Snowpix
@Snowpix@lemmy.ca
I’m just your average Canadian wolf. I’m a siren enthusiast and railfan as my main hobbies. I run the Civil Defense Sirens Wiki, and am working on restoring a few vintage sirens (such as a FS&S Model L and a rare Sterling Siren MOD. F) as well as a 1970s Safetran mechanical crossing bell.
- Comment on [Serious] Why do so many people seem to hate veganism? 1 week ago:
I said this on another thread posted by a very antagonistic vegan: Acting holier-than-thou, smug, and hostile is not a good way to convince people of your arguments. It pushes people away and biases them against you and the argument you’re making.
Far too often I see vegans outright shaming and harassing people for choosing to eat meat, or acting smug and superior because they are making “the right moral decision” and everyone else is lessor for thinking otherwise.
Now, if I came here acting the same way, but I was championing eating only meat and shaming others for eating vegetables, I’m sure vegans would be upset for the same reason.
It’s gotten bad enough that a lot of people (admittedly myself included) are put off by vegans and their arguments. Not because the arguments don’t have merit (they certainly do) but because enough vegans have acted antagonistic or smug that they get shunned for it.
If you really want people to listen to you, you need to frame it from a friendlier and more down-to-earth position and not come across as hostile. The human mind tends to close itself off immediately when faced with hostility.
- Comment on Why do people still eat beef when we know it's terrible for Earth? 1 week ago:
This might not be a “stupid” question, but it sure is a loaded and leading one that for sure isn’t in good faith. Welcome to my block list, enjoy your stay.
- Comment on Why do people still eat beef when we know it's terrible for Earth? 1 week ago:
It’s almost like being extremely antagonistic and smug doesn’t convince people of your arguments and just puts them off…
- Comment on Anon reaches a new level 1 week ago:
Who pissed in your cereal this morning?
- Comment on Wow, this is so much faster 1 week ago:
Send in the fleet of Ford Pintos!
- Comment on Anon revisits early youtube 1 week ago:
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- Comment on Anon works in a high end restaurant 1 week ago:
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- Comment on cowabunga 1 week ago:
Yeah, that’s kinda the point. It’s a euthanasia coaster for those who want to die painlessly while having the ride of their lives.
- Comment on cowabunga 1 week ago:
Wikipedia rabbit holes are a hell of a drug.
- Comment on cowabunga 1 week ago:
I read that it would give the riders time to think things over, in case they realized they didn’t want to die. The coaster would allow for those who change their mind to get off and descend once reaching the top of the hill, I think there was supposed to be a button riders could hit to signal the operator.
- Comment on The miracle of childbirth 2 weeks ago:
Why does this upset you so badly? Priorities, man. Priorities.
- Comment on Evolution isn't linear. 2 weeks ago:
Nooooo! Not another fire/fighting starter!
- Comment on Geography is neat 2 weeks ago:
A swear word? On the internet?! Scandalous!
- Comment on Is there a more politically and ideologically diverse alternative for Lemmy? 3 weeks ago:
They’re authoritarians like the Nazis, but they aren’t Nazis. They like Stalin’s approach to authoritarianism instead.
- Comment on Giving someone oral is the most intimate thing you can do for someone. (IMO) 3 weeks ago:
gasp H-how lewd!
- Comment on Getting old sucks 3 weeks ago:
DURR PLANT!
- Comment on unsure why we are surprised lol 4 weeks ago:
Both can be true at the same time
- Comment on The world has become Applefied. 5 weeks ago:
They do that partially to encourage people not to sit down and eat inside for a long time. They want you in, buying their trash, and GTFO quickly after. They make the seats intentionally uncomfortable so you don’t stay for long.
- Comment on Why is alcohol legal if it's much more harmful than marijuana? 1 month ago:
Buddy, I’m quick to reply because I’m using Lemmy at this exact moment and get notified of your replies right away. Why on earth is that considered “obsessive?”
You’re so off track at this point. I don’t have any relation with this other person. Have you considered that more than one person can reply to a comment thread? Did you even think to actually look for more than 5 seconds before making baseless accusations, or did you just decide to double down?
All I was wondering is why you were continually replying to somebody instead of realizing they clearly don’t care about what you have to say. You’ve never learned what “Don’t Feed The Trolls” means and it shows. I asked one question and you immediately start making baseless accusations.
Well, I’ll let you get back to it then, I have no further interest in talking to either of you. Blocked.
- Comment on Why is alcohol legal if it's much more harmful than marijuana? 1 month ago:
What…? You’re completely off track here. I’ve been on this platform since the Reddit exodus, you can scroll through my entire post history and find out yourself. I’m not the other user.
- Comment on Why is alcohol legal if it's much more harmful than marijuana? 1 month ago:
Because I read this thread and was curious seeing how far you two would go. Clearly the other user isn’t interested in answering any of your questions, so why bother continuing?
- Comment on Why is alcohol legal if it's much more harmful than marijuana? 1 month ago:
Why are either of you still here? This entire thread is pointless lmao. You’re just egging each other on.
- Comment on thats why my characters are always in their underwear 1 month ago:
Straight out of E.O.A.!
- Comment on Rittenhouse killed two people and bragged about it. Colleges shouldn't host him to speak. 1 month ago:
The right keeps moving head over heels to defend and support shitty people, instead of admitting that perhaps they’re not people worth defending when they prove themselves to be consistently awful. It’s not a good look for the right.
I don’t get why that’s a difficult concept to understand. Bad apples spoil the entire bunch.
- Comment on That wasn't a microwave safe bowl... 1 month ago:
“The masks! They do nothing!”
- Comment on Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes 1 month ago:
“I’m an ADULT!”
- Comment on I have attempted science. 1 month ago:
I Have No Mouth and I Must Sneeze.
- Comment on Nerding out in group is fun tho 1 month ago:
Ha, I wish videos on that topic were more widespread. Nobody in the community is making that sort of thing, most of our videos are of siren tests and sirens we own. I do have a wiki site for sirens that’s in depth though! …fandom.com/…/Civil_Defense_Sirens_Wiki
- Comment on Nerding out in group is fun tho 1 month ago:
“What do you mean you don’t want to hear the extensive history of outdoor warning sirens? There are so many models and companies and types and designs! No? Well… how about locomotives? No…? Shame.”
- Comment on I still don't get why people spend money... there's tons of it for free 1 month ago:
And snakes with legs
And tits.