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MiddleWeigh, in What is your favorite way to spend money?
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Yea it's definitely guitar pedals, microphones, cymbals etc.

I don't really buy anything else but necessities anymore. I would include wise purchases into that category. Hell I don't really buy music stuff too often either. I finally have more than what I need, after struggling for a long time, but through it, I've found I never needed it to begin with. Plus I'm not having children.

I am not the best consumer. Your ad targeting is lost on me! You hear that? Yea that's right. 🖕

smolgumball,
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I feel you. I have written browser automation scripts to press "I am not interested in this ad" buttons for me it gets so bad 💀

MiddleWeigh,
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That's awesome. I literally do not know how to do any of that.

Sometimes I think my own consumer tendencies kinda does the job tho. Like it doesn't know what to recommend, so it gives me the same shit I've already bought. Like literally the same guitar over and over again lmao.

LizardKing15, (edited ) in Does anyone else hope the bulk of Reddit stays there?

Does anyone else hope the bulk of Reddit stays there?

No. Yes, most people should stay on reddit. I think it's better without a million American teenagers.

Imbrock, (edited ) in What do you think of people making memes/jokes about the recent Titan tragedy?

I just really don't care about the lives of some billionaires honestly. That company and its CEO were basically just a pile of red flags. Even a cursory amount of research should have turned that up. If they didn't use their billions to cover their asses why should I have sympathy for them? They'd let us all die and wouldn't bat an eye so I'm going to crack some jokes at their expense. Basically I don't think billionaires are covered by our social moral codes because they're at best a bunch of sociopaths.

kabukimeow, in What is your favorite way to spend money?
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It used to be doujinshi (Japanese self-publication comics), now it's clothes and accessories. (Decided to change my style to a more goth/emo type and had to renew like half of my closet.)

smolgumball,
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Yooo nice. Speaking of which have you found any good fashion / fit sharing communities on lemmy/kbin/masto? Most of what I find is just "look at this celeb wearing Dior" and I am fr yawning

kabukimeow,
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I haven't, actually didn't even cross my mind something like that could exist :o

Adi2121, in What are your favorite (Youtube) video's/documentaries of all time that you can watch again and again?

Summoning Salt’s The Quest to Beat Matt Turk. youtu.be/TBR9ypSOTGQ

It is one of Salt’s greatest videos, and showcases some of the best editing and storytelling I’ve ever seen on YouTube. Probably the best part is that you can go in with no knowledge of the game, like I did, and come out fully understanding everything about the game.

Tischkante, in What do you think of people making memes/jokes about the recent Titan tragedy?
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I don't want to limit my empathy to people who only meet specific qualifications.

Biscuit, (edited )
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I think jokes and empathy can be somewhat orthogonal. In fact, I think any stable society/org requires a court jester. But dang, the amount of dehumanization, lack of empathy, and sometimes joy, I see is really scary. There are some angry, empty, people on the internet, that I hope to never meet in real life.

1337tux,
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In particularly the thing if someone feels joy for others pain sends be chills.

Piramic,

I noticed this in the combatfootage subreddit. The things that were said in there were disgusting sometimes.

DreamyDolphin, (edited )
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I'm on the fence about it. On the one hand, the memes (at least the ones I've seen) were heavily influenced by the article in The Atlantic a week ago about orcas attacking yachts, tapping into the justified vein of resentment against out-of-touch billionaires - a label which can apply to three of those on board the Titan. The fact that these people paid $250,000 each to go down and sit near a shipwreck that they couldn't see (portholes would be a dangerous pressure-point) instead of using that money to actually benefit humanity in a time of widespread hardship is questionable at best - and what does the company they gave this money to spend those millions of dollars on? Obviously not quality-controlled safety tests.

On the other hand, there is the human dimension of the teenage son who was terrified about the trip and only went as a Father's Day bonding experience with his rich dad, or the French naval expert who was genuinely knowledgeable about the Titanic and had recovered many artifacts from the wreck over his life, which represents a genuine loss of expertise.

So I smile when I see the pic of orcas banging pans and saying "billionaires, it's safe to dive now!" But I don't go out of my way to find those memes or exult over the deaths.

