morphballganon

@morphballganon@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Corporate greed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Has any country actually _solved_ the housing crisis?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Crises are going to continue being crises as long as the wealth inequality of people worldwide continues increasing.

  Think of it like this. There’s a finite amount of money in the world. Right?

  The wealth of billionaires has doubled in the last few years. That money came from somewhere. Still with me?

  Ok, so… if the wealth of the wealthiest people has doubled, that amount of money they gained was previously held by the less wealthy, but it has now been consolidated into the wealthier people’s bank accounts.

  So. How do we solve the housing crisis (or any crisis)? Step 1 has to be to undo the consolidation of wealth. Solving crises without addressing the consolidation of wealth is a pipe dream.

  Feel free to hunt for legal mechanisms for achieving that. But I think you’ll find there are institutions and propaganda preventing those mechanisms from being effective.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does anyone else think the NYPD photos of the UHC CEO shooting suspect don’t match?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  “Very dark white almost black” you mean grey?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are there any actual free programs that clean up all bloat ware on a new laptop? Without them putting hidden stuff in?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That looks like a great tool for activating, but where to get the OS itself?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are there any actual free programs that clean up all bloat ware on a new laptop? Without them putting hidden stuff in?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  What’s the best version of Windows, and the best place to get it?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Joe Biden pardons son Hunter in final weeks in office⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This is a small step in the right direction.

  However… anyone who isn’t fooling themselves knows it won’t matter by itself.

  I’d be surprised if any of the Bidens are still alive in 4 years. The Trump admin has admitted they intend to go after anyone who defended the Bidens, including governors. If governors are at risk, I doubt family members are off the table.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Half-Life 2 is currently 100% for its 20th anniversary⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Start with HL2 on normal difficulty. Then do 2E1 and 2E2 on normal difficulty.

  Then repeat all of that on hard.

  Then you’ll be where I am. Never bothered with 1.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do I get over fear of cooking?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m talking about instant, like Maruchan

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨At what point do you stop calling the years "two thousand and X" and start calling them "twenty X"?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That happened back in Twenty Ten

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do I get over fear of cooking?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Get a fire extinguisher. Keep it in your kitchen in a designated spot.

  Start small. Learn to make ramen, mac and cheese, eggs.

  Get practice before you start leaving the stove unattended. Have timers. Activate the hood fan. Learn to keep an eye on things. Don’t start other activities you can’t drop in a moment (like an online game).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How many Nintendo Switches do I need for a family of gamers?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I assume one OLED for the family and then a portable per person

  Stop. Don’t buy anything yet.

  What do you mean “one portable”? Do you mean a non-OLED Switch? Do you mean a Switch Lite? Do you mean a pair of Joy-Cons? Do you mean a single Joy-Con?

  My family has 3 Switches. I bought a launch system, my wife bought another of that type, gave it to our kid, then bought an OLED for herself.

  So, you don’t need more Switches than the number of people (unless you’re planning to host Animal Crossing treasure islands, which, you’re probably not).

  We had a Switch Lite, but it was redundant since we each had a regular/OLED, so we sold it.

  Why not just start with one and go from there? Get the OLED if you’re planning to primarily play handheld, or if faster loading times are super important to you.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨what should one archive in a fascist regime?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  How do you convince the new place to let you stay?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨On a lighter note: Why do people still buy fast food?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Sometimes I want cheap, fast and delicious.

  Not always, but sometimes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do Americans win their country back?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  They’re trying to get liberals banned by coaxing out suggestions of terrorism

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Stardew Valley 1.6.9 Changelog⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  … why?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there ever a situation where a doctor can legally refuse to render aid to someone?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Lose*

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there ever a situation where a doctor can legally refuse to render aid to someone?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Fetus*

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do PhDs HAVE to use Dr?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I had a philosophy prof who said the title depends on the setting. If he were speaking at a conference, it’s Dr. If he was teaching at a school, it’s Professor.

  If you’re in a setting where those titles aren’t relevant, don’t use them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why are peole hating on .world?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There’s a “civility” rule that frowns upon accurately identifying given users as belonging to certain groups

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are there Cozy shooter games?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I felt the first Mass Effect was cozier than the sequels, though I never finished the sequels.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nintendo's lawsuit against Palworld isn't just bad for the industry, it's bad for Nintendo⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  “Catch creatures to use” is a broad enough theme that it should be fair use, and has other precedent. For example, it was done in Bomberman Generation. Why didn’t Nintendo sue Konami?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do I feel sick every time I go out to eat with my gf?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Maybe there’s something you need to get off your chest. Maybe you feel like you’re not being true to yourself.

  If you feel like something needs to change in your relationship, better to put it out there and work through it than keep it hidden.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Would it be weird if I took something my neighbor put out for trash?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Lol

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do phone manufacturers use in-display fingerprint readers instead of fingerprint readers on the power button?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  No more than the cutout for the camera does. Similar construction.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is your favorite Assassin's Creed game?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  2 is the only one I completed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What jobs in the US (Kentucky) Allow employees to wear whatever you want?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If you make more than you need, you must have an impressive work history, yeah?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do you set up wake up alarm and not miss it ?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I set 3 alarms. If 3 wasn’t enough, I’d set 4.

  Etc.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is this a triangle?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It doesn’t matter that the edges are curved?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What started “weirdo” as a slur just recently?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  1. Republicans are morons

  2. Republicans are anti-intellectual

  3. Using sophisticated language to critique republicans shows them you’re not one of them, and they can write you off as a member of the out-group in their minds

  4. The word weird doesn’t trigger the anti-intellectual alarms, so their defenses don’t shoot up, and they’re left scrambling for a retort, feeling awkward as they are now a member of their own out-group

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is waking up when my alarm goes off so difficult and unpleasant yet "sleeping in" does feel good and isn't satisfying?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  My most pleasant waking up experiences (in terms of my own body, not who was with me) were when I worked nights, and woke up around 4-4:30 pm.

  On a day shift schedule I often feel too warm when I go to bed, and too cold when I wake up. When I worked nights, the cool mornings and the warm afternoons canceled both of those out and felt great.

  As such, I only needed 6 hrs sleep when I worked nights. Now I feel groggy unless I get 8.