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sharkfucker420, in Have you read the Unabombers manifesto?
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Fellow wendigooner? He made some great points yeah but he also falsely attributed most of societies misgivings to the progress of technology rather than the actual culprit, capitalism.

Besides that he was basically just a grifter and didn’t really care much about the exact ideology. He only really cared about how it justified his hatred for people and love for nature.

KepBen,

Anarcho-primitivism in a nutshell: my misanthropy isn’t due to poverty or alienation, in fact I am enlightened in hating all of you monsters.

LemmyBe, in How can a naturally anxious person keep from worrying while laid up in bed with a broken ankle and leg?

Ask yourself some questions about the situation, and give yourself honest answers.

  • Can I do anything about it right now?
  • Might I be able to do something about it when I’m better?
  • Could I spend some time thinking of potential temporary solutions while I wait, instead of spending that time worrying?
  • Is it happening now, or do I have time to come up with something?
  • If I think I can’t do anything about it, does worrying help the situation or make it worse?

These are sample questions. Ask yourself about specific concerns that worry you. Sometimes, the responses will require follow-up questions. Point is to end pointless worrying and start looking at the problem logically and realistically, without the emotion clouding your thinking.

LaunchesKayaks,
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That’s a really good idea. I’ll do that.

MrJameGumb, in Why are most memes on Lemmy from 5-10 years ago?
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I assumed it’s because Lemmy has more users over 30. I think most of the younger people are still hoping in vain that Reddit will stop being horrible. I imagine they’ll be here soon enough lol

XbSuper,

If they can handle the app, there’s no reason to come to lemmy. Reddit is better, only reason I’m (and many others) not there, is their shitty app.

MrJameGumb,
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For me it was Huffman basically saying he planned to ruin the site AND force everyone to use the shitty app so that he could sell off Reddit in the IPO to put more money into his own overstuffed pockets. Then he allowed everyone to graffiti a fake wall about how mad they were for one whole week so those who stayed could pretend like they were “fighting the man” and then completely stop talking about it lol

XbSuper,

I wasn’t a fan of that either, but ultimately it doesn’t matter. I used it as a time waster, the politics of the site just aren’t that important to me.

BilboBargains, in What are some companies that deserve to be boycotted to death?
  • Facebook
  • Apple
  • All of the defence contractors
  • Every telecom I’ve ever used apart from EE and Giffgaff
  • YouTube
  • Any website that tries to circumvent privacy rules with fuckery
  • Governments like the UK that insist prohition is a better alternative to harm reduction but continue to profit from poisons like alcohol.
  • Any company that makes devices with proprietary interfaces e.g. WiFi printers, BT routers, Apple in general, Tesla, battery power tool manufacturers.
  • The list goes on…
ahriboy,
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All telecom companies in the Philippines and Southeast Asia too. They are all enshittified as expected

ShitOnABrick,
@ShitOnABrick@lemmy.world avatar

Ee and giffgaff both suck ass

BilboBargains,

I won’t defend them but they didn’t suck my ass yet.

Pyroglyph,
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Governments like the UK that insist prohition is a better alternative to harm reduction but continue to profit from poisons like alcohol.

How does one boycott the government? Would I cut up my ID and declare myself a sovereign citizen? As much as I agree with the sentiment, I don’t think it’s as easy as that haha

WhiteHawk,

Committing tax evasion maybe lol

sic_1,
  • Oil refineries
  • concrete factories
  • mercenaries
  • energy producers that still don’t use renewables exclusively
  • private hospital corporations
  • cruises companies
  • unsustainable agrarian producers

All of these are literally killing children. Not directly and immediately but according to the IPCC report we have 1,5 to 2 years time to get to ZERO emissions, else we got some tipping points and risk turning earth into a Venus-like planet.

BilboBargains,

Brother, I’m with you. It gets depressing to dwell on this stuff.

LUHG_HANI,
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Let’s face it, EE are just as twatty as the others.

Pyr_Pressure, in What are some modern bullshit jobs?

Health insurance agent, health insurance CEO, health insurance board member, etc

AngryCommieKender, in What are some modern bullshit jobs?

99% of middle management could have been automated away a decade ago

UraniumBlazer,

This is the first correct answer that I came across in this entire thread… Ugh…

doublejay1999,
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lazy trope.

who hires middle managers ? Execs. Why do they hire them ? to keep a layer between themselves and the workers.

so whenever you think your manager is useless, remember he’s not there for you.

Album, in What can we do, as lemmy users, to fight fake news being pushed in the platform?
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Stop depending on Lemmy for news.

FontMasterFlex,

sticky this post.

daq,

Why? I feel it’s better than reading media owned by governments or large corporations and it often presents an alternate view.

wahming,

The why was answered in the OP

DragonTypeWyvern,

Ironically not sourcing their claims!

The whole Internet is lying to you!

It’s like you have to be constantly vigilant and fact check everything!

daq,

Not really. At least here you get various opinions. Crazy or not. Other sources seem to be endless echo chambers.

MargotRobbie, in What can we do, as lemmy users, to fight fake news being pushed in the platform?
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First, you should acknowledge that all sources are biased to a certain degree, some more than others. Any source that claim to always be “Fair and Balanced” like Fox News is usually anything but. When looking at a news article you should always ask yourself these questions:

  1. What idea/agenda is the author/source trying to express?
  2. Who benefits (monetarily or otherwise) from the expression of this idea?
  3. Based on what you know, are there any contradictions in these ideas? (ESPECIALLY self-contradictions.)

