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- Comment on Optimus Prime vs Megatron - "Transformers The Movie" (1986) 2 days ago:
Reminds me of the Futurama Nixon Dubbing a bit.
- Comment on Excellent anti smoking ad 4 days ago:
Geese will fuck you up like Joe Pesci in Goodfellas, though.
“[Silly], how?”
- Comment on time to Finish the Fight 6 days ago:
So… Do this with Halo 3 and Reach and this was basically my college unwinding experience. So many teams battles lol
- Comment on Memory is a fickle mistress 1 week ago:
It shows.
- Comment on Memory is a fickle mistress 1 week ago:
In its first years it actually ran alongside a lot of interesting and significantly more scholarly shows on those two networks. The early 2000s actually had some solid programming on the history channel. Pretty quickly devolved into pawn stars and ancient aliens after that, though. So, yeah, half to most of its run was alongside utter garbage.
- Comment on CEO brains go brrrrr 2 weeks ago:
True. I mean, it really is a bit of Vulcan chess with regard to all the external factors. Historically, at some point, there is likely a group that will come around and hoover all that up or destroy/squander it. Depending on their goals, this could be better or worse lol
- Comment on CEO brains go brrrrr 2 weeks ago:
Those have been carved away as well and there are always other ways to transfer wealth:/ Eventually, seizure is probably the option if there’s a group willing to make that happen. Depends on the trajectory of the government, though, but my money is on more BS tax breaks and moneyed protectionism unless there’s a significant upheaval.
- Comment on Every little thing she fries is magic 2 months ago:
“Rrrrraaaaawwwxanne!”
- Comment on Default password 2 months ago:
Yep. I went down the rabbit hole on this one lol the fiddler is a magnetic personality. I was in rapt attention the whole time lol.
- Comment on Effort require Effort 2 months ago:
Not sure if you meant it this way, but this comes off as a pretty flippant take on humanity’s evolutionary history and psychology as applied to a middle school classroom. There’s a lot more going on than just humanity’s supersocial nature.
Of course, we’re social animals lol but within that reality, we have largely been able to communicate effectively and engage in learning. What the original commentor is saying is that those kids, apparently one third of each class, are severely lacking in any functional communication skills and framework.
Throughout our species’ history, we have developed efficient ways of communicating and learning. These kids mentioned are not trained to consider (or, in some cases, are completely oblivious to) how their communication and behavior is perceived by peers, teachers, and concerned parents and bystanders. As was stated in the original comment, many kids think/care only about how their actions and words are perceived by their target audience. That has always been part of the learning process, but I see it has become more prevalent and somewhat louder/more pronounced in older kids than it has been in the past.
I see a lot of factors feeding into this, but I think most of them boil down to the increased isolation and anxiety experienced by teens and preteens, today, and the lack of exposure to/familiarity with efficient, substantive, and effective communication.
Growing up is confusing and frightening enough, and, now, these kids are exposed to a lot more information that’s increasingly curated into smaller and smaller sound bytes and memes designed to highlight outrage, anxiety, and disillusionment.
I think a lot of the “brainrot” culture we see today stems from young people wanting to communicate nonsensically as they are desensitized by the sheer amount of similarly coded content and communication they are exposed to. I grew up with other ways to shut off my brain and deal with the anxiety and inherent loneliness that comes with growing up and finding more of a sense of self, but these kids don’t have the same breathing room as I did.
To your last point about education systems fighting against social behavior, I actually see the opposite. A massive amount of studies and practices have been implemented on how best to utilize the double edged sword of our social nature. Nearly every professional development training or meeting I go to deals with encouraging positive social interactions and discourse. I think if you look to schools and districts that actually walk the walk of education, you’ll see a lot of progress.
- Comment on Nintendo has reportedly shut down Ryujinx, the Switch emulator that was supposedly immune 2 months ago:
Nintendo’s been way too busy in this scene for too long a time for that to be the only reason. I can see that such a leak wouldn’t help, but they’ve been pouring money into these cases for years and have really ramped it up in the last five or so
- Comment on Nintendo has reportedly shut down Ryujinx, the Switch emulator that was supposedly immune 2 months ago:
Lol it’s like Nintendo just wants to back itself into a corner and waste away with it’s IP. Jeez. I honestly have no desire to purchase anything from them anymore.
I still emulate a solid amount of their games I’ve had for most of my life because I don’t want to wear down my old hardware.
They haven’t gotten a cent out of me since the GameCube, though, so I understand I’m probably not going to be their target audience anymore.
- Comment on Why does the media print rags to riches stories? 2 months ago:
It isn’t ironic that they are revolting people, though…
- Comment on "Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration." - Abraham Lincoln 2 months ago:
Awesome! Thanks lol
- Comment on I always get them confused. 2 months ago:
I, too, love stories of otter space.
- Comment on This is my hole! 2 months ago:
“That’s right… the square hole!”
Honestly this YouTube video loves rent free in my mind and I often find myself hearing those voices when something similar happens irl lol
- Comment on "Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration." - Abraham Lincoln 2 months ago:
Yep!
- Comment on "Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration." - Abraham Lincoln 2 months ago:
This is Alex Hirsch, just for those who don’t know, but I’m wondering where exactly this presentation was given as I’ve seen multiple pictures of this.
- Comment on when AI tries to get in my way 2 months ago:
“It’s not going to happen!!!”
- Comment on Important information 2 months ago:
“Observe my trolley. These are my weapons…”
- Comment on beams 3 months ago:
I’m enjoying both, but go with your preference!
- Comment on This is a painting of Commander Riker fighting Godzilla. 3 months ago:
“They’re just wrestling, Timmy.”
- Comment on If Necromancy suddenly became possible, can the undead be called as a witness during court proceedings? 3 months ago:
I hope someone is writing this novel already, but there’s definitely some gold in a story featuring witness tampering and faking DNA signatures for recently deceased witnesses to take the stand.
I’m out of Dresden Files novels, so this would definitely scratch my urban fantasy/magipunk itch.
- Comment on If Necromancy suddenly became possible, can the undead be called as a witness during court proceedings? 3 months ago:
Oh, there are far worse things than death.
Lol seriously, though, I’m sure we’d come up with something. Humanity is remarkably inventive when it comes to punishments. Thankfully, now, some of us are at least talking about better ways to make them fit the crime.
- Comment on I'll have a Number 9, a Number 9 large, a Number 6 with extra dip, two Number 45's, one with cheese, and a large soda. 3 months ago:
So full of hope in this still lol
- Comment on california 3 months ago:
“You must never go there, Simba…”
- Comment on california 3 months ago:
I mean, for the most part, yes, you’re totally right. However, one drive through Bakersfield and you might think you slept through a nuclear apocalypse…
- Comment on Smart sous vide cooker to start charging $2/month for 10-year-old companion app 4 months ago:
Genuinely everything. It’s like a whole program on just “how to find the newest worst way to be a human being”.
- Comment on laughs in belter creole 4 months ago:
Shohreh Aghdashloo is so cool. Every time I play Mass Effect 2 or 3, I always get stoked for the quarians. Her voice definitely lives rent free in my head.
- Comment on Translating 4 months ago: