meco03211
@meco03211@lemmy.world
- Comment on Why do people care so much that their friend or family member’s partner is attractive and not just loving? 11 hours ago:
I, too, am in a mixed attractiveness relationship. Though I’m on the opposite side as you. All I can say is if my wife was receiving those comments, she did not show it. After all these years I think her family and friends accept me.
But in all seriousness, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. If you are happy, then that’s all that matters.
- Comment on What techniques do bad faith users use online to overwhelm other users in online discussion and arguments? 1 week ago:
From my example, the part where they claim to have not made the argument is what I’d consider gaslighting. My understanding of gaslighting is any attempt to make someone question reality. So the reality is they definitely said one thing. When that goes wrong, they claim to have never said it. It’s a tool of someone who manipulates.
- Comment on What techniques do bad faith users use online to overwhelm other users in online discussion and arguments? 1 week ago:
Except literally not the echo chamber. The intent is to get the message to those not yet brainwashed so they don’t end up in an echo chamber. You can still directly and genuinely rebut their dumbassery. That’s not “bad faith”. The fact that I know the idiot won’t be swayed by the truth, doesn’t change the fact it’s the truth. Addressing idiotic points explicitly is not bad faith.
- Comment on What techniques do bad faith users use online to overwhelm other users in online discussion and arguments? 1 week ago:
Then they say they trust parents to make decisions on vaccines when what they mean is they are anti-vax.
Online debate can help in niche situations. It’s not about convincing the person toy are directly opposing. It’s about getting the counter arguments in a bigger forum so less brainwashed people might be able to avoid getting brainwashed.
- Comment on What techniques do bad faith users use online to overwhelm other users in online discussion and arguments? 1 week ago:
Gaslighting could take the form of saying “my political team would never do [the thing].” Their political team subsequently does [the thing]. Then claiming they never said the original statement. Sometimes they’re even so fucking stupid as to leave that comment visible so you can just screenshot it and ask “this you?”
… ask me how I know.
- Comment on Pedestrians Walking on Right or Left? 1 week ago:
My state has a law that you are to walk on the left side of the road. Check whatever level of laws you under?
- Comment on Gave him an offer, then took it away. Thanks PayPal. 1 week ago:
Not sure if there’s specific nuance between an employment contract and an offer letter, but an offer letter is legally binding.
- Comment on Gave him an offer, then took it away. Thanks PayPal. 1 week ago:
I don’t think there are explicit employer/employee federal regulations for that. There could be at the state level. However there are absolutely damages that occurred and a remedy can be pursued. It’s called promissory estoppel. A signed offer letter is a legally binding document. They don’t just get to wiggle out of that legally.
- Comment on How do children address a non-binary parent? 2 weeks ago:
Nephew/ niece is nibling. Like sibling.
- Comment on I (M32) gained 140lbs in a year from bad choices, almost all in my belly (now 69-inches) due to rare genetics. With my unique proportions, I’ve outgrown most off-the-rack clothing options. Advice? 3 weeks ago:
To physically lose weight boils down to simple arithmetic. Calories in minus calories out. If that number is positive, you’ll gain weight. If it’s negative you’ll lose weight. Calories out mainly being your exercise. If that is difficult, you need to reduce calories in. It really is that simple.
The problem comes with aspects of health that aren’t physical. You clearly touched on a number of issues that drove you to this spiral. You need to make sure your mental health is in check. Address the mental health issues while you tackle the physical issues.
- Comment on As a US citizen who was born in the UK, how risky is it to leave and reenter the US right now? 1 month ago:
As a citizen you should be safe. Are you white? That makes it a little safer. Probably wouldn’t hurt if you’re attractive and female…
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fuck I hate this timeline
- Comment on How likely is it that Trump will be the first President assassinated since Kennedy? 1 month ago:
All are republican except for the 12th in line which is RFK Jr listed as independent. The list goes to 18.
- Comment on How likely is it that Trump will be the first President assassinated since Kennedy? 1 month ago:
But he also says it stupid like them, in a way that can’t be faked. That’s why they love him. It’s the classic “wanting to hear your opinion in someone else’s voice”. They want to hear their shitty opinions in someone else’s voice. Except because they’re idiots, they get grammar and syntax wrong. Or they ramble through a dozen conspiracy theories in a single run on sentence.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
Intent could matter, if they addressed their actions after the fact. Acknowledging that it looks bad and affirming your position to the contrary is the minimum. He has not done that.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
I’d argue some of this depends on how old you are. Hypothetically if you’re very young and there’s a lot of deeper issues between your father and mother, it might not be best to try to explain a lot of that to you. Young kids aren’t going to really grasp the nuance of certain things or shouldn’t be burdened with something like “your mother was horribly abusive to me and also cheating, and I needed a way out as I was emotionally wrecked myself”. That example is a bit extreme to be fair. But from that you might get a sense for when that scenario should be revealed to the child (likely as an adult), or depending on how far reality departs from that example when would be an appropriate time.