Source reliability is only a small part of the equation as appeal to authority is usually overvalued:if Fox News says the Earth revolves around the Sun, that statement doesn’t suddenly become false. To determine the veracity of an article is simple, but not easy: you can only derive the truth from hard facts. You should look at the primary source and evidences and ask yourself:

  1. Are there any hard verificable evidence such as photos, videos, or other direct documentations?
  2. Are there only unverifiable, anecdotal, and/or circumstantial claims and evidences for this?
  3. What’s the original source from which the claims were made?

This should give you a good framework of spotting fake news.

xenomor, in Who's going to pay for the reconstruction of Gaza

As an American, I am dismayed to report that the bloodlust and empty-eyed support for anything Israel does is basically the only widely bipartisan issue that exists here. It is absolutely grotesque and disheartening. So, I expect that once the fascists have completed their final solution, the US will gladly help fund the reconstruction of the area, to make it shiny for a wave of American and Israeli settlers and for the sake of business relations. It makes little difference which party has the presidency.

june, in How do I stop a crush from developing further?

I’ve found that when I want to kill a crush I can start looking for characteristics I dislike. Everyone has them and early on in infatuation we gloss over them. But intentionally highlight them and that crush usually goes away pretty quick. Works for me anyway

JigglySackles,

Really? Man, I always thought it was to study their routines and plan the murder for when they are most alone and have the site and a grave prepared. Ideally away from prying eyes unless you like the thrill of getting caught or whatever…

But that aside, this is really solid advice. Nitpicking things you don’t like is a great option towards losing interest.

pete_the_cat,

She kicks puppies for fun and idolizes Hitler but God damn she’s sexy.

lone_faerie, in Lemmy, is there a treasured piece of content that you stop yourself from going back to "too often" so as to not dilute it?

Bojack Horseman

urda,
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What are you doing here?

Yankee_Self_Loader,

Say that again!

scottmeme,

BACK IN THE 90S I WAS IN A VERY FAMOUS TV SHOW

Tar_alcaran, in Seeking Perspectives: Trans Athletes in Women's Sports

biologically male trans individuals

The preferred term is either “assigned male at birth”, or simply “trans woman”.

ani,

Stop the bs Biologically males are biologically males.

IndyRap,

This is so aggravating. You knew the intent and you know what they mean yet you still find the need to correct.

Tar_alcaran,

Oh no, I gave information to someone asking for information, without taking any offense or getting upset. I’m such a monster.

kylie_kraft, in What is a niche interest or hobby you'd personally like to see represented more on Lemmy

vinyl records. I miss r/vinyldeals, r/vinyl, and r/vinyljerk.

HootinNHollerin, (edited )
PP_BOY_,
@PP_BOY_@lemmy.world avatar

Funny enough, vinyldeals was one of the biggest pushes for me leaving reddit. Way too much anxiety checking and the exclusive releases just killed my wallet lol

kylie_kraft, (edited )

lmao fair enough. I am also spending less overall on records since I switched to lemmy.

wolfshadowheart,

Got any recommendations on a decently price-sensitive record player? We were gifted a cheap Crosby but I don’t really want to risk our nicer records on it.

PP_BOY_,
@PP_BOY_@lemmy.world avatar

+1 on the LP60X the other guy recommended. It’s a great entry table that will last a long time

wolfshadowheart,

Thank you!

kylie_kraft,

AT-LP60 (bargain model) or AT-LP120 (decent midrange)

Gerudo,

I 2nd the 60 model. Pair it with some half way decent speakers and it’s pretty good.

wolfshadowheart,

Thank you!

pineapplelover, in What free things online should everyone take advantage of?

All the piracy and freemediaheckyeah subs

Archive.org

Furbag, in What salary do you think would make you happy?

I remember a time when someone making “six figures” was extremely wealthy. Now six figures just seems to be the baseline for even having a chance at tackling home ownership in suburban areas. 120k is probably ideal. I don’t likely need more than that and it should be enough to pay for a comfortable lifestyle.

Getting there is the tricky part.

EinfachUnersetzlich,

120k what? Bananas per hour?

Furbag,

You are not as funny as you think you are.

EinfachUnersetzlich,

I’m not trying to be funny. As a non-American am I supposed to assume that everyone is talking about US dollars? Why don’t people just specify units?

Fal,
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Yes you are. Whether you like it or not, that’s the default.

EinfachUnersetzlich,

Says who?

Fal,
@Fal@yiffit.net avatar

Says reality. Says the fact that you think you’re trying to take a stand and having to tell people not to assume US default

intensely_human,

OPEC

fruitycoder,

It’s the world reserve currency, it’s a safe bet to assume it’s USD when people are talking money unless specified otherwise

Silentiea,

No, you’re confused. K is the currency, they only need 120 of them.

Thrashy,
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I make $115k per year, my wife makes another $20k or so, we have one kid, a tiny house in a slightly sketch part of our Midwestern city that I bought a decade ago when it was almost cheap, and both our cars are paid off… and we’re treading water financially. I don’t know how anybody my age is affording big houses and new cars, unless it’s just by snowballing debt at an alarming pace. I’m already underfunding my 401k just to maintain some liquidity.

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