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- Comment on How realistic is it for me to learn Japanese so that I can experience Anime better? How long would it take to learn? Has anyone attempted this? 1 day ago:
I don’t know shit about Cantonese and the only mandarin I know is the most basic of phrases and stuff to refer to food (so essentially nothing) so I can’t speak to that
Japanese is hard, but so is any language. You get out what you put in. I wasted about a year with “studying” half assed for like 10-15 minutes a day with duolingo. It was good that I had a consistent routine but at the end of 1 year I had very little to show for my effort. Learn from my mistake.
After that I switched things up. I didn’t put in a ton more time but I changed approach. Pretty standard but boring stuff: Anki, Assimil, and some other more targeted apps later on (renshuu, Benkyō, and most recently kanji dojo have been helpful). Setting up language exchange calls via apps like hello talk and discord have been far more helpful as things have progressed. This is more of a significant time investment and requires me to teach English a bit but I am happy to do it for free Japanese instruction. Joining group chats on line, watching YouTubers and vtubers, anime and dramas, etc also is helpful but the hard part was determining when to make the jump to not use subtitles and finding content that was digestible at my level. I’m not the kind of weeb that watches precure and little kid shows but for a minute I did just to watch stuff without subs. It sucked.
After about 5 years I got decent enough to have solid conversations via phone and text. Then DeepL came out and made it all pointless haha
- Comment on whatever happened to in-store coffee grinders? 1 week ago:
I think it was reddit? Searching for it is not helpful though as it appears it’s not all that rare of a deal, the coffee subreddit has like a dozen posts of people asking about “is a used bunn for $150-200 off marketplace a good deal”
And man browsing this is why I fucking hate reddit. There’s always some pedantic asshole to be like welllllll maybe butttttttttttttt here’s the problem with that deal: it’s not a $6000 grinder that looks like a prop from a Wes Anderson movie. Like the answer to that question is “yes”, or maybe “yes but you’ll have to clean it real good because it was in a grocery store for 6 years and never got cleaned once”
- Comment on whatever happened to in-store coffee grinders? 1 week ago:
I meant brick and mortar, refine that list to “pick up in store today” and see what happens. Lots of people still impulse shop and want it right this second, even if that means driving to the store and having it put in their car. I mean obviously you can go on amazon and get a v60 or a moka pot for less than $40
- Comment on whatever happened to in-store coffee grinders? 1 week ago:
If you’re serious about coffee you know it’s best to grind as soon as possible to brewing, so you get a grinder. A really good burr hand grinder is like $100 and a good enough one is like $20, a solid burr electric grinder is like $150.
If you don’t care so much you just buy preground. Keurig and nespresso “unrecyclable plastic waste generator for shit coffee” machines also needed far more shelf space. I cannot stress enough how the keurig is a blight on humanity. The coffee is objectively bad and that is whatever, it’s still drinkable, but it creates so much unnecessary plastic waste with every brew. This wouldn’t be so much of an issue if it didn’t become the de facto coffee method of every lazy shit who drinks coffee every morning (read: 60% of America). It is a scourge. It is pathetic that you go to a place like target and there are 18 different keurigs, 1 Mr. Coffee, and that’s it. At least the Mr coffee isn’t wasteful. But I digress. It wouldn’t kill them to stock a French press or something though.
An anecdote: I saw someone online who was able to buy a grocery store coffee grinder (Bunn G3) for crazy cheap (like $150) at auction around Covid times because the store was selling it off. Maybe that’s when they were getting rid of them? Apparently it was filthy, which tracks, but performed well once disassembled and thoroughly cleaned. They’re like $1400 new. But coffee people are nuts and that’s nothing, there are grinders that are like 4000+
- Comment on Confirmed - Electronic Arts (EA) sold off to investors including Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund 1 week ago:
so Saudi Arabia bought fifa, basically, with a free add on of some other sports games and a ton of dead ip that they hold.
All the sports games are basically gacha games now anyway with just yearly roster updates. And yet they get tons of whales dropping 10k+. Such a scam. Figures the saudi royals and kushner would be all about that unethical bullshit
- Comment on Anon plays GTA V 1 week ago:
An abstraction of imagination that results in a complete loss of inhibition?
