Whats_your_reasoning

@Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I learned about the Photic Sneeze Reflex when discussing the frustration of cancelled sneezes (you know, when you feel one coming on, but then it just doesn’t happen and it leaves you feeling weird.) He told me, “When that happens, I just look at a light.” I had no idea what he meant. Meanwhile, he thought it was normal for everyone. We both learned something that day.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s weird, because the videos I watch are 1-2 hours long (or longer.) Informational deep dives are practically the opposite of Tik Tok.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Care to share what you read? I’m curious, too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  It could be the same smell, formic acid.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I was watching “deep dives” on Youtube yesterday and was getting confused by all the censoring. Even the word “sex” was censored, and like… what? Not just SA (which I understand censoring), but sex itself? In a video ostensibly designed for an adult (or at least teenage) audience?

  It’s hard to follow a story when words get censored that you don’t expect to get censored. In my mind I think something much worse is being said, and have to pause and rewind to ensure I understood correctly. The best part is, the creator wasn’t even from the US, land of the puritans. I expect Europeans not to be afraid of sex, but I guess this is what Youtube is doing to the world.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m with you. Can’t smell ants, but cilantro is soapy.

  There are lots of little genetic quirks out there. I experience Arnold’s Reflex, that is, I cough when I stick a cotton swab in my left ear canal. (Only my left. My right doesn’t react.) There’s also the Photic Sneeze Reflex, which is where you sneeze when looking at light. I don’t have that, but around 35% of the population does.

  I’m sure there are countless more little things like this that people just haven’t talked about/gathered enough data on yet.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bonobos can "play pretend"⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve known multiple dogs that put items in a spot, then brushed their noses over them, as if burying them with invisible dirt.

  However, I figure that’s an instinctual behavior, similar to digging/burying food. Not evidence of imagination. Just evidence of dogs interacting with invisible objects.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"Don't dream it, be it." - Dr. Frank-N-Furter⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s astounding

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨the public demands ANSWERS⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I wonder where humans lie on that scale. There’s such a range between ages, hormone levels, and even seasons (my hands are normally soft, but dry winter air is currently interfering with that.)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨the public demands ANSWERS⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I still remember when I went to an aquarium as a kid and touched the sting rays. That texture has stayed in my mind ever since. I still can’t find anything it compares well to.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Many parents cab probably relate⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Honestly, the amount of parents that act like their precious little baby is going to always be a precious little baby is astounding. It’s like the idea that their child is going to someday become an adult doesn’t enter their minds. They don’t realize how much they’re setting their kids up for failure by refusing to allow (let alone encourage) them to do things independently.

  There are times and places to step in and help your child, absolutely. But as they get older, those times should become rarer and rarer. To hand-hold all the time doesn’t build their confidence, doesn’t let them hone their skills, and encourages dependence on someone else to always do things for them. It’s hard, but it’s a part of growing up.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Many parents cab probably relate⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  At age 4-12 you don’t really have stuff you don’t really have homework, except if you’re lagging behind with your work.

  That sounds perfect. I wish good grades could exempt us from homework in the US. But if we don’t burden children with long hours of unnecessary busy work, how else will we condition them to accept jobs that demand the same thing? /s

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Many parents cab probably relate⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I can draw and happily share my artwork today, but when I was a kid? I was self-conscious as fuck. I was already bullied for any and every conceivable reason. You’re absolutely right, those projects were torture. I have an issue with procrastination, but sometimes I would work on a project, actually complete the thing, then on the day it was due I wouldn’t bring it in because I didn’t want it displayed for everyone to see. I took the F because it was less painful.

  It doesn’t help that more wealthy kids had access to better materials, and consequently got better grades because their work “looked more professional.” I either had a small budget, or had to make do with whatever we already had at home. You’d think the teachers would grade on creativity, but nah. Once those kids started coming in with their reports in fancy covers, looking like they made their own booklet, the rest of us (some of whom didn’t even own printers) were sunk. The individual effort never paid off - it was all about looking good. Add in that some students absolutely had their parents’ help (while my parents each worked full time to support a total of four kids), and yeah. The class differences became apparent - you could see it from our report cards.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon time travels⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  If a thousand dollar computer isn’t enough to play your game, get fucked.

