Perspectivist
@Perspectivist@feddit.uk
Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.
- George Orwell
- Comment on weed can increase anxiety some say. does CBD oil have that effect too? 2 days ago:
I get social anxiety from weed but it’s not chronic. Only when I’m high around someone who doesn’t know it.
- Comment on "Between raising two young boys and putting in long hours at a marketing job, Kevin Caldwell can almost never find the time to make dinner. So he and his husband spend about $700 a week to order in" 1 week ago:
I don’t like grocery shopping, cooking, eating or doing the dishes. I’d even hire someone to eat for me if I could.
- Comment on "Between raising two young boys and putting in long hours at a marketing job, Kevin Caldwell can almost never find the time to make dinner. So he and his husband spend about $700 a week to order in" 1 week ago:
There’s a bit more nuance to it than home cooked meals being healthy and eating out being unhealthy.
- Comment on What is the best way to drop 50lbs in two months without spending alot and no fad diets? 1 week ago:
I’m aware of one case where a man lost a ton of weight by fasting for several months and maybe taking some supplements but that was done under medical supervision. It can definitely be done but it’s dangerous.
- Comment on What is the best way to drop 50lbs in two months without spending alot and no fad diets? 1 week ago:
Working out has a lot of positive health benefits but it plays just a tiny role in weight loss. It’s virtually all about diet.
- Comment on What is the best way to drop 50lbs in two months without spending alot and no fad diets? 1 week ago:
If you stop eating entirely for 2 months you might just barely make it.
- Comment on Is it possible that the rich are so rich that they have created inflation? 1 week ago:
Rich people don’t hoard money. You don’t get rich by doing that. Most of their wealth is invested - the money is put back into circulation. What they do hoard is wealth but that mostly means things that can be easily sold and turned into cash but it’s not cash they’re hoarding.
- Comment on If the 2028 election was held today, who would you vote for? 2 weeks ago:
Assuming you’re talking about presidential elections - no one. The next elections are in 2030, not 2028.
I’ve been happy with Stubb so I’ll probably vote for him even though I voted for Haavisto last time.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
A little context would be in place. I have no idea what you’re even talking about.
- Comment on If someone tells you "you support socialism, yet you use products of capitalism", what would you say? 2 weeks ago:
I’d ask them what makes them think I support socialism.
- Comment on Im stupid but have money 2 weeks ago:
In the bank? Whatever you do, don’t keep six figure numbers on your bank account. Either invest it in ETF index fund or buy something fun or useful.
- Comment on LMAO too much ID tv here. If I wanted to bury a body in my yard, should I still call the hotline so I don't hit a gas line or something? I nominate this for stupid question of 2026 3 weeks ago:
Only if you use an excavator. You’re probably not going to break it with a shovel.
- Comment on Knowing one's place 3 weeks ago:
Me neither. I asked an LLM to translate this and it said:
Am I imagining this feeling that Lemmy is just recycling Reddit’s cultural memes in a way that makes them seem less genuine?
- Comment on Are horses in the wild "ravished" by the Stallion? 4 weeks ago:
Sometimes the stallion gets kicked in the head, shits himself and dies.
You can find the video if you’re interested.
- Comment on Someone, I'm thinking with multiple accounts, is downvoting EVERY comment I make. Mildly aggravating, mostly sad for someone like that. Can I find out who and just block them? 4 weeks ago:
I highly recommend going into settings and hiding downvotes from yourself. Stick to dealing with the people who at least bother to engage in written form.
Downvoting is lazy and adds zero value. It’s pure masochism to let yourself get even a tiny bit annoyed just because some rando on the other side of the world spent 0.5 seconds clicking a down arrow on your comment - which they probably didn’t even read to the end.
- Comment on Someone, I'm thinking with multiple accounts, is downvoting EVERY comment I make. Mildly aggravating, mostly sad for someone like that. Can I find out who and just block them? 4 weeks ago:
I’ve had posts with hundreds of upvotes and one or two downvotes. It’s interesting to contact the downvoters via PM. Not in an accusatory tone but with curiosity.
