Pandantic
@Pandantic@midwest.social
- Comment on I took the term "Tree Skirt" literally 2 weeks ago:
Hello fellow narcoleptic! Cool insta, followed!
- Comment on Welcome to Jellies! 3 weeks ago:
I appreciate it, but I’m going to move soon and I won’t be able to take it with me, but maybe someone else will see this and you’ll get some offers.
- Comment on Welcome to Jellies! 3 weeks ago:
Love these!! Jellyfish are a fav of mine!
- Comment on I took the term "Tree Skirt" literally 3 weeks ago:
Purely for fashion reasons, I assure you! 😅
- Comment on I took the term "Tree Skirt" literally 3 weeks ago:
Do you have more pics? I want to see more!
- Comment on Apple CEO Tim Cook Donating $1 Million to Trump's Inaugural Fund 3 weeks ago:
My only-ever-windows SO just got a computer with PopOS on it (default) and it took some getting used to, but he loves it. I was like, “you know this is a Mac OS clone, right? 😏” and they were like 🤯
- Comment on Demanding a pronoun is like demanding a burkas. 4 weeks ago:
And when they want to go by something else, we’re ok with it (nick names)
You know who’s not fine with it? People who care more about themselves than they care about others.
I had a friend named John who, later in life, asked to be called his given name, Jonathan. For the friend group and most of his family, it was a bit hard to remember at first, but we did it because we cared about him. For some of his family, it was another matter - they fought against it with excuses, questioning, and “forgetfulness”. Only after being assertive, defending himself again and again did they respect his wishes. And this was a cis male asking to be called his give name because he felhe was at a new stage of his life. The difference was that one part of his family cared more about themselves than they did about Jonathan.
Some of us have an abundance of care to fellow humans, and we give it freely. Some are too inconvenienced by things that they don’t like, or doesn’t fit their conventions that they say, “You can’t make me respect you!” or “Respecting you is making me less free!” And they do so because they care less about the people they interact with than themselves.
I’m guessing OP is a troll btw. Anyone serious on this topic would have written a manifesto. Thanks for getting me writing though! 😋
- Comment on Hey mods or admins can we get a best of 2024 for this year like best questions and best answer? 4 weeks ago:
Why is this directed at the mods or admins?
- Comment on BACK IT UP 2 months ago:
Sure, but the deed’s already done. At least may something good come out of it…
- Comment on BACK IT UP 2 months ago:
I’m surprised, with all the whale carcasses and roadkill bears, RFK Jr hasn’t already become patient zero for a pandemic.
- Comment on BACK IT UP 2 months ago:
Yes, make psychedelics legal!
- Comment on America's Next Health Secretary Enjoying A Meal With His Future Boss and Colleagues 2 months ago:
I was wondering if it was Ai.
- Comment on DarkPattern.games - a website that rates mobile games for their "dark patterns" 4 months ago:
No ads unless you want to “pay” for a free revive. No micro transactions that I’ve seen.
- Comment on Would it be weird if I took something my neighbor put out for trash? 4 months ago:
I’ve put at least 10 pieces of furniture out on the curb in the last 4 months and they’ve all been taken. It makes me glad that someone can use it.
- Comment on DarkPattern.games - a website that rates mobile games for their "dark patterns" 4 months ago:
I didn’t know there was a non-mobile.
- Comment on DarkPattern.games - a website that rates mobile games for their "dark patterns" 4 months ago:
- Comment on Amazon's Monopoly of the tech industry is ruining the US economy 4 months ago:
If you see anyone online show the search results and pricing on Amazon, then try to replicate those search results and product price on a device that is totally partitioned from your viewing of the item/price elsewhere, you’re likely to find it is not possible. If you then go back to the original device and do the same, you’ll magically find the same product and lower price.
I noticed this on Walmarts website when asking chat GPT to find items for me. I was wondering why it was happening. Some of the price differences were extreme too.
- Comment on Amazon's Monopoly of the tech industry is ruining the US economy 4 months ago:
Let me guess, the EU actually put laws in place to ”remediate that problem” like a ”functioning government”.
- Comment on I’m the Republican Governor of Ohio. Here Is the Truth About Springfield. 4 months ago:
Thank you, I appreciate your gift!
- Comment on I’m the Republican Governor of Ohio. Here Is the Truth About Springfield. 4 months ago:
Nope.
As a supporter of former President Donald Trump and Senator JD Vance, I am saddened by how they and others continue to repeat claims that lack evidence and disparage the legal migrants living in Springfield. This rhetoric hurts the city and its people, and it hurts those who have spent their lives there.
That’s the best he does besides defending the Haitians and the city.
- Comment on Is it me or is everyone in hexbear insane? 4 months ago:
I can see you’re not a hexbear, but this is a post in a .world comm where even enlightened takes on liberals such as yours aren’t always welcome. Anyway, thanks for the chat.
- Comment on Is it me or is everyone in hexbear insane? 4 months ago:
Thanks for clearing that up. Also, I find it ironic talking to another leftist on the Hexbear hate thread.
- Comment on Is it me or is everyone in hexbear insane? 4 months ago:
I see US liberals as defending both social and economic policies. Here are some examples I can think of:
- Supporting unions but also not cracking down on union busting as much as they should
- Wanting universal healthcare solutions (Obamacare) while not wanting Medicare for all or proper socialized medicine.
I am just speaking to what I observe, but I think the trick the liberal party in my country play is a show of being “for the people” and giving concessions but, in the end, being absolutely capitalist motivated.
- Comment on Is it me or is everyone in hexbear insane? 4 months ago:
I’m sorry, I’m an American where liberals are actually centrists, but can you explain to me what else is off-base about this chart?
- Comment on Is it me or is everyone in hexbear insane? 4 months ago:
That is one of the few instances my instance is defederated from, so I haven’t had much interaction with them. I can speak about Hexbear because I see their posts and interact with them.
- Comment on Is it me or is everyone in hexbear insane? 4 months ago:
I agree but I would rather think this is just this guys downtime.
- Comment on Is it me or is everyone in hexbear insane? 4 months ago:
This is my philosophy as well.
- Comment on Is it me or is everyone in hexbear insane? 4 months ago:
I’m glad your instance stayed federated because I’ve seen some good takes from lemm.ee users on hexbear threads! 🥰
- Comment on Is it me or is everyone in hexbear insane? 4 months ago:
This guy knows nothing of the political spectrum. Image
- Comment on Is it me or is everyone in hexbear insane? 4 months ago:
Thank you for saying this in a more detailed way than I have been. This is exactly right. They built their own leftist haven and became a whole culture of their own, and then became federated. There is bound to be an initial clash, but honestly I think most of the people who hate on them never gave them a chance. All they saw were the shitposts and the in-jokes and you closed the door.
When it comes to dealing with HB users here, my advice is the exact same as dealing with other users
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if you don’t like what someone is saying (because it’s idiotic, obstrusive, or whatever), block the person for some peace of mind.
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if you’re consistently uninterested on the content coming from an instance, block the instance.
I see a lot of leftists (and leaning leftists), even on .world, who would be better off interacting with the users there (maybe blocking the shitposting comms). And outside of those most-seen comms (chapotraphouse and dunk_tank), there is genuine conversation and less shit talking and in-jokes. I believe, with more instances coming in that are federated with them (mine, .ml, and lem.ee? are a couple), some of the Hex-natives are understanding how to interact with curious left-leaning people with unintentionally wrong-headed ideas.
Downvote me all you want, I stand by Hexbear. o7
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