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HansSlonzok, in what is a parental advice you wish you could give to your father/mother before they had you?

Dear future parents, don’t bring me into this fucking world!!!

Fake4000, in What's the best music streaming service?

Revanced YouTube music

jared,
@jared@mander.xyz avatar

Innertune is nice too.

huquad, in If you got COVID and lost the ability to taste things, did it ever come back? Otherwise, did you experience any other long term consequences from the pandemic in general?

My wife and I had very different experiences. I had one bad day in bed and was fine after. She was sick for at least a week and lost her since of smell (and much of taste) for about 6 months with another 6 months recovering.

saphiron, in If you got COVID and lost the ability to taste things, did it ever come back? Otherwise, did you experience any other long term consequences from the pandemic in general?

Caught it in the first wave, bed ridden for 7 days. Lost both taste and smell for about 3 weeks then they both came back. I consider myself lucky.

maniel, (edited ) in If you got COVID and lost the ability to taste things, did it ever come back? Otherwise, did you experience any other long term consequences from the pandemic in general?
@maniel@lemmy.ml avatar

I had COVID at the beginning of 2021, I’ve lost smell, even when I got out of it for a few months soft drinks like Coke, sprite or tonic tested like paint thinner, raw onion and my own sweat smelled like rotten eggs, fortunately after some time it stopped, drinks sooner than onion though

shinigamiookamiryuu, in Have you ever failed at something? How did you get back up after that?

I fail at socializing every day. Only to try again later and fail again. You can only get yourself back up so many times.

kakes, (edited ) in Have you ever failed at something? How did you get back up after that?

I’ve told a few stories before, but really what it comes down to is: Yes, all the time.

And every time, I eventually bounced back stronger. Not only that, I bounced back less afraid of failure. As long as you learn something from failing, it’s just a stepping stone to something better.

bjg13, in How do I get my sense of taste back after covid?

Get vaccinated.

HurlingDurling,
@HurlingDurling@lemmy.world avatar

While I will agree that everyone should get vaccinated to stop the spread, my best friend is a nurse and fully vaccinated, and he still got covid, and while still not as bad thanks to the vaccine, he still lost his taste and hasn’t recovered it yet.

Your comment is ignorant and rude.

Nevermore9197,

No, getting vaccinated after your infection shows some promise in reducing and treating long covid symptoms

justJanne,

The 5th booster brought my sense of smell back for a month, but it quickly disappeared again :/

thantik, (edited ) in Are there any good free alternatives to brilliant.org?

Skillshare for another paid-for service. MIT OpenCourseWare is a good resource for free.

slazer2au, in Which child would you prioritize in this hypothetical scenario?

Dissolve everything into Cash equivalents, yeet it all into a trust and make all the children beneficiary of the trust.
As for material items you don’t care who gets “The McGuffin” so will it in a way that they must agree to to who gets what.

Your post makes you out to be one of those assholeish aristocratic wankers who only cares how their legacy is handed down.

shinigamiookamiryuu,

It’s oddly specific of you to assume the parent in this question represents me. In any case, it was a hypothetical, a kind of “would you rather” question; it kind of ruins the point of answering those to answer “I’d rather not choose”.

Rhynoplaz,

I understand that when you ask a “would you rather” question and someone says neither, that takes all the fun out of it, but this isn’t one of those questions.

Maybe it’s how you framed it, with these people being our children, because nothing you’ve mentioned in the hypothetical would affect how much I value each kid.

It’s like setting up a trolley dilemma with two cars on the tracks, and asking if you’d rather save the red car, or the black car. The question is moot because I don’t have any useful information. How many people are in them? Who are the people? I don’t care if the destroyed car is red or black, just like how my children’s jobs have no relevance on what I will to them.

Might be worth taking a moment to think about why YOU value these things (or think others do) enough to ask the question.

shinigamiookamiryuu,

but this isn’t one of those questions.

Whoever decided that?

Granted the trolley dilemma is another good comparison. I was split on how to phrase the end, whether personally or with a realistic scenario or with an unrealistic one or with a mandate (I see that would’ve never worked). I chose what I thought would make it seem the most question-esque.

