DokPsy

@DokPsy@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Drink faster then

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Don't let your mind be a jar⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I can only see one man one jar and that is definitely not age appropriate for that kid

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Not on the same level considering the difference in how the Eastern and Western languages are formed.

  I’m generalizing a bit here into Western being Germanic or Latin based languages and Eastern being primarily Chinese.

  Western languages typically use symbols that represent the component sounds of a language (phonemes) where Eastern languages use symbols for whole words or concepts (morphemes). So you would have a single symbol for house or tree instead of a series of symbols for the words.

  This means that the word spelling would change in Western languages as the spoken language changes more rapidly and show a large difference between two closely related languages in their spelling for the same word.

  Conversely, in Eastern languages, the spoken language is not as closely tied to the words used. (To translate into English as best I can: The character for house could be pronounced like house, home, building, cave, lean-to, castle, shed, etc depending on where it’s being said). So, you’d have, after a few generations, the same character pronounced two very different ways with two different meanings

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  As an English speaker who’s dabbled in other Germanic and Latin languages, absolutely. I dislike Dutch specifically because it will either start to read like English or German then fall off the deep end real quick.

  Portuguese (at least Brazilian) looks and sounds like a mashup between Spanish and French.

  This is kind of to be expected when you look at the history of how these languages evolved. The reason Japanese and Mandarin would be so easily confused is that the writing system was imported from China and there are a lot of words that either still look like the parent words or very similar. The same for the Latin and Germanic languages as well as their related offshoots. The history of invasion, language mixing, adaptations, and standardization has produced languages that are in various levels of mutual understanding.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[politics] ya but, at least Juneteenth still lives! herp-a-derp!⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s still how most things are made. Stateside, the prison system is the only slavery left but worldwide, there are many examples still going strong. It’s nowhere near as prevalent as it was though

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[politics] ya but, at least Juneteenth still lives! herp-a-derp!⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, it’s 1-3 days before it and now that’s how I’ll remember when summer starts

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My wife doesnt like when with I tell story's that took place before my wife died. She says, "its very disrespectful."⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  But they’re speaking of their wife in the future tense as it’ll be a future event. That’s the point and why she’s find it disrespectful

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My wife doesnt like when with I tell story's that took place before my wife died. She says, "its very disrespectful."⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You misunderstand. Their wife is still alive so Everything is still “before she died”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mr Fraser, if you're nasty⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Could also be congratulations depending on how they feel about the death

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How come Mark Wahlberg got a pass for being the crap out of a Vietnamese guy. But Kevin Spacey, Bill Cosby, Weinstein, do not get a pass? Beside the sexual aspect what is the difference?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Perhaps we should put our critical thinking caps on for this discussion

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'd like to change my last name and want suggestions⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Truly the most English option

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Graham Hancock? Ounze Legussy.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m almost positive Dave explains has done at least one on him. Milos series was great though

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Graham Hancock? Ounze Legussy.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  As he should because he gives bad science arguments and outdated theories that, usually, are racist and require you to ignore facts

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Remember, they are the good guys. These are just the US ones.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  And now, we’ve got fifty shades of gray and the downfall of Ellen DeGeneres

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Remember, they are the good guys. These are just the US ones.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Wait until you hear about al Qaeda … And depending on how far back you want to go… 1980?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ew why are you like that⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Well you don’t eat the glands

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How many Americans think they could beat Donald Trump in a fight?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I bet a clue by four would be cathartic

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How many Americans think they could beat Donald Trump in a fight?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I wish I could say the same but my dogs are dumb as hell and the big one waits for me to go down the stairs while standing in front of me blocking the stairs. He also does this going up the stairs, going through a hallway, doorway, literally anywhere. He is too large to step over and stands at an angle to take up as much room as possible

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How many Americans think they could beat Donald Trump in a fight?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  What if we give the 8 year old a knife and no rules against using it if needed

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Not even close⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The dichotomy of actual law vs the subjective reality is definitely an issue that should be discussed, I agree. My only issue is that you posed it as a rebuttal and degrading my statement. I could have been less lazy in my wordage and assumed that people would understand the meaning behind it.