1337tux,
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Well said :)

Roy-Chilton744, in Why is a millennium old fossilised human poop on display at the Archaeological Resource Centre in the UK?

I never knew Republicans had been around this long.

MiddleWeigh, in You can have any superpower, but the first person to reply chooses a side effect
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I'll take a gravity power I guess. Manipulation of gravity in every sense.

megane_kun,
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Cool! Every time you manipulate gravity, your body loses mass in addition to and proportional to how much energy is needed to do the manipulation.

Which part of your body loses this (additional) mass is totally random. It could be your fat, it could be your brain tissue, it's all random. How the mass is lost depends on what is the most likely way it'd be dissipated.

AdrianTheFrog,
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if the part of your body losing the mass was actually completely random, the atoms would disappear roughly evenly across your body, so probably the main thing you have to be worried about is your DNA (and thus getting cancer).

megane_kun,
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That's something that, depending on your POV‌ (sadistic DM or a player), might be either interesting, or really terrible.

But then again, it takes time (to know that you're fucked) so I guess it's just horrifying. You'd never know if you've fucked yourself up using the power.

MiddleWeigh,
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Daaamn. OK.

Thanks for making me think lmao. Can you eli5 your very last sentence. I think I understand but want to be sure.

megane_kun,
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I wasn't really thinking much about it, tbh, but it's more along the lines of "cell burns glucose to create energy", or "random photon hits skin cell, making it slightly warmer," or in the more unfortunate circumstances where the random part of the body is, say, a brain cell, it could have not much choice but to "spontaneously undergo nuclear fission."

It's me trying to cover my ass, tbh, and make things more interesting by just not going "E=MC² thus things go boom!"

I suppose you can go use the power safely most of the time, but there's a chance that something important might go off in the most unfortunate way.

MiddleWeigh,
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OK I get. How about if it's not random, but the amount of force I need to use is dependent on where I take it from, according to importance to normal bodily function.

Like if I wanna make a leaf fall off a branch, it's my finger nail, and I can sort of, as a baked in part of the power, decide where I gets taken from as long as it meets the required energy?

megane_kun,
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I mean, that'd still make it somewhat OP, I think.

Though to be honest, your approach is similar to what I actually came up with as a consequence for a different superpower (time-space manipulation--which I think is a lot more energy-intensive), in the sense that it'd take energy from the least important part of the body to the most important.

However, I suppose just having the energy requirements already limits a lot of the OP potential of the superpower (can't just summon a black hole, lol!), so I think your changes are quite reasonable.

So, yeah! Let's go with your modifications.

MiddleWeigh,
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(: I can live with that. I'd only be able to use it in emergencies I suppose.

megane_kun,
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That's basically it, lol!

Like how a DM of a tabletop RPG group would be like "interesting, but how can I make it more interesting and limit abuse at the same time?"

MiddleWeigh,
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So in a way...I kind of already have this super power! Lmao

megane_kun,
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I mean, yes! But I don't really think ordinary object manipulation (like what we can already do IRL) counts as using the superpower.

The way I see it, it applies to things like telekinesis, or manipulating the mass of an object (making things lighter, or heavier), or even something as out of the left field as "manipulating gravitational lensing such that I can see things clearly". It can even be used in such a way that it can be lethal, such as "make someone's blood dense, and have them suffer a heart attack as a result."

The superpower is actually that OP in the sense that aside from the limits I've put (and the modifications we've agreed upon), only one's imagination is the limit.

MiddleWeigh,
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I will be sure to use it wisely, and justly.

MiddleWeigh,
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Oh I know it's OP. I've actually thought alot about this specific power. That's why I said it lol. Like Fujitora from one piece. 🐐

megane_kun,
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Lol!!

Meanwhile, I was thinking more along the lines of FMA's law of equivalent exchange, but since the way equivalent exchange is handled is kinda hand-wavy, I tried to find a way to make it more realistic, while trying to limit the power's OP potential (hence, the random body part stipulation as initially stated).

TBH, I don't watch One Piece, but had I done so, I would have given you a nod by saying you need to be concentrating to use the power (and would backfire by randomizing the target of the power if you lost concentration).

