FlashMobOfOne
@FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world
Artist, musical performer, and former derby skater from the Midwest.
I’m single, childless, and married to freedom and adventure.
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- Comment on With the current state of the news, April's fools aren't fun anymore because they can't be distinguished as easily as before 2 days ago:
OP is exactly right.
- Comment on [deleted] 5 days ago:
Ours is a nation of puritanical hypocrites.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
Perhaps they didn’t word it eloquently, but they’re not wrong.
The elderly are the wealthiest and that affords them tremendous political power, seeing as how young people can’t afford to miss a day of work to vote.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
Yes, unequivocally.
- Comment on How would world politics be like if the top 100 countries (in terms of military strength) all had their own nuclear arsenals? 1 week ago:
It’s only happened twice in world history for a reason.
There are thousands of nukes in the world, but no one ever fires them. They make the world more peaceful, not more dangerous.
- Comment on how is it to work everyday but Wednesdays and Thursdays? 1 week ago:
Pretty glorious.
If you want to go out and do something: have lunch, go to a movie, or whatever, it’s not nearly as busy and you can have a more peaceful time.
- Comment on Good to exercise at home instead of gym? 1 week ago:
I built my physique over 10 years in a gym, but I’ve kept it with heavy handweights and a collapsible bench in my home gym. Anything’s possible as long as you know what you want, know what works for you, are willing to do the work.
- Comment on Good to exercise at home instead of gym? 1 week ago:
I got some of my equipment just by putting out an ask on my local Buy Nothing group. There are a lot of people out there with big dreams who buy stuff they never use are are happy to gift it if you’ll keep it out of a landfill.
- Comment on Good to exercise at home instead of gym? 1 week ago:
For me, the effort of going somewhere to exercise is a big impediment,
For most of my adult life I was the exact opposite: I needed somewhere to go as part of my routine. Now that my car’s been on loan to my mom and dad for a year, and I’m pretty sure I’m never getting it back, I had to get home equipment and adapt by necessity. Luckily I enjoy lifting, so it’s been less difficult to stay consistent than I expected.
- Comment on Good to exercise at home instead of gym? 1 week ago:
When it comes to exercise the struggle isn’t doing it, it’s finding a routine that works for you. That’s the key, figuring out something you can do and make a habit of it so it becomes routine, like brushing your teeth.
I bought a collapsible bench and hand weights in late 2024 so I could cut the gym membership from my budget, and I’ve been able to maintain my usual habit of lifting 3-4 times a week. The added benefit is that it’s nice not to have to deal with other people or wait for equipment. You can learn better ways to work out from professionals for free on Youtube, and you can add equipment to your home gym over time.
It’s definitely reasonable to be new and never go to a gym.
- Comment on How would world politics be like if the top 100 countries (in terms of military strength) all had their own nuclear arsenals? 1 week ago:
Historically nukes have served as an effective deterrent to war, ironically. Given that very strong historical pattern, I’d assume the world would, overall, become a more peaceful and cooperative place thanks to mutually-assured destruction.
- Comment on Sergey Brin: We need you working 60 hours a week so we can replace you as soon as possible 1 week ago:
Is it, though?
- Comment on Why aren't there mass protests in the USA? 1 week ago:
Tens of millions of Americans can’t afford a sudden $400.00 expense without going further into debt.
That means they can’t afford to miss a day of work.
And that’s by design.
- Comment on DoorDash Partners with Klarna for Deferred Payments—in Case You Need a Loan to Pay for Your Burrito 1 week ago:
These short-term loans for everyday things are so friggin’ predatory, man.
- Comment on Israel publicly announces genocidal intent 2 weeks ago:
I feel like the US taxpayer is bearing the full cost, truly. Israel can’t make war for more than a few days without the charity we give them.
- Comment on The wildest details in the Facebook memoir Meta is trying to bury 2 weeks ago:
I’m working my way through the book. The writing isn’t the best, but it’s definitely an interesting story.
- Comment on US appeals court says AI authors don't qualify for copyright. 2 weeks ago:
Yup.
Kinkade was a no-talent ass clown, like the people who use AI to produce works of “art”.
- Comment on PC gamers spend 92% of their time on older games, oh and there are apparently 908 million of us now 2 weeks ago:
I would suggest trying Caveblazers, as it’s similar, but it’s more barebones and (I think) significantly harder.
- Comment on PC gamers spend 92% of their time on older games, oh and there are apparently 908 million of us now 2 weeks ago:
It’s wild how good the cheap games are these days. I’m 30 hours into playing Noita, have hundreds of hours in Vampire Survivor.
And I got about 15 into Dragon Age: Veilguard before it occurred to me I could crack open the Dragon Age Origins Ultimate Edition and actually have an enjoyable experience.
- Comment on The Origin of Student Debt: Reagan Adviser Warned Free College Would Create a Dangerous "Educated Proletariat” 2 weeks ago:
No, the problem was very much Reagan.
Look at the incredibly shitty job Bush I did, by contrast. We’d be in a much better position if he’d never been president.
- Comment on The Origin of Student Debt: Reagan Adviser Warned Free College Would Create a Dangerous "Educated Proletariat” 2 weeks ago:
Whenever the ‘smother Hitler as a baby’ topic comes up, my first instinct is generally, ‘can we do Reagan too’?
- Comment on dear republicans, what's the point of alienating every single ally of the US? 4 weeks ago:
All the more reason to stop voting Democrat and pull the lever for the Green candidate instead.
- Comment on dear republicans, what's the point of alienating every single ally of the US? 4 weeks ago:
Thank is the way.
Richard Nixon was great at weaponizing taxes against windfall profits to the benefit of the people.
- Comment on Bluesky and Mastodon users can now talk to each other with Bridgy Fed | TechCrunch 4 weeks ago:
Not interested. The folks on Blue sky can keep their corporate social media.
- Comment on Why does it seem like many Americans have an arrogant personality trait? 4 weeks ago:
It’s who we are.
- Comment on Israeli speaker of parliament calls for bombing food stocks in Gaza now that Israel has cut off their food and water. 4 weeks ago:
It’s too bad Palestine doesn’t have nukes.
- Comment on Firefox deletes promise to never sell personal data, asks users not to panic 4 weeks ago:
lolololol
- Comment on AI Video of Trump Sucking Musk's Toes Blasted on Government Office TVs 5 weeks ago:
The sad thing is that shit like this is more likely to get Elon Musk out than Congress, because all anyone seems to care about is Trump’s ego.
- Comment on Is anyone else getting a bit of schadenfreude from the news each day? 5 weeks ago:
LOL, no.
I want the US to succeed. I don’t give a fuck who’s in charge, and it’s exceedingly silly to me to watch people saying “I told you so” in this political climate, when the Democrats saw their coalition shrink considerably and you all need to find a way to get those votes back.
- Comment on HELP! How do I help educate my son about his body when I know nothing about boys?? 5 weeks ago:
You’re welcome. You’re going to do great. :)