Now on the other end of the hypothetical spectrum, if you’re older and your dad was just an asshole cheating for fun, I can see that being a justifiable reason to cut them off (situationally dependent).
Odds are you land somewhere between these. If you don’t have friends or other family to talk to about it, it might behoove you to try and get some professional counseling. And understand that someone else could go through the exact same situation as you and come to a different conclusion and that doesn’t mean either of you are wrong.
- Comment on Am I a bad artist 😂? 2 months ago:
Height matters too. You can have text on the right be “first” but it needs to be obviously higher on the page.
- Comment on Is there a less stinky way to cook broccoli? 2 months ago:
It’s different. You posted elsewhere that broccoli had sulfurophane compounds which contribute to the smell. Sulfur is pretty universally stinky. It’s in the rotten egg smell, skunks, and fireworks. So if sulfur is involved, it will likely have a strong odor. Cilantro is a genetic issue. There’s a gene on the 11th chromosome that allows a small percentage of people to taste the aldehyde components of the plant giving it a soap-like taste to those people.
- Comment on Is there a less stinky way to cook broccoli? 2 months ago:
I took it more of as “broccoli smells good” rather than it doesn’t smell at all. Which I agree with personally. However I’m also not dating op so I’m sure they will give my opinion the appropriate consideration in their decision.
- Comment on Is there a less stinky way to cook broccoli? 2 months ago:
New partner? Nose plugs?
- Comment on Epic sues Fortnite cheater, donates his winnings to charity, forces him to publicly apologise, bans him for life, and all but sends him to his room without dinner 3 months ago:
Cheating on your wife with a porn start and illegally paying her hush money gets you the white house.
- Comment on Speaking honestly, what has to happen for you personally to take to the street in protest of the current administration. 3 months ago:
Maybe he means failed to enact meaningful change? I don’t much had changed internally for insurance companies other than getting a legal basis to stamp out any vocal dissent as a “threat”.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 months ago:
Man, youre getting really worked up over this. Reminds me of a certain single letter conspiracy theorist group.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 months ago:
No. But you’re crying to us because they didn’t. Suck it the fuck up and actually do a little research yourself. “Trust but verify.”
- Comment on [deleted] 3 months ago:
It’s not that video’s job to provide that counter. That’s yours. This isn’t being published in a scientific journal or something. It’s a YouTube video.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 months ago:
Ad hominem non sequitur? You’re going places.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 months ago:
That’s like saying a prosecutor should also present the defense. It’s not their job. That’s yours. You need to judge how accurate the information is and find ways to verify it. Qs blindly accept any information their side presents without any attempt to critically assess its validity. They also ignore contrary information with similar effort. It’s what makes them so dangerous. A bad actor on “their side” can manipulate them simply by speaking. A good actor on the “other side” could be 100% factual with ample sourcing and citing and will never convince them of the truth.
- Comment on Is there any non-zero possibility Musk was not doing a Hitler Salute? 4 months ago:
He’s like only part way there. I grew up in the 90s too when being gay was “bad”. In my younger years I would have absolutely said I’m not homophobic but would have made damn sure no one thought I was. Spoiler alert. It was homophobic even if I didn’t realize it. However in my older years I recognize that for what it was.
- Comment on Report: Switch 2 Announcement Expected This Week 4 months ago:
Good gods! Already? Could they not have prepped us for this with an announcement like last month?
- Comment on If God is all powerful and created human. How come God in endowed with human emotions? Shouldn't he or she be beyond that? 4 months ago:
How the hell do they explain his “love” then? Seems like they create more problems than they fix with this crap.
- Comment on Hypothetically, if you are a witness or whistleblower who's adversary was a very big corporation (such as boeing), what measures could you take to prevent yourself from being "suicided"? 5 months ago:
There are apps that will upload video to the web live while recording in the background. Don’t have any interactions with random strangers that you aren’t recording. Have security cams at your house recording 24/7 saving remotely to a secure server.