BallShapedMan
@BallShapedMan@lemmy.world
- Comment on It's the Christmas light video again - 2025 edition 1 day ago:
I bought these lights, they’re sitting on the kitchen table waiting to be opened and put on a tree! I’m so excited!
- Comment on AI Slop Is Ruining Reddit for Everyone 1 day ago:
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- Comment on Good advice 1 day ago:
Bro, I’m trying…
- Comment on Why do I always have "dreams" that give me anxiety (aka: nightmares)? Why do I never just get to re-live my happy memories in my dreams? Wtf brain?!? This is outrageous! It's unfair! 1 week ago:
I’ve read if we wake up knowing what we dreamt about we likely aren’t getting enough sleep. Since then I’ve worked hard in my sleep cycle and haven’t remembered more than a dream or two a year in more than a decade. That was my solution, maybe give it a go?
- Comment on Erosion is a voxel open world shooter in which deaths cost decades, and you can win the Wild West with armies of cats 2 weeks ago:
Immediate wishlist! Hell yeah this looks amazing.
- Comment on Profit slide at Target hints at meager holiday season for the retailer 2 weeks ago:
Hope so!
- Comment on Why do Republicans hate the poor so much? 3 weeks ago:
Without a doubt!
- Comment on Russia’s first AI-powered humanoid robot AIDOL collapses during its onstage debut 3 weeks ago:
The dude trying to cover it up with the piece of cloth at the end was chef’s kiss.
- Comment on Why do Republicans hate the poor so much? 3 weeks ago:
You’re welcome!
- Comment on Why do Republicans hate the poor so much? 3 weeks ago:
I’ve been trying to find an answer on that question myself for years. A lot of the other comments so a good job of scratching the surface but there just isn’t enough text to really explain the full concept completely. If you really want to really dig deeper, here are some books that might help. They helped me. Bottom line is it’s smart for conservatives to do this based on their end goals because it’s effective.
The All New Don’t Think of an Elephant! by George Lakoff, covers the strong father theory which is much of what’s described in other comments.
The Dictator’s Handbook by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, talks about the principles of authoritarianism and helps understand how the authoritarian structure in nearly every major company has lead to this.
The Origins of Political Order by Francis Fukuyama, explains why stability at the cost of equality is what political machines often evolve into.
The Revenge of Power by Moisés Naím, explains how authoritarianism works and why it needs us vs them to thrive.
Bowling Alone by Robert Putnam, a good view of blame based politics, why and how it works.
Mistakes Were Made (But Not By Me) by Tavris & Aronson, helps explain why people are attracted to the conservative message.
Blackshirts and Reds by Michael Parenti, explains how capitalists exploit the view that poverty is a personal falling so they can continue wage theft and rent seeking.
The Coddling of the American Mind by Haidt & Lukianoff, a deep dive of the modern conservative mindset and helps answer how and why we got here.
Lies My Teacher Told Me by James Loewen, shows how this has been going on for longer than we’ve been alive along with the attack on education and sort of shows why that’s effective.
The Progress Paradox by Gregg Easterbrook, helps explain why “the sky is falling” narrative conservatives like to use is attractive to us.
- Comment on There Comes A Time Where You Gotta Make A Choice 4 weeks ago:
Wow… I’ve lived such a sheltered life with continent partners…
- Comment on I Thought I Knew You 4 weeks ago:
Absolutely!!!
- Comment on There Comes A Time Where You Gotta Make A Choice 4 weeks ago:
What the fuck did I just read…
- Comment on There Comes A Time Where You Gotta Make A Choice 4 weeks ago:
No shit?
- Comment on I Thought I Knew You 4 weeks ago:
This is the respiratorially-challenged small dog that regularly blesses me by snoring like a freight train. Can be awkward on conference calls if I forget to mute.
- Comment on I Thought I Knew You 4 weeks ago:
❤️🐶
- Comment on I Thought I Knew You 4 weeks ago:
You may just have the perfect Lemmy name! That is all.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
It’s like watching a great serial sitcom several years in. None of the jokes are funny because you’re missing out on why it’s funny. Same here, go back to some early stuff and maybe it’ll change your mind. But this one is pretty meta for a series he’s been on that I for one love.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
Good luck, I’ve not been successful here yet.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
Same and same! The man has changed my life in mild but appreciable ways.
- Comment on Honk 4 weeks ago:
I want to be that person’s friend.
- Comment on Manic Stew 1 month ago:
Hyperfocused, fuck what did I eat last?
- Comment on grindset challenge 1 month ago:
Yup
- Comment on Amen 2 months ago:
Thank you!
- Comment on Amen 2 months ago:
I need this as a T-shirt!
- Comment on Can you think of any now? 2 months ago:
The book Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen goes a long way to accomplish this. At least it did for me.
- Comment on Samsung brings ads to US fridges 2 months ago:
🤣🤣🤣
- Comment on Samsung brings ads to US fridges 2 months ago:
My parents bought a fancy Samsung fridge with a screen 5 years ago. We bought LG. In the first year they had theirs serviced 6 times before replacing it with the same LG fridge we have. Earlier this year right before the extended warranty ran out the compressor on my fridge died. They’ve not had a single problem with theirs yet.
My brother bought a Samsung TV that was supposed to be better than my LG OLED. In the first year the anti glare coating wore off enough that there are bright spots you can’t not see. My LG TV is fine.
Typed on my Samsung phone.
- Comment on Good evening. 2 months ago:
Why stop there? Keep going!
- Comment on YSK about 15 bean soup. 2 months ago:
I use this when making chili. It’s fantastic!
