it’s not all bad. :)
- Comment on Anon observes a coworker 3 weeks ago:
As an autistic woman who’s usually attracted to others on the spectrum, I am worried anon is talking about me.
- Comment on Anon starts taking T 4 weeks ago:
I have memories from way earlier than I’m “supposed to” have, corroborated by family members. For example, I know I was 2 or 3 when my younger sibling learned to talk, and I remember thinking it was so cute how he couldn’t pronounce his own name. I distinctly remember being in the kitchen, repeatedly asking him his name, then giggling when he answered.
Anyway, I remember when people talked, I had a mental visual system that went along with it. Words elicited pictures in my head, perhaps a bit of early childhood synesthesia. When I thought, I had audio words and visual pictures accompanying everything. Then I learned to write, and slowly the pictures were replaced by seeing the words written. Then over years even that faded, and by puberty my thoughts had become all audio.
With the way it has changed over time for me, I suspect such mental processes may tie in with how some of us learn to organize our thoughts as we develop. Mental words help create a scaffolding that builds understanding and creates order. But then there are those without these internal structures, who still manage to develop language the same as anyone else, and I find that fascinating. I wish I knew what it was like to experience their point of view.
In particular, I’d like to know how they feel about writing. For me, writing is as simple as putting down the words that my thoughts make in my head. Throughout my life, I’ve gotten a lot of compliments on my writing, but why? It seems that not everybody has the same thoughts-to-written-word pipeline. Do others have equally coherent thoughts, but lose track when they begin writing? Or are their thoughts more abstract than words, and difficult to “translate” so to speak? Did my early mental processes create a stronger association between words in my head that now makes writing much easier?
I really want to know. Neurodivergence (in any sense) is fascinating, yet those without internal dialogues and/or aphantasia don’t seem to get studied or talked about as much. Anyone here with a different experience willing to share what it’s like for them?
- Comment on Anon enjoys the little things 4 weeks ago:
One thing I love about my dad is his connection to and knowledge of nature. I have many memories of him bringing me random produce, slicing pieces off of them raw, and insisting I try them. Sometimes they’d be vegetables he got from his farmer friend, or something he grew in his garden that finally reached ripeness. Other times it’d be in-season fruits of different varieties, including non-standard apples. Macoun apples are one of his favorites, and always remind me of him.
- Comment on Anon enjoys the little things 4 weeks ago:
My mom watches those home-buyer shows. I can’t. I just think about how I’d never be able to afford anything anywhere near that level. Then seeing people with ridiculous budgets complain about minor things they could easily change, like wallpapers or kitchen islands, feels like petty nonsense. I’m out here in a crappy studio that I only managed to nab because I applied for it on the same day it was posted online - every other place already had wait lists, while I was living in my car.
It must be so nice to afford to have standards in living conditions.
- Comment on Anon disrespects their elders 4 weeks ago:
Are they just opposed to the concept of games itself? Wow, what a way to have a childhood.
- Comment on Anon disrespects their elders 4 weeks ago:
Interesting, so being into ad-infested, freemium mobile games is okay, but being into real games that you can play straight through without interruptions is cringe?
I’m suddenly glad to be an adult.
- Comment on Anyone else having issues with YouTube? 4 weeks ago:
I went to Down Detector last night about this. Holy shit, that comment section was something else. It’s clear where all the teenagers go when YouTube is down. It’s also clear that DD doesn’t have the moderation to handle massive influxes of them.
- Comment on Unrealistic 4 weeks ago:
Character tilts head down and smiles as their glasses turn opaque.
Oh shit, someone has a secret
- Comment on Anon finds a cool rock 5 weeks ago:
I’m impressed the guide demonstrated the flint’s sparking abilities and let the kid keep the rock. I know way too many adults who’d be like, “Oh no, danger!” and make a kid leave such a rock alone.
- Comment on Gargoyle 5 weeks ago:
Oooh, so that’s how ICE agents are born. It all makes sense now.