MiddleWeigh,
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Yep!

FMA is my absolute favorite Shonen btw. It's a masterpiece, imo.

One piece just holds a special place in my heart yknow, so it's my favorite by default. Lol

megane_kun,
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FMA 2003 for me, but I like Brotherhood as well.

And yeah, the only thing stopping me from watching One Piece is the sheer amount of episodes, lol! I want to start watching it, but I'm like, there's no way I'd be able to watch thousands of episodes just to catch up!

MiddleWeigh,
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Oh man I need to watch the original anime! Know a good place I can watch it actually? I literally LOVE fmab haha. And would love to check that one out.

Also.. I'd say to you, and look, I'm sort of picky about these things, as we all are...watch the first half, then switch to Manga. Or just read the Manga from beginning.

I got into one piece without knowing ANYTHING about it so I'm super lucky and grateful.

It's got its flaws, but it's sort of apart of the style. It feels very stream of conscious and home brewed. I absolutely love it to death.

It helps that I started it during a pretty rough patch so it's like a comforting thing for me.

I think ultimately, it's worth it, and the length shouldn't be a barrier. It's just more content and I love the story. It's endearing. OK enough proselytizing. Lol

megane_kun,
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The 2003 FMA anime was created back when the manga is still being published, and started to drift away from the manga such that at the anime's midway point, it's following a different storyline. Some plot points and characters are changed as the anime overtook the manga. Ultimately, it's a different story as opposed to the manga and Brotherhood.

However, I like how the pacing is a lot slower, allowing me to get more invested and interested into the characters. It's not as fast-paced as Brotherhood, and it's a lot darker. There's just something really somber about the entire thing that I can't put my finger on.

I watched it on cable TV back then, but I think there are some sites still carrying it if you know where to look.

As for One Piece, thanks for the advice! I'll go do just that once I have the time (to watch the first half--or I can just go full manga). I don't think you're proselytizing than you're just excited to talk about something you're really into, which is nice.

Venutianxspring, in What is your favorite way to spend money?

My whims are as shifting as the winds, so whatever I'm obsessed with at the time. Mountain bikes? Hell yes! Photography equipment? Sign me up! New telescope? I'd love one! New fragr6indont need? Yup!

The list is never ending unfortunately

I buy lots of

cwagner, in What do you think of people making memes/jokes about the recent Titan tragedy?

I don’t mind them at all, I even laughed at one and shared it privately. But that’s not because I think they deserved it, or anything similar (I did even defend the rescue efforts on lemmy). I simply don’t hold anything sacrosanct.

Dekkia, in What do you think of people making memes/jokes about the recent Titan tragedy?
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I like the memes. That situation is just so absurd all the way through.

It probably also helps that I don't really have any sympathy for anyone that passed away in that sub. Don't get me wrong: I wish nobody death, but they kinda did that to themselves. They're lucky that they died during the implosion and not by suffocation.

RadDevon, in Why do bots try to join instances?
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Maybe for future astroturfing?

Joe, in What are your favorite (Youtube) video's/documentaries of all time that you can watch again and again?

Anything by CGPGrey but specifically Humans Need Not Apply

malcriada_lala, in Whaf do you think of hosting an AMA with John Oliver to make Lemmy/kbin officially a viable Reddit replacement?

I support this. How do we make it happen?

Gabadabs, in What do you think of people making memes/jokes about the recent Titan tragedy?
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Honestly, I just don't care. You don't become a billionaire ethically, and they happened to spend their riches on something so incredibly stupid, when others around the world are suffering because of their existence.
Like yes it's sad for their families and such... But the conversation has revolved around this submarine instead of focusing on, I don't know, that migrant ship that capsized and killed like 500 people.

ArugulaZ,
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Surprisingly little concern for them. You know, because they're poor and they're immigrants.

badgerific,
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More so as >300 out of those 500 are believed to be Pakistani nationals trying to flee the worst economic crisis their country has seen in decades while the son of a Pakistani businessman felt compelled to splurge that kind of money on a bonding exercise.

I_Miss_Daniel,
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Extreme Bonding in this case.

I do feel sorry for the young one though.

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