- Comment on Someone, I'm thinking with multiple accounts, is downvoting EVERY comment I make. Mildly aggravating, mostly sad for someone like that. Can I find out who and just block them? 4 weeks ago:
Nothing about that comments comes across as defending it. Also, pedophilia is not synonymous with sexual abuse.
- Comment on Tried to carefully install the faucet immediately after gluing and caulking the sink 4 weeks ago:
I don’t pick the faucet models - my customers do. I just install them.
If they were unhappy with the previous one, they’d choose something different next time, but they don’t. To me, that says they see zero issue with it.
I can literally walk into any house around here, and the bathroom faucet will be nearly identical to this one. Kitchen faucets are bigger, and most places have a utility sink too, but this is the standard for bathrooms.
I have installed ones that I think were genuinely bad as well but again - the customer chose it, not me. I’m not going to start talking them out of it.
- Comment on Tried to carefully install the faucet immediately after gluing and caulking the sink 4 weeks ago:
I genuinely don’t see the issue with that. I’ve installed probably around 500 faucets in my career, and not once has a customer ever pushed for a different model just because they don’t want to make physical contact with the sink.
I’d get it if it was so tight it actually got in the way of washing your hands, but that’s not the case here.
- Comment on Tried to carefully install the faucet immediately after gluing and caulking the sink 4 weeks ago:
I have no trouble with it myself.
- Comment on Tried to carefully install the faucet immediately after gluing and caulking the sink 4 weeks ago:
I said brand, not model.
- Comment on Tried to carefully install the faucet immediately after gluing and caulking the sink 4 weeks ago:
I meant the toilet itself.
And yes!
- Comment on Tried to carefully install the faucet immediately after gluing and caulking the sink 4 weeks ago:
This came with installation hardware too, but a lot of new toilets don’t even have holes for bolts nowadays. The adhesive is more than sufficient to hold it down to the floor tiles. The silicone caulking I use to tidy it up afterwards just adds to that hold.
The main reason to not use bolts is to avoid drilling into the floor and puncturing the water proofing membrane or floor heat pipes/cables.
- Comment on Tried to carefully install the faucet immediately after gluing and caulking the sink 4 weeks ago:
I try an talk all my customers into using this brand due to the quality and serviceability of them. They should be paying me a provision. I just replaced one that was 38 years old.
- Comment on Tried to carefully install the faucet immediately after gluing and caulking the sink 4 weeks ago:
I’ve never seen a toilet seat that wasn’t bolted to the toilet.
First time for everything. It’s a friction fit.
But yeah I mean the toilet. In my language toilet refers to the entire room and toilet seat is the thing you shit into.
- Comment on Tried to carefully install the faucet immediately after gluing and caulking the sink 4 weeks ago:
Yeah, silicone-like adhesive. It sits on top of a cabinet, and that’s exactly how the manufacturer says to install it.
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- Comment on I'm looking for the best free online storage site my files. That is heavily encrypted and respect people's privacy, what would you suggest? 5 weeks ago:
You’re describing a paid service. With “free” and “respects privacy” you can only pick one. Free services like that are paid by violating your privacy.
- Comment on [deleted] 5 weeks ago:
Probably either wasn’t the guy you thought he was or he thought of it as a scam.
- Comment on How much money should one person realistically make or have? 1 month ago:
Billionaires don’t have billions in their bank accounts. That’s not how wealth works. It’s not like they’re sitting on a pile of cash and just want more. The vast majority of it is tied to property and businesses. Thinking that just because one could comfortably retire that they should is kind of like telling a runner to stop running after having completed their first marathon. They’re a runner - runners run. A person who became a billionaire views making money the same way. It’s what they do. It’s what they’re good at and derive meaning from.
