Taco2112

@Taco2112@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If I'm stuck in the same area as someone who is clearly sick (runny nose, coughing etc) is there some combo of short/long breaths or nose/mouth breathing that's a better defense against catching it?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I think a mask is your best option. If you’re trying to prevent against other people’s illness, you probably need an N95 mask, something that seals around your mouth and nose. A surgical type mask is more to control the droplets and spread of illness coming from you.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is prostitution called sometimes world's oldest profession?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I just read your last paragraph and the recent comment and I agree there’s room for discussion in a lot of areas but people retreat to their tried and true positions because it’s comfortable and safe to think like everyone else around them. I wish you luck on your journey, self reflection and growth from a strong religious upbringing/society isn’t easy. I was raised Catholic but thankfully my parents and Catholic School weren’t the hardcore evangelical types so I was able to make my own mental/religious path pretty early in life.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is prostitution called sometimes world's oldest profession?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ll be honest, I had to read your comments a couple of times to get the crux of what you were getting at. It’s tough trying to translate our depthless thoughts to a quick comment on a website so a lot of times I don’t comment. Or, if I do, I preface it by stating that I agree with the problem/issue, then I state my case/thought and then reiterate that agree again at the end because it doesn’t matter if it’s Lemmy, Reddit, or some other part of the internet, people read quick and then type something to get a response or make themselves feel better, unfortunately most people aren’t looking for a discussion. And, a lot of time the best discussions come from situations like this where a couple of back and forth comments gets to the real point.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is prostitution called sometimes world's oldest profession?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  From Wikipedia:The definition of “sexual activity” varies, and is often defined as an activity requiring physical contact (e.g., sexual intercourse, non-penetrative sex, manual sex, oral sex, etc.) with the customer.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is prostitution called sometimes world's oldest profession?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The capuchin engaged in sexual activity for payment, call it what you want but that pretty much the dictionary definition of prostitution. It’s not a moral or god question it’s semantics.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Jerry West Dies at 86⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  RIP to WVU legend Jerry West or as my dad always called him “Zeke from Cabin Creek”.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Fall Guy to Megalopolis: is 2024 the year of the box-office megaflop?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The movies just came out. I’d like to see Fall Guy in a theater but I’m busy, even movies that come out on streaming still take me a few weeks if not months to get to. I got shit to do.

  Hollywood really needs to stop declaring flops within the first few weeks, whether it’s streaming or films in theaters. I really wish things were allowed to grow organically. Video games are essentially in the same boat. Unlike my dad who stopped watching movies because of the “Hollywood liberals” I’ve stopped watching/buying any new movies/tv shows/video games. I give them at least a year now. If enough people are still talking about it, I might buy it.

  I finally watched the first Dune last month, still on the fence about buying Baldur’s Gate 3, I’ll probably get around to it eventually.

  After wasting all that time typing this out, I realize that I don’t really care that much. The producers and powers that be don’t care about me so I’m not their target demographic. But, I take comfort in the fact that by the time I get to some new(to me) piece of media that it’ll be good because it stood the test of time(at least for a year or so).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Elon offers Wikipedia $ 1 billion to change their name to Dickipedia⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  So he’s offering that money to name it after himself?

  I’m not even clicking on that link, I never click on stuff with that turd’s name on the headline, just wanted to make the joke.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's it called when pronunciations are sounded out with normal letters?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I believe you’re thinking of phonetically, or spelling it how you hear it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Drew Barrymore’s Co-Head Writer Says Drew ‘Will Prolong the Strike’ by Resuming Show: ‘It’s Not Too Late’ to ‘Stand in Solidarity’ With the WGA⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Conan is a WGA member that ran his show during the last writer’s strike. At the end of the day I think your second point is the most important, Jon Stewart and Conan are likable, Drew Barrymore and Bill Maher aren’t. Either way it’s a double standard that I think is valid to bring up.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Drew Barrymore’s Co-Head Writer Says Drew ‘Will Prolong the Strike’ by Resuming Show: ‘It’s Not Too Late’ to ‘Stand in Solidarity’ With the WGA⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m going to start by saying: I stand with the unions and don’t think she should be working.

  I have one question though, the article indicates she isn’t violating any of the strike rules for the WGA or SAG, so how is this different than when Jon Stewart, Colbert, and Conan kept their shows going during the last writers strike? No one called them scabs at that time. I don’t really care about her one way or the other, it seems like a double standard though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mayim Bialik Declines to Host ‘Celebrity Jeopardy!’ Amid Strikes, Replaced by Ken Jennings⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Honest question, does jeopardy have writers or actors?