  It wasn’t my intention to make it seem like I was trying something shifty, I was legitimately just clarifying my meaning and using more accurate terms to do so. I do see how one could interpret it like I was changing positions as words do matter

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Not even close⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Bruh. I don’t even know what your point is. All you’ve done is “well actually”'d through this whole back and forth while I’ve clarified my point.

  It’s like I said the sky is blue and you came back with well it’s really clear but the defraction of sunlight through the atmosphere disperses the color blue more than other colors due to its shorter wavelength making it look blue. It’s a net zero contribution to the conversation other than to make you feel smarter for saying it that way

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Not even close⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You cannot win a defamation case if they used truthful statements or statements they had reasonable belief of it being true. Sorry I used “can’t sue” as a layman way of saying “can’t win” because it’s obvious that anyone can physically sue for any reason and it’s equally obvious that anyone who is being sued must go through the court system no matter the suits legitimacy.

  The fact that I had to spell all that out explicitly is wild. They should be taken as contextually assumed so we could discuss more interesting bits instead of “but what about obvious thing? And other obvious thing?”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Not even close⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I was clarifying my point, not moving goalposts. I can’t help if you assumed the goal was in a different place and argued based on that false assumption. That’s why I clarified my point since you seemed to have consistently missed it.

  My point has not changed nor has the context in which I made it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Not even close⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Since it seemed to have still passed under the radar, let me rephrase: they can be ignored when discussing statistics and viable law.

  Ofc any actual lawsuit must be literally dealt with through the court system.

  But when you’re talking about laws and suits, they do not need to be accounted for on the same level as legitimate cases

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Not even close⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  While you are pedantically correct, I was speaking with the understanding that frivolous lawsuits can be ignored. Like, you could sue a person you’ve never met for stealing your intellectual property that you don’t have with absolutely no evidence or for wearing a blue shirt but no one would reasonably count those as actual suits.

  Defamation requires falsehoods based on precedent and case law so a suit that alleges defamation when the person spoke no lies is not a reasonable suit and doesn’t really count

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Not even close⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Can’t sue for defamation if the commentary is either true or had reasonable belief to be so

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨IMPORTANT PSA FOR PARENTS⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I tell people they only get two. I’m not encouraging that behavior

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A sudden epiphany.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Well, yes and no. A large part of the design of the system is conformity and preparing the population to be part of the workforce. No matter if that’s blue collar/unskilled labor for the poors or white/gold collar for the rich.

  But, a key part of the overall educational system is supposed to also create an educated population which would increase the entire country’s economic strength.

  Both of these things can be true at the same time. Things that degrade the quality of education will likewise depress the economic strength but make for a more subservient population.

  The degradation I was referring to was the focus on making the numbers look good instead of making sure the students actually learned. They are made to regurgitate facts/figures instead of think about the implications or ramifications of any part of what they are being tested on. Things that incentivise school systems fudging numbers or making tests excessively easy do nothing to help the students learn. They do both the kids and the country as a whole a disservice.

  My point is, that doesn’t have to be the way things are. The education system is wholly focused on the wrong metrics and reacting to them in the predictably wrong ways.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A sudden epiphany.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The infuriating thing is that it doesn’t have to be. It’s been gutted, filleted, and various other words of a similar effect over the decades to the detriment of the entire populous

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A sudden epiphany.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  For me, it was realizing that while I was smart, the shit level of schooling was more an impediment to me gaining the skills needed to continue excelling and I continue to be surrounded by absolute dipshits wherever I go.

  In school, I didn’t have to study to pass and there was no real incentive to learn how to. This bit me when it came to university because the lectures didn’t cover everything that was to be tested on. Turns out, trying is a skill I never needed until then.

  Then, in the workforce, I’m constantly exhausted dealing with people who are at best functionally literate and I have to cater to their understanding of literally everything. No desire to either understand the problem or fix the root cause, just make the thing do what they want right then.