iltoroargento
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- Comment on Every little thing she fries is magic 1 month ago:
“Rrrrraaaaawwwxanne!”
- Comment on Default password 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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? 1 month 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 1 month ago:
Awesome! Thanks lol
- Comment on I always get them confused. 1 month ago:
I, too, love stories of otter space.
- Comment on This is my hole! 1 month 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 1 month ago:
Yep!
- Comment on "Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration." - Abraham Lincoln 1 month 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 1 month ago:
“It’s not going to happen!!!”
- Comment on Important information 1 month ago:
“Observe my trolley. These are my weapons…”
- Comment on beams 2 months ago:
I’m enjoying both, but go with your preference!
- Comment on This is a painting of Commander Riker fighting Godzilla. 2 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? 2 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? 2 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. 2 months ago:
So full of hope in this still lol
- Comment on california 2 months ago:
“You must never go there, Simba…”
- Comment on california 2 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 2 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 3 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 3 months ago:
- Comment on How my family got to Star Trek 4 months ago:
Fully automated, too!
- Comment on "¡Hola, soy Vince con Slap Chop!" It's not a dub! 4 months ago:
The jokes still hit pretty much the same lol. Definitely same energy.
- Comment on The way my daughter's middle school health class classifies drugs is insane. 6 months ago:
“I’ve made a huge mistake…”
- Comment on Which Path? 6 months ago:
I have a feeling that there isn’t a lot of overlap in those communities, which is all the more interesting to me lol
- Comment on How do you moderate yourself? 1 year ago:
Totally get that. And of course!
I think stuff that gets you out of the same headspace and even room in which you game can help reprioritize things.
Video editing is a super useful skill and it may make you want to go out and capture different shots or compile something for someone else, too. My highschool buddy started getting into AV stuff a while ago and just did a really good job compiling the highlights of another of our friend’s weddings and I guarantee all of us are gonna keep that file on some drive for a long time!
As others have said, if it’s that progression loop kinda thing you’re stuck in like with an MMO or online shooter, I say kick that stuff as fast as you can.
If you really wanna keep going with some of the MMO stuff, look into hosting your own game. My buddies and I love old school World of Warcraft and finally decided to host our own server which has been a game changer.
Idk if that’s all gonna be applicable, but you can cut down or out a lot of stuff by just identifying what “itch” is scratched by your gaming. If you take steps to control how you consume that media, you are more aware of the time commitment and effect it has on you.
Hope that helps and it’s awesome you’re looking to introspect about your hobbies!
- Comment on How do you moderate yourself? 1 year ago:
Honestly, mine came about organically with other responsibilities and interests.
Earlier on, I’d moderated myself but picking up another hobby, like playing bass guitar and adding that into my priorities.
Once out of college, other priorities, like making better than decent meals, my significant other, and continuing my tabletop RPG crew kinda helped me stop spending endless weekend or day off hours on a game.
Probably, the largest piece for me is having a family and a friend group that I care to keep up with. When I was younger, I escaped through games, but now I use them more like how I use a book or TV series and look for experiences I’ll find meaningful instead of just grinding rep or xp points in a loop.
- Comment on Is there any christian religions that don't believe in space? 1 year ago:
I feel distressed, tbh…
