impudentmortal

@impudentmortal@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I didn’t want to go into all factors that lead to this observation because that would take too long and require more research on my part. Fear of retaliation (and desire for power) is more an explanation of at least why members of his own party won’t criticize him.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  This doesn’t answer your question but is more of an interesting observation that fits your question. It seems bar for political leaders’ mistakes has gotten so low over the pass few decades.

  In the early 90s then VP Dan Quayle misspelled potato (though apparently not 100% his fault) and he was labeled an idiot by the entire country. Bush had a lot of funny Bushisms but most are either weird, poorly worded, malapropisms, or a mix of all three.

  Then you have Trump. And while there are definitely people who think he’s an idiot, it doesn’t seem as widespread of a belief as it was for Quayle or Bush. I think part of it is because Trump is far more sensitive to criticism than any president we’ve seen so he’ll go after people who say anything negative about him. But I’m sure there are other reasons as well (ex: politicized news channels, social media, technology etc)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reuters: New research backs up that video games can be an antidote to stress and anxiety [interactive article]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Unless you play competitive online team games. Then your stress and anxiety go up even higher.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Games to play with my late 40s brothers?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Here’s a full list of crossplay Xbox and PC games. I figure if it’s on the pc, there’s a good chance it could be played on the steam deck as well.

  Notable mentions in there that I’ve played and enjoyed are Destiny 2, Overwatch 2, Remnant 2, Left4Dead 2, (I’m seeing a pattern here), and Deep Rock Galactic.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Looking for Overwatch alternatives⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s not out yet but Marvel Rivals looks like it may be a good fit. Hopefully they’ll announce the release date soon now that the closed beta is over.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Piggybacking on this to say that if you join groups based around your hobbies you can make good friends that way too. It’s really hard to make friends during class because you’re too focused on schoolwork to be social.

  And don’t be discouraged if one group doesn’t work out. I had a tough time making friends my freshman year of college and tried joining an anime club but didn’t like the vibe of that club. My RA pushed me to volunteer for Resident Life and that’s where I made all my closest college friends. Joining clubs, volunteer organizations, or other social groups is a great way to meet similar minded people. People in these groups tend to be friendly so they can attract more people into the group.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Recommendations for Pacific Northwest Themed Games?⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Thimbleweed Park seems to fit your criteria. One of the reviews even compares it to Twin Peaks. It’s a point and click murder mystery adventure game with where you have to switch between 5 characters.

  It’s been years since I’ve played but I think the setting was in a fake Northwest Pacific town.

  Fun fact, the names in the phone book and the titles/stories of the books in the library came from Kickstarter backers. Some of the books were pretty funny.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨what's a good way to stick a laser leveler to the wall?⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Also depending on how heavy the lever is, he can use painters tape. It’s meant to be placed in the wall temporarily and damage the paint on the wall.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Okay, but Mötley is a pretty awesome name.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Gave me folk singer vibes

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Generally love that type of humor too but it’s less funny if the person making the joke insults the other person. Because then it makes it seem like the joker does not get that there’s two meanings in the phrase, like how the original commenter noted. It makes the joker seem condescending and oblivious.

  Saying these types of jokes with a straight face would be much funnier than if the joker was mean spirited. Leslie Nielsen was a master at this.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What makes fishing as a hobby so appealing that people will fish all hours of the day and in nasty weather?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve never been fishing but I assume it’s like a form of meditation. While they’re waiting for the fish, they don’t have to move around at all so their brain can engage in free thinking.