  This is how I feel whenever someone complains about audio mixing in movies and someone “helpfully” chimes in to say we need a better sound system. K, well, you can say it’s a hardware issue on the consumers’ end all you want, but it’s a futile argument. Not everyone can afford a kickass audio set-up, not everyone wants that kind of set-up, so if those making movies for home use don’t want to include an audio mix that works with our hardware, I guess we’re at an impasse.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon time travels⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I realized recently that I expect pretty much everything purchased lately to break within months, no matter what it is. Buy a brand new shirt? It’ll have a thread unraveling on the first day you wear it. Buy a tray table? It’ll collapse after a few uses. I was gifted a tumbler for Christmas and the lid is already cracked. Everything is made so cheaply that nothing lasts anymore.

  I think about how, generations ago, things were built solid. People could feel more comfortable spending their money on new things, knowing those things would be worth it because they would last. Today, it’s a shitshow. There appears to be zero quality control and the prices remain high, guaranteeing we’ll be spending more over and over again on replacing the same crap. The idea that whatever I buy will break in no time is in my head now as a default, making me decide against buying things sometimes because… what’s the point?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why are they different shapes?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Tiiiiiin roof

  rusted

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Randezvous 📅⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I love the quote, but I think it’s important to credit its creator - James Nicoll

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Randezvous 📅⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  One time in high school, I dissociated so hard that I temporarily couldn’t understand spoken English. Tbf, I did it intentionally just to see if I could (as nerds do when they’re bored in gym class.) It was very interesting. English sounded like a softer German with French pronunciations, which tracks. I thought it sounded pleasant. I still want to know what non-Native English speakers think, but it was fun to listen to English “from the outside” for a few minutes.

  If you're curious,

  I was on the loud, busy bleachers with many other people. I decided to concentrate on the sounds I heard, and only on the sounds, without attempting to understand anything that was said. At some point it’s like my comprehension disengaged and I was in a sea of meaningless chatter. It should be noted that I am neurodivergent, so perhaps it was easier for me to concentrate on pure sensory information? Who knows. I sure don’t.

  If anybody else has had this experience, I’m curious what it was like for you, too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨a case for public transit then...?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Reading this as I pack a bowl and contemplate which version of society I want to build a simulation of today (medieval, modern, or futuristic?)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon visits New York⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Eye contact is a great way to get assaulted by a homeless person who is possibly dealing with psychosis.

  Hey now, that’s not fair. It’s also a great way to get scammed by fake monks.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon is Dimitri⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  -Cries in prosopagnosia-

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Evidence⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  For being a science meme community, it’s a place people can vent about things that they can’t vent about elsewhere. We can understand psychological phenomena, but still be personally frustrated by it.

  Though I do wish this post weren’t targeted toward Boomers. Younger people buy into it, too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨People like this⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Ah, that makes more sense.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨People like this⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I generally avoid the downvote button, at least, I think so. I downvote AI slop (especially in communities that explicitly forbid it.) Though for comments I may put a train of downvotes for some troll that’s all over a thread.

  I feel like there may be a misinterpretation here though. My ratio is more “upvote-oriented” than yours. Unless you mean aggressive with upvoting, which perhaps, I may be.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨People like this⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I curate my feed, blocking communities that don’t interest me. So yeah kinda.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨People like this⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Hm, I’ve got an upvote/downvote post ratio of 315:1, and a comment ratio of about 14:1.

  I guess I’m an optimist.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Off the Rails⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I will never not upvote Hitchhiker’s Guide quotes

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon finds his people⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s a really good point

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Thank you for clarifying. Women often get tasked with extra emotional labor, so I wasn’t sure which way your post was going at first. I withdraw my downvote and wish you a lovely day!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨That's ok, I don't want to see the shop anymore anyway.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve had a great experience using Orion’s reader mode to use Wikipedia on my phone. Safari? Not so much. Safari’s reader mode breaks Wikipedia pages, whereas the only issue Orion has with them is not including the titles to subsections. Which I can hardly complain about when all I want is to read an article on a darkened screen before falling asleep.