- Comment on Anon plays GTA V 1 week ago:
Anon presented this as an a/b change, not a conceptual moment. That is a person who found a framework for depersonalization to take its footing in, even if it’s presented in a silly manner. There is not a prerequisite that states it must be pervasive enough to be the point of “no alternative” to be valid, that is asinine
- Comment on Anon plays GTA V 1 week ago:
anon discovers depersonalization and maybe an undiagnosed mental health issue that’s been ongoing for some time
- Comment on Why is lemmy full of insufferable lefties. You could be left wing and end up becoming right. Simply because of the insufferable people you meet here: don’t fit into there rules your gone, your trolled 1 week ago:
I’m using hyperbole obviously because you’re still obviously baiting. Either way point still stands if someone being mean to you on the internet means that you went from “supporting human rights” to “no longer supports human rights” then you probably never really did.
Like if you are being serious take a step back and realize that your argument boils down to “internet moderators were mean to me so I embraced homophobic, racist, sexist, ableist, etc rhetoric”. At least own that you just always wanted to call someone a slur deep down and were waiting for an excuse
- Comment on Why is lemmy full of insufferable lefties. You could be left wing and end up becoming right. Simply because of the insufferable people you meet here: don’t fit into there rules your gone, your trolled 1 week ago:
That game was just okay
- Comment on Why is lemmy full of insufferable lefties. You could be left wing and end up becoming right. Simply because of the insufferable people you meet here: don’t fit into there rules your gone, your trolled 1 week ago:
obvious bait but if all it took was a leftie being mean to you for you to abandon your ideals and completely invert them then you were obviously a fraud the entire time
- Comment on QUACK QUACK QUACK 1 week ago:
There are many prescription versions of supplements but they’re often rarely prescribed because of cost unless there is a specific need. Prescription meds are actually regulated though (supplements are not regulated in any way) so they are superior, albeit far more costly. But because supplements are unregulated there is no way to be sure the advertised dosage is correct, or the advertised compound is even present (though some manufacturers do independent testing tbf)
Take vitamin d for example. Most Americans (and most people in the world, tbh) are deficient. But your doctor will likely tell you to just get vitamin d supplements even though prescription cholecalciferol exists. That is typically only used for serious deficiencies, like if you need 50,000iu weekly. But it is manufactured in more traditional dosages like 1-2000iu for daily use.
But in America for a great deal of people who are either uninsured, underinsured, or even with decent insurance cholecalciferol will almost always be significantly more expensive than simply buying a supplement vitamin d3, so the supplement is recommended. And this is one of the cheapest possible examples. Deplin vs levomefolic acid for example is much more dramatic of a price difference
- Comment on proof of wormholes 1 week ago:
Again, I think Tylenol is ultimately safe but I think it’s silly to hand wave entire well constructed papers based on the nothing you’ve presented (other than appeal to authority, which is meaningless, because this is an anonymous forum. I can literally say that I’m osterholm and you should listen to me (I’m not though)).
The debate is there, you’re clearly on the dissent side. Great, but at least substantiate your views
- Comment on proof of wormholes 2 weeks ago:
This is bad reasoning. For one the mt Sinai meta is not poorly structured. For two there’s not exactly an “overwhelming number” of contrary studies. For three there’s a number of studies besides the mt Sinai study. You dismiss the meta on lack of merit without actually examining it and place it against fantastical papers (that may or may not exist, and as mentioned the quantity of which is being exaggerated)
In addition to the mt Sinai paper 2 other similar papers came out in 2025 (one from Harvard, one from environmental health) showing a link. There’s also the danish birth study which showed a link between Tylenol and a specific presentation of autism (hyperkinetic symptoms, closer to adhd).
Papers to the contrary aren’t necessarily “overwhelming” either, there’s 3-4 metas recently that show no causal link and the big one is the Swedish birth study I referenced in the initial post. But that’s countered by the above metas and the danish birth study.
Therein lies the issue and why it’s a point of debate. RFK is wrong to do what he is doing because the data is not strong enough to make the bold claim that he is making. He is a charlatan and likely scamming somehow (perhaps to sell folinic acid, which also has spurious data for efficacy). However, on the same point to reject the potential of Tylenols impact entirely because RFK is interested in it as a potential causal factor is equally foolish. It could be a factor. We don’t know yet. It needs more exploration. This could increase funding to explore it potentially (which could be a total waste of time).
