atomicorange
@atomicorange@lemmy.world
- Comment on Whales is whales 1 week ago:
If both trout and sharks are fish, then so are whales. Mammals are more closely related to trout than trout are to sharks.
- Comment on Sad 2 weeks ago:
Easy, that’s just nRT/P, assuming the pineapple is an ideal gas.
- Comment on Ascended to Spanish 2 weeks ago:
Unironically, language dictates how we think.
- Comment on I learned so much 2 weeks ago:
I’m absolutely not denigrating Pratchett or calling him boring. I sincerely think he’s great. I just think those other books are pretty great too. They’re all really interesting reads. I don’t mind reading disturbing material though, my first grown-up novel was The Shining swiped from my dad’s bookshelf.😅
- Comment on I learned so much 3 weeks ago:
Terry Pratchett is great and all, but don’t you have any interest in learning new things? The Jungle is essentially journalism, it exposed real shit that was happening in our own country… and being fed to us. It changed minds. It basically led to the creation of the food and drug administration. It saved lives. That’s a powerful work of art. Revulsion is the intended response. It’s kind of a horror novel.
The other books you listed…. How about wonder? Hope? Fear? Fascination? Dread? Excitement? At least they make you feel something. Boredom is what kills love for reading in my experience. None of the books you listed are boring.
- Comment on I learned so much 3 weeks ago:
Those books are all fucking awesome.
- Comment on Can I lick it? 3 weeks ago:
Lithium is just gonna be a little fizzy like pop rocks. No explosions, thankfully. The LiOH produced would not be fun for you, but probably won’t hurt anyone else.
- Comment on Can I lick it? 3 weeks ago:
The elements can defend themselves. You lick whatever you want, buddy.
- Comment on speedometers 3 weeks ago:
A thermometer is like if we measured speed by crashing a car into a barrier and gauging how much it made the barrier shake.
- Comment on How did overalls and jumpsuits went from male work clothe to female fashion without becoming "male fashion" ? 1 month ago:
Ok boomer.
Sorry, couldn’t resist.
- Comment on Can I lick it? Yes you can. 1 month ago:
Thank you for the practical advice! Uranus exerts a lot of pressure and getting my tongue up there could be challenging.
- Comment on Can I lick it? Yes you can. 1 month ago:
We still like to sniff stuff. You’ve got some very sensitive chemoreceptors right on your face, might as well use them!
- Comment on Can I lick it? Yes you can. 1 month ago:
So you’re saying I can lick Uranus?
- Comment on Can I lick it? Yes you can. 1 month ago:
Human anatomy: you’re technically always licking it. And now you’re aware of it. Your tongue on the roof of your mouth. Touching your teeth.
- Comment on Physics 2 months ago:
Fool me once, shame on… shame on me. Fool me twice? You can’t get fooled again!
Because of the fatal dose of radiation.
- Comment on Who made more money with it, him or Prince? 2 months ago:
156 movies!? That’s like 3 per year since the ‘70s! That man works hard.
- Comment on Who made more money with it, him or Prince? 2 months ago:
Would he have been cast for his Marvel role if he never said “motherfucker” in previous iconic roles? It’s impossible to detangle the impact of motherfucker from his success. If we could quantify the value of every word prior to his first on-screen motherfucker, and compare with his post-motherfucker value-per-word that might help support the hypothesis that motherfuckers are worth more.
- Comment on Why are so many countries in the world “developing” and poor, while essentially only Western countries have a high standard of living? 3 months ago:
You didn’t say “Western countries being developed is a quirk of environment, not the consequence of any innate superiority” though. You said the thing I quoted above. I’m addressing the words you actually said.
Honey, I’m bored. You’re either incredibly dense or unwilling to have a straightforward discussion. I think you should stick to your plan of leaving the internet.
- Comment on Why are so many countries in the world “developing” and poor, while essentially only Western countries have a high standard of living? 3 months ago:
You still haven’t answered why you’re bringing up white supremacist talking points (even for the purpose of “debunking” them).
- Comment on Why are so many countries in the world “developing” and poor, while essentially only Western countries have a high standard of living? 3 months ago:
“I have always assumed that
whitelight-skinned people have a leg up because they’rewhitelight-skinned.“You’re voicing white supremacist talking points. You don’t even really debunk them in your original post. You just propose an alternative. You still haven’t explained why you felt the need to even bring this line up. Nobody was wondering about skin tone’s role in cultural development. Except you I guess.
- Comment on Why are so many countries in the world “developing” and poor, while essentially only Western countries have a high standard of living? 3 months ago:
Seems to me you’re pissed off that you made a stupid argument and people called you out for it. Frankly, you came in with white supremacist talking points and you shouldn’t be surprised that people were distrustful. You got a lot more grace than you deserved from most in this thread. Not from me, admittedly, I assumed you were malicious because you didn’t seem thick. Now I think you’re just overly emotional about the whole thing and it’s clouding your perception.
- Comment on Why are so many countries in the world “developing” and poor, while essentially only Western countries have a high standard of living? 3 months ago:
Did I say I only expect nuance or charitable interpretation from one side? I expect it from both, but I’m not seeing it from you. I see people largely agreeing with you but begging you to reconsider the way you frame your argument. I see you responding only to the negative and evidently not even SEEING the positive responses. You might be right that the internet isn’t a good place for you, you seem ill-equipped to handle even gentle disagreement.
- Comment on Why are so many countries in the world “developing” and poor, while essentially only Western countries have a high standard of living? 3 months ago:
Quite a few people engaged with your argument. If you read back through the responses with a charitable eye you might be able to see it. Those who criticized you were ultimately trying to help you get your point across to others by suggesting you drop the part of your argument that addresses white supremacist talking points. That part of your argument was distracting and largely irrelevant to the conversation, and it made people think you were attempting to covertly inject racist ideas into the discussion (a common white supremacist tactic).
- Comment on Why are so many countries in the world “developing” and poor, while essentially only Western countries have a high standard of living? 3 months ago:
You’re big mad about this, huh? Everyone else is crazy, you’re the only one making any sense. Couldn’t possibly be something wrong with your argument.
- Comment on Why are so many countries in the world “developing” and poor, while essentially only Western countries have a high standard of living? 3 months ago:
People are just trying to point out why you’re getting shit my dude. You don’t want to hear it. If you want to be part of conversations in the future, learning to accept criticism is a skill you might want to work on developing.
- Comment on Why are so many countries in the world “developing” and poor, while essentially only Western countries have a high standard of living? 3 months ago:
Why are you trying to explain this correlation? Nobody else had mentioned skin tone, so you weren’t correcting anyone. You just brought up a completely unrelated correlation out of the blue for no reason? And you’re defending it in comment after comment instead of just saying “sorry that was a non-sequitur, my bad”.
- Comment on Why are so many countries in the world “developing” and poor, while essentially only Western countries have a high standard of living? 3 months ago:
The fact that they refuse to acknowledge that the skin tone part of their argument is irrelevant leads me to believe that they are being disingenuous about their motivations. You’ve clearly pointed out that climate is a sufficient explanation and that references to skin tone are unnecessary and misleading.
- Comment on Seven Corndogs 5 months ago:
Dammit, now I’m craving seven corndogs!
- Comment on Female 7 months ago:
You’ve never met a woman. Unsurprising, and probably for the best.
- Comment on I miss 2011 memes 8 months ago:
He’s still here. Inside your heart.