Might be worth taking a moment to think about why YOU value these things

I did. And it’s what led me to ask the question.

Rhynoplaz,

I did. And it’s what led me to ask the question

I’m curious if/how your view has changed after getting so much pushback on your question.

shinigamiookamiryuu,

Well, let’s see… I got quite a few different people who said they misunderstood what I was saying but with very few of them agreeing on what was the hard-to-understand part, one person who said I sounded like an asshole based on the completely voluntary decision to assume I was projecting myself as the parent of all things, one person who said this sounded like I was asking for homework help (probably the most innocent of the inquirers, nothing wrong with homework help), one person who either genuinely thought I was a bot or tried to belittle me by saying I was one, a bit of humor at least, and a neutral opt-out. When the only consensus is “this person should be let down”, does it not come off as mobbing? In what way am I supposed to feel changed after that?

My best teacher at times can be constructive criticism, given I can ask questions about it. Alas, if anything is stunting my ability to self-build, it’s people who look everywhere and see “lolcows” and people to disdain rather than honest novices, in this case one who struggles with communication/expression and isn’t satisfied with that.

user1234, in Do grown-ass lions and other big cats enjoy standard cat-treats?

I always figured that if I went on and expedition to areas with big cats, I’d be sure to pack a laser pointer and a hand vacuum.

cheese_greater,

Someone has to have done this already

shottymcb,

Someone on YouTube has done the laser pointer at a big cat sanctuary, I know I’ve seen it.

esc27, in The transition from the holiday season back to the normal drudgery is so depressing. Is there any way to make Jan / Feb less depressing?

I take my time putting up Christmas (as others mentioned the season traditionally lasts until Epiphany (Jan 6), and some traditions don’t even celebrate it until that day.) usually somewhere between the first nutcracker and last ornament I transition from missing Christmas to looking forward to being done with it.

Then I transition that into “spring cleaning”. I clean out the attic before moving the Christmas boxes back into storage, and tackle other areas that accumulated junk and boxes over the past year.

Like a lot of people, I also like to try something new or different. It can be as simple as a new tv show or streaming service, new author, new video game, or a new recipe, new hobby, etc. maybe go to the movies a few times or eat out somewhere special.

ReiRose,

I second the cleaning. It can be super satisfying.

Vanth, in What are some small things we should change about the human body?
@Vanth@reddthat.com avatar

Our bodies need some trace metals, problem is it can’t differentiate between metals it needs and metals that will kill it. “Hell yeah, delicious zinc” as it noms down on lead instead of pooping it out.

HipsterTenZero, in What are some small things we should change about the human body?
@HipsterTenZero@dormi.zone avatar

replaceable parts, clorophyll, and maybe double jumps

RaoulDook,

Convert pinky fingers to Second Thumbs

HipsterTenZero,
@HipsterTenZero@dormi.zone avatar

i’ll take a double-thumb righthand, a tentacle left arm, and tank tread legs, please and thank you

Riccosuave,
@Riccosuave@lemmy.world avatar

That would be…weird 😳

corsicanguppy,

replaceable parts

I’m a twin. Guess who can donate a kidney my clone won’t then reject? Even without drugs.

I think the solution here is an own-grown organ bank: kidney, pancreas, a lung; whatever. Sign me up!

SelfHigh5, in What are some small things we should change about the human body?

Boobs just stay full and up, despite aging, breastfeeding, etc. if we are going to have periods, at least make them painless. Cells just shut down cancer every single time it starts, making it obsolete. You wouldn’t get out of breath at the top of a staircase/big hill if there’s anyone nearby.

quaddo,

You wouldn’t get out of breath at the top of a staircase/big hill if there’s anyone nearby.

Instructions unclear - new energy vampire mode unlocked

RBWells,

Easier to just make them a lot smaller. Other primates nurse without the extra fat in the boobs. But I like the idea of much more resilient skin, it should bounce back endlessly. No reason for it to get fragile or lose tone, sagging achieves no purpose. Can we fix acne and rosacea with this patch, too?

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