IMO you should probably listen to the mt Sinai paper, which recommends that you take Tylenol if necessary during pregnancy as “untreated maternal fever and pain pose risks such as neural tube defects and preterm birth” and ultimately recommends a balanced approach limiting Tylenol exposure, eg try not to take tons of it
- Comment on proof of wormholes 2 weeks ago:
I know youre just speaking for example but just so anyone reading knows if a baby is that small please call a doctor as you should not be treating them with otc meds. Fever or significant discomfort in the first two months is potentially a real big deal and should always be evaluated by a physician
- Comment on QUACK QUACK QUACK 2 weeks ago:
Kenvue (parent of j&j) is primary manufacturer of Tylenol and their stock hit record low right before the Trump speech actually
- Comment on QUACK QUACK QUACK 2 weeks ago:
Leucovorin is the prescription version and is much higher dosage (mg range) whereas supplements are much lower (mcg range). This potentially clears a path for Dr oz to sell way more folinic acid (like literally 1000x more) or opens the door for a few manufacturers of generic leucovorin (gsk is the original but basically abandoned it years ago)
- Comment on proof of wormholes 2 weeks ago:
Yes, I touched upon this. Also, it’s not “their” meta. It’s a meta done by mt Sinai and Harvard (eg done with rigor) which openly admits the link cannot be established as causal because, as stated, there are many confounding factors to consider
- Comment on proof of wormholes 2 weeks ago:
There is some data to suggest there may be a link.
However. The data is very limited. Mt sinai did a meta of 46 studies and found a link (not necessarily causal). A Swedish population study of like 2.5 million children found no link. Etc.
The modest increase that could exist is unclear and confounded. Is it Tylenol or is something that the Tylenol is being taken for? Eg if the mom is having frequent headaches or fevers is the underlying condition impacting development and making it look like Tylenol does?
But why?
Two big answers:
Kenvue (Tylenol manufacturer) is not exactly a “pharmaceutical giant”. They’re a much easier target for rfk to go after with much less in terms of resources. They absolutely will sue though and appear to be preparing to do so though. But going after vaccines (his big target), especially stuff like Covid vaccines, means going after real pharmaceutical giants. Moderna, Pfizer, Johnson and Johnson, etc. deeeeeep pockets and serious legal teams. This may be a fight he feels he can “win” to start gaining momentum and precedent.
IMO the bigger reason is political capital. He has a large following of desperate parents that want an answer for why their child has autism or intellectual disability. I know a lot of people on here are like “autism is a superpower” and that’s great but these people are stuck in the disability mindset. It’s also important to remember that autism is a broad spectrum. Some of these parents have children that are nonverbal, that can’t toilet or shower independently, that get extremely violent when frustrated, that need 24/7 assistance and will never live independently. Of course some of them are just frustrated that their otherwise fine kid isn’t “normal” enough but that’s a whole other frustrating thing.
They’re desperate for answers. The reality of the situation is that there isn’t a simple answer. The overwhelming evidence suggests a combination of factors: genetics, environmental, social and behavioral. But this is unsatisfying. I’ve worked with people on this for years and when you say “it’s probably a combination of factors” they are never happy with that. They want something to blame. This is the political capital. He is giving them that. Basically everyone has taken Tylenol within the past year. Most pregnant women will take Tylenol at some point for discomfort, pain, fever, etc.
Now they will not only have the answer to “what did this”, they will have him as a person to hold up as the savior who gave them the answer. I saw the same thing happen when I started around 2010. Even though it was years after it happened people still attached to Wakefield and were so grateful he gave them the explanation that it was the MMR vaccine. They’d “protect their other children” as a result by not vaccinating them. Didn’t matter if you pointed out Wakefields proven financial links to an alternative MMR vaccine, the retraction of the paper, him getting his medical license revoked, etc. That’s how desperate they are for answers. FWIW Wakefield is still super rich and got married to literal supermodels so that’s why he doubled down and probably a major factor in why rfk is doing the same
- Comment on How did easy access to Porn while growing up impacted Gen-Z ? 2 weeks ago:
Most of it is in line with what you’d think: not that terrible unless you’re repressed and think that sex is bad or you have the religious hang ups that dictate sex should be sacred in some way
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27105446/ - higher consumption of pornography in adolescence leads to more permissive sexual attitudes (eg casual sex)
ovid.com/…/26318318231153984~pornography-and-its-… - association (not necessarily causal) of pornography use and earlier loss of virginity as well as greater risk taking in sex (such as inconsistent use of condoms, which could perhaps be addressed by the industry using them more)
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30919052/ longitudinal studies find weak or no links between increased use of pornography and decreased psychological well being
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35294070/ while there are longitudinal studies that show correlation between pornography use and sexual harassment/assault there are studies to suggest that this may not be causal and other confounding variables such as peer environment, family attitudes, or personality traits may be more causal in nature)
Lots more but a lot of the negative effects are often tied to guilt and shame which is socially derived and possibly without basis
- Comment on Nintendo now has a US patent on summoning characters and making them battle for you | VGC 3 weeks ago:
The true fault here is the us patent system.
