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- Comment on Why do people say "quote unquote something" and not "quote something unquote" ? 18 hours ago:
It’s “quote unquote something” because most people who "quote something often forget to unquote afterwards.
- Comment on Volcanoes 3 days ago:
When you grow up from a cute little frog to a nasty old toad.
- Comment on Are illegal streaming sites really getting shut down a lot lately or has it always been like this? 3 days ago:
Yes, my answer diverged from the topic. I was caught up in a chain of thought of my own when I posted and didn’t realize it.
- Comment on Are illegal streaming sites really getting shut down a lot lately or has it always been like this? 4 days ago:
Piracy is changing in a different way than expected. Before, viruses were mostly of the type that do damage for fun or steal some game accounts. But all that was left behind.
Nowadays, it’s all about stealing your cryptocurrency or making your hardware mine cryptocurrency, organized crime ransomware and government agencies hijacking your shit to spy on its own citizens or rival countries.
With the shift towards a higher digital presence, so do the dangers grow exponentially.
- Comment on [mod reminder] Please read the rules 2 weeks ago:
Thanks for the high praise. But also quite accurate.
I’ve been a mod before, in other places. My rule always ended up biased and unfair, but thankfully I was quickly overthrown. There’s a degree of separation when being part of the staff that alienates my view from that of the user base over time. Also, as said above, i am a bit of a cunt with people I don’t like. Can’t help it really…
It’s a tough gig, combating hatefulness, and most social media would rather pay fines than actually do their job in this regard. And constantly being exposed to the stress and negativity, well, it changes you.
I wish you luck and remember to visit the wholesome side of Lemmy more often, to keep in mind why you do this thankless job.
Ps: Thank you
- Comment on [mod reminder] Please read the rules 2 weeks ago:
Well shit! So no fucking around anymore? What about Australians? Are they still allowed to go “cunt” this and “cunt” that? I think it’s part of their cultural identity and forcing them to stop might harm them on an emotional level.
And what about the Polish? Or was it Poles? I forget. Anyway, “kurwa bobr” is an international sensation. We cannot censor it without it being called abuse and attracting a different kind of "kurwa"s posts.
Insults that are part of one’s cultural identity should be protected. And as such, I propose that the mod team should sacrifice a small amount of time in their day to learn culturally appropriate swear words from languages across the globe and share them with the rest of the users so that we may all know the socially acceptable way of insulting one another in a polite and friendly fashion.
A pleasant non-fucking day to you all. (They say abstinence makes the heart grow fond)
- Comment on Bears Cave 2 weeks ago:
Is bare cave a pleonasm?
- Comment on The Divine Dick 2 weeks ago:
I’m more inclined to call it indigestion…
- Comment on The Divine Dick 2 weeks ago:
Considering how consistently the world gets fucked, yeah, I’d say there’s a divine Dick out there doing all the fucking.
- Comment on Is it okay to take drugs to make yourself a better person? Does it make a difference if "better" is mental or if it's physical? 3 weeks ago:
Seeing as how this topic isn’t part of Rule 3 for which the answer is to go seek professional help, nor is there a rule specific to stupid answers, I’m gonna go ahead with this one.
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Not really. If you need drugs to make yourself a better person, once you’ve made your life as that better person and the drugs run out, will that life still be compatible with the drugless you? Will you still be able to handle it? To like it? For it to like you? How desperate will you be to find an alternative?
And every drug has a downside, a cost both physical and mental. Have you informed yourself what that cost is? And I’m not talking about the success stories, if it’s not obvious, I’m talking about the ones that took any of these drugs and it failed them. Can you handle those kind of results? If you can’t take into account the cost of failure and whether it outweighs the cost of success, then that drug isn’t for you.
Also, I’d ignore the “go for it” type of comments. Their bias is the equivalent of a “bootstraps” type of success story and not that much reliable. A more reliable success story is that of fighter planes:
Initially, engineers looked at bullet holes in the fuselage to figure out which areas to strengthen and have fewer planes downed. When that didn’t work, some smartass said that if a hit downed a plane, then it won’t make it back to base. So the engineers strengthened the areas without bullet holes instead.
Well guess what, the downed planes won’t make it to Lemmy and tell their stories to you. Imagine that.
- Comment on True love will Daniel 3 weeks ago:
True Love, Will Daniel Find You in the Johnston End?
Fixed.
- Comment on Racism 3 weeks ago:
I think one of the Shepard backgrounds was of a colonist kid who survived a slavers raiding party, something for which the Batarians are well known for. Add in the murdering soldier career option and yeah, I can see this happening…
- Comment on Cry harder 4 weeks ago:
Just so you know, we do apparently have multiple types of tears, each with their own chemical composition. Each emotion tastes different.
- Comment on It's a matter of perspective 4 weeks ago:
I can think of a few ways, but considering where this is posted, there’s no need to overthink. Just keep it simple.
- Comment on tomato soup, obs 4 weeks ago:
When nature provides ready-made meals…
- Comment on No excuse 4 weeks ago:
Find a ramp, do a loop.
- Comment on Subway 5 weeks ago:
Exactly. Safe as safe can be.
- Comment on Scientific Method 5 weeks ago:
But is it DATA or DATA?
- Comment on Subway 5 weeks ago:
Nah, it’s cool. Can’t you see he’s wearing a thin plastic glove on the other hand?
- Comment on Sad and Lonely 5 weeks ago:
They’re quite dependable when needed.
- Comment on Sad and Lonely 1 month ago:
Science is full of sad and lonely men who only get together to be sad and lonely men together while staying apart at antisocial distance.
Which is why they need women et al to bridge the gap.
- Comment on Cheeky 1 month ago:
Some people love caring for fragile things. Boosts their self-esteem. It can also break them when they fail.
- Comment on Is it okay to fake Vitiligo makeup for a cosplay?? 1 month ago:
Yeah, might be overthinking it. Possible there’s no need to worry about it being an issue.
Enjoy the party.
- Comment on Is it okay to fake Vitiligo makeup for a cosplay?? 1 month ago:
Depends. Which do you prefer, explaining the incorrect scars or the the correct vitiligo if needed?
- Comment on Space Nazis 1 month ago:
Calm down, Don Quixote!
- Comment on Octopus Bones 1 month ago:
We’re Nekro aliens using our space ships to terrorize their world.
- Comment on Anon recommends a cast iron pan 1 month ago:
Yeah, but one hit with this baby and you’ll send any ghost straight into the afterlife.
- Comment on How do our brains process reality? I heard our eyes were just low-res cameras and our brains were doing all the heavy lifting in 'rendering' reality. 1 month ago:
I heard a similar thing. But a bit more complicated. It wouldn’t be just the eyes, but all senses used by the brain to edit a filtered vision of reality.
And while the eyes take in everything they’re capable of, the brain only focuses on what it considers important. Which is probably false due to the many, many times one will search for something within their cone of vision, yet are unable to see it.
So while I’m not sure of the details, the brain can be thought of as choosy with what it shows.
- Comment on 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 1 month ago:
Vice your hams?
- Comment on What can be the reasons for self-sabotaging behaviours when it comes to relationships? 1 month ago:
Fear of responsibility perhaps?