garbagebagel
@garbagebagel@lemmy.world
- Comment on Why? 4 days ago:
Less bots maybe? I’ve noticed this too and it triggers something in me because on reddit that was always a red flag of upvote bots or whatever cheating they used. I don’t think people use those here, but there’s also no bots that comment garbage.
- Comment on Power word: STUN! 4 days ago:
Goddamn it.
- Comment on Power word: STUN! 5 days ago:
I have not thought about this story in years and now thanks to you I will be laughing sporadically probably for the next few days.
- Comment on Hashtag spiritual hashtag truth 6 days ago:
Well that looks like an interesting link that I will never click on. Don’t feel like crying today, thanks.
- Comment on True 6 days ago:
Sometimes I see a dumb post and get mad that I’m seeing a dumb post and then I notice what community its in and I go oh yeah that’s a good shitpost.
Love and hate shitpost relationship :/
Anyway, good shitpost. Dumb boomer message.
- Comment on Screw your zodiac sign, tell me... 2 weeks ago:
Nobody else got the lil heart flowers?
- Comment on Oh, that's... umm.... 2 weeks ago:
I hate that I had a brief moment where I wasn’t sure if you were being sarcastic.
- Comment on Are you sure there aren't any ... ?? 5 weeks ago:
What is the platform? When I searched, it led me to an Ai generator website, but why would a lemmy account be required for that?
- Comment on I have been staring at this marquee and cannot figure out what "two dance special means" 5 weeks ago:
It’s probably like a BOGO deal. Idk go in there and report back! Support local business
- Comment on I have been staring at this marquee and cannot figure out what "two dance special means" 5 weeks ago:
The best alcohol-free strip bar in BC for sure. Nothing better than some cola and dancers.
- Comment on I'm so goddamn sick of this fat, orange, narcissistic asshole and I will celebrate when he dies 5 weeks ago:
This motherfucker got to be in movies and TV too, as if ruining the internet isn’t enough. Every childhood memory I have is tainted by his selfish orange ass.
- Comment on should have to walk the dog 5 weeks ago:
But pooping indoors is so much nicer :(
- Comment on People dont believe protesting works if they will only do it on their day off. 1 month ago:
You can’t… that’s my point. I’m really confused about what you’re trying to say here. If you don’t think that doing all of the other actions I mentioned are a sacrifice, I’m not sure I can help you see any of the points I’m trying to make. Sure those actions are not as visible as protesting, but people do them every day, and that’s where change starts.
A few years ago a small group of transit riders in my area teamed up to put pressure on local governments to provide free transit to children. With enough pressure those municipalities came together and agreed to do it, and now we see free transit for children across our province. This wasn’t done through “passionless inaction” but the hard work of people spreading awareness and putting pressure on their local governments. They continue to spread their message to improve transit by attending rallies and protests, but the majority of their work is behind the scenes. This might look like inaction to you, I guess, if you are not a part of one of those communities.
- Comment on People dont believe protesting works if they will only do it on their day off. 1 month ago:
I disagree with you because protesting every day wouldn’t be an effective way to enact change. Like I mentioned, the point of protests is networking and solidarity. The change happens from the other actions that are less visible/get less media attention (fundraising, community building, letter-writing campaigns, putting pressure on local governments, boycotting, disrupting events, etc.). Going out to a protest every single day would ignore the actual work that needs to happen, and it would burn you out almost immediately.
- Comment on People dont believe protesting works if they will only do it on their day off. 1 month ago:
Okay, so reading your title again, you are saying pretty much what I am saying - people that only go to protests on their day off (and don’t engage in any other type of activism), think that protests don’t work. Is that what you were trying to say with your title?
- Comment on People dont believe protesting works if they will only do it on their day off. 1 month ago:
I’ve met people at protests who have organized boycotts, advocacy campaigns, fundraisers, and many many more things that enact measurable change. These people often meet through these types of events and I can guarantee you, if it wasn’t for rallies, I wouldn’t have even known where to start or how to find people that are doing the work.
Your “truth” is only true if you (or whoever the fuck you’re talking about) isn’t benefiting from the protest/rally/event. So maybe you should go to a protest and find a network and do some work if you feel like you’re not getting what you need from protests.
And just to be clear, I’m not judging people who only go to protests and then go home. That’s fine too. The whole point of activism is to do the best you can, and if it just means showing up on a weekend for 2 hours, that’s fine. Other people will see you, they will feel your support, and they will feel motivated to keep working toward whatever they were advocating for in the first place. That is the real point of protests.
- Comment on People dont believe protesting works if they will only do it on their day off. 1 month ago:
Protesting is one part of a variety of anti-establishment responses. I’m tired of hearing people say it doesn’t work - obviously, on its own it doesn’t, but combine it with the many other aspects and there can be change. Of course, not everyone is fit to do every single one of the things required, but stop shitting on people who are trying to do even one of the things.
Protests are what get people fired up. Protests are part of what connect people and provide networking opportunities to organize other actions. Protests make people realize that they arenot alone, and that they CAN do something. Will they? Some of them will, and that’s the fucking point. Protests are a warning. Telling people “protests don’t work” only harms the fucking movement, so fucking stop it.
- Comment on What are the demands of the No Kings protests? What's the plan if they win? 1 month ago:
I’m not trying to be pessimistic or disparaging, but wasn’t the issue with the 2011 Occupy movement exactly that they couldn’t agree on a destination?
- Comment on [USA] Is "there are ICE agents roaming the streets" a good reason/excuse to avoid going outside? Or is it just a part of reality that you have to learn to accept? 1 month ago:
First, your mom is being toxic af and you are not a coward. However, she is not wrong that going outside can help with depression. It likely won’t “cure” you as it sounds like you are in a difficult situation, but it can be helpful to take short walks every day.
That being said, the ICE shit is scary af. I’m not American but I worry every single day for my family members living there. We are Mexican and the fear, IMO, is warranted, because they don’t even seem to care about legal status. I’ve been avoiding visiting for this same reason, and will not go down there until I feel it is safe to do so.
From my understanding though, they are not everywhere as much as social media makes them seem. My uncle and cousin down there (Chicago and San Diego) go about their regular days and even travel between the US and Mexico frequently and tell me they still feel safe doing so.
Even if you don’t go outside, I would highly, HIGHLY recommend disconnecting from social media for a while or limiting your intake. The difference I feel mentally when my usage goes from like 2-4 hrs down to ~30 mins or less is huge. Find another hobby like crafting or even video games if you don’t feel safe doing stuff outside yet.
Lastly, also, I said this to you a few days ago and will say it again, YOU MATTER. You are not a coward & being afraid of this insane fucking world is a reasonable response. I hope you can escape your parents house soon. You got this!
- Comment on High fashion