Nintendo is shitty for patenting this, sure, but why was the patent granted? This has happened numerous times for big tech companies where an overly broad patent is granted that allows them to stifle innovation and bully smaller companies out of business instead of properly competing with government protection
- Comment on Imgur's Community Is In Full Revolt Against Its Owner 5 weeks ago:
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Seems like it did okay for many years before selling to private equity that absolutely destroyed the site and filled it with obtrusive advertising
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There’s probably a middle ground between a project like lemmy (for example) and whatever imgur has become
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- Comment on Imgur's Community Is In Full Revolt Against Its Owner 5 weeks ago:
The equity firms that own places like this with tens of millions of users or more know that they will ultimately win simply because of inertia and momentum. It’s fucked because they’re preying on people’s sense of community and shit but that’s the world we live in now, you have to be ready to bail in the places you hang out online at a moments notice because at any moment some rich dick could be like “hmm, this could be a good performer in my portfolio, let’s get some intrusive advertising on there and cut services drastically”
- Comment on Anyone remember this famous press conference and how it ended? 1 month ago:
I hope it’s a dove 🕊️ or some other fun magic trick
Oh, maybe it’s treats and candies
Whatever it is I’m sure it won’t give everyone in attendance ptsd nightmares.
- Comment on They'd just appear out of nowhere 1 month ago:
If it makes you feel any better you’ll know when it happens, they increase by a lot. If they increase noticeably you should get it checked out but if it increases so substantially that you’re like man what the hell is going on then you need emergency care, basically, but also you can’t really miss it?
- Comment on They'd just appear out of nowhere 1 month ago:
I have a lot of these because I’ve had numerous eye surgeries and they’re ultimately just gunk in the vitreous fluid of the eye. I wish there was a way that they could drain, filter, and replace your vitreous fluid when it gets like mine. Like an eyeball oil change. There’s not though, as far as I know.
A tip: if you suddenly see a ton more of these get it checked out asap, especially if you are very near sighted
- Comment on heaven 2 months ago:
Short people live longer, that’s the trade off. No heaven
- Comment on Anon starts to believe 2 months ago:
Have you not seen how advertising destroys everything it touches and co-opts every space, continually intruding further and further to become more “effective”
I know you have because you are here on the internet. Depending on your age you have likely seen the decline of sites like reddit, youtube, google, etc. if your older you’ve probably seen newspapers get destroyed in a similar fashion, television, etc. outdoor advertising (billboards, in stores, signage, etc) has only become more obtrusive, offensive, and ever present through the decades as well
Admen find a space where people are, shove themselves into it, take that space over, then demand control of that space to enforce that their ads are “respected”. With the modern internet they shamelessly steal tons of data about you so their ad spends can be more “effective” because again, they have no ethics whatsoever. They don’t care if that complete violates your privacy and they don’t care if that data continually gets breached when it’s handed through 80 brokers. “Well, I wasn’t the one that did it! Doesn’t matter that I perpetuate a system that’s totally fucked” Except for cases like Google and meta of course where they absolutely were the ones who were. But again, no ethics whatsoever
Fuck advertisers. Advertisers are the bane of existence. They dont believe in their products, they just believe in soulless consumerism. They fight unfair; if you create systems to evade their bullshit they use their power to destroy those systems (going back to things like tivo). They are the devil, the antichrist. Kill all admen and make the world a better place. If you work in advertising take a long hard look at your life and figure out where it all went wrong, and then go work a more respectable job like being the person who changes urinal ice in strip clubs.
- Comment on Anon starts to believe 2 months ago:
This is 100% true
Admen for companies like Monsanto in the 1950s pushed the idea of the “green lawn” and rebranded clover as a weed to push herbicides and nitrogen fertilizers
Clover is resilient with lower water needs, its softer, it naturally deters pests, and most importantly it pulls nitrogen from the air and pushes it into the soil.
Once again advertisers prove that they are absolute scumbags with no ethics whatsoever who will value making a dollar over destroying ecosystems
- Comment on See their point 2 months ago:
100%
Elliott smith and bright eyes? Great music but miss me with that shit. I’m done with mopey days of dwelling in sadness and misery.
Charli xcx and jpop? Hell yeah. The world is terrible but I can at least have fun when I listen to music
