Also for me personally a phd and sad-meds-sex are both things I’m not getting so this joke has legs
Lmao
Submitted 2 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz
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the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
chuckleslord@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I generally think the rule on splitting infinitives was made up by English majors upset that English isn’t more compatible with Latin, but in this case I think the attempt to avoid the split made the sentence weaker and ruins the sentiment.
“Trying to not kill yourself” implies effort. It sounds like you’re actively avoiding something. “Trying not to kill yourself” sounds like you’re doing something different, to change it up.
OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
You’re right. There’s no actual rule in English that you can’t split infinitives. It was copied over from Latin in an attempt to try to come up with some rules for grammar.
Source: Many nerdy discussions with Star Trek geeks about “to boldly go where no one has gone before”
electricyarn@lemmy.world 2 months ago
This sentence made me want to kill myself.
Just kidding
zante@slrpnk.net 2 months ago
Have you you tried antidepressants?
keegomatic@lemmy.world 2 months ago
That’s interesting. I feel differently. “Trying not to kill myself” sounds a lot more natural than the split “trying to not kill myself.” “Trying to not kill myself” sounds like internet slang that makes the statement sound awkward on purpose so it’s taken less seriously. But the former format is way more natural to speak.
Cheesus@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
This might be a regional difference, but when I say it out loud, ‘tryna not kill myself’ is by far the more natural construction. But I agree that in writing, ‘trying not to kill myself’ feels more natural, while ‘trying to not kill myself’ feels stilted and intentionally awkward. Man I love language.
shalafi@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Had to quit the depression meds because I couldn’t cum, even if I did manage to care enough to try fucking.
RQG@lemmy.world 2 months ago
This isn’t too uncommon for some meds.
Aber interestingly the same meds can sometimes help people who suffer from premature ejaculation.
Speculater@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Brb, getting depression real quick. Will check back later.
FromPieces@lemmygrad.ml 2 months ago
Okay so. I… have a friend who has difficulty ejaculating with a partner but never with masturbation. He thinks because the problem never arises with masturbation, it couldn’t be caused by medication. Is this logic sound? Or could his antidepressants be the reason he’s limp-dicked for real women?
Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Different meds can have different effects on different people
I tried half a dozen different meds before I got a different diagnosis and prescription
Each one came with its own unique set of side effects (like 1 anti anxiety drug that gave me panic attacks). Sometimes you’ve got to try a bunch before you get the one that works for you
anarchyrabbit@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Anti anxiety meds that gave you panic attacks. What the actual fuck. The meds should prevent that
Pika@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Getting any degree at University is the same way, bachelor’s is the first level that requires an actual internship in order to go anywhere, it is gone to the point where internship listings are starting to put in their job listing “prior internship experience preferred”
So like the job that is meant to give you the skills to start out is wanting an additional internship prior to being hired. This country is going to hell lmao
transMexicanCRTcowfart@lemmy.world 2 months ago
For a minute I thought this was /2meirl4meirl
Korne127@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Surprisingly accurate 💀
zqwzzle@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
<You guys are having sex?>
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
But, in the end you get a really awesome piece of paper that doesn’t fit in any normal frame!
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 months ago
I’m sure you can get the tissue paper you cleaned up with into a regular frame.
PunnyName@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Tissue falls apart. Use a wash rag or bandana.
Zwiebel@feddit.org 2 months ago
They arent as ubiquitous as the frames with round numbered side lengths but you can get A3 frames tho