Is putting on a 'dumb voice' when quoting someone you disagree with actually a form of poisoning the well?
And does this unfairly paint them as less agreeable than they would be if you presented what they said with a normal voice?
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And does this unfairly paint them as less agreeable than they would be if you presented what they said with a normal voice?
During covid times I heard many interesting conspiracy predictions such as the value is money will fall to zero, the whole society will collapse, the vaccine will kill 99% of the population etc. None of those things have happened yet, but can you add some other predicitons to the list?...
In politics most people just critizise each other, but what did your local government actually do a good job on?
Scientists tell us that being connected and active is one of the secrets to having meaningful and fulfilling life when older. What activities and connections are you planning on pursuing?
Like the title says, share something about your daily commute :)...
the pandemic making people realize - oh shit they can just grind all this to a halt with the push of a button...
I just learned about “Salt (NaCl) is actually a combination of a highly poisonous gas (Cl) and a hazardous metal (Na)”....
thank you all...
In Finnish we have “kissanristiäiset” (literally means a cat’s christening), which means some trivial and meaningless celebration/event.
I’m going on a flight soon and was hoping to download a community or two for offline viewing, does anyone know of an app or tool that lets me do that on my phone?
Idk, doesn’t matter where I go, be it Political Memes, Politics, Elon Musk Spam, etc, it seems everyone hates on capitalism all together-
Just like wikipedia, but instead of articles it’s questions....
If you were against arranged marriage but were pressured into getting married to someone you knew little about, how did it turn out?
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/6176443...
Back in the old times, on the sites I log in regularly, my browser filled in both username and password. I clicked “Log in” once, and I was set to go....
Was thinking about moderators, and how users always have plenty of opinions about what moderators are doing wrong, but seems like you see less commentary from the moderators themselves about what it takes to do a good job....
Spooky season is officially upon us!...
OK, this is dumb, but it’s gone through my head a couple times. I’ve seen a few science fiction movies and shows where the people in the spaceship use a gravity assist and lean into the turns like they’re driving NASCAR or riding a roller coaster....
I’m finding that I like bits and pieces from the various available frontends, but I haven’t heavily gravitated towards one in particular....
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Everyone knows the tale of Brand X getting bought out by some faceless global conglomerate and going to shit, but does the opposite ever happen?
I have a very smart 4 month old goldendoodle who loves getting into everything. She has no interest in her toys or chews. I’m at my wits end. She won’t respond to any correction or redirection. I puppy proofed tf out of my house but she still finds shit to get into. Idek where she gets some of the stuff she finds....
Happy thanks giving everyone. Do you celebrate and if so, how?
I’m currently on the pawb.social instance, and already found some neat communities, still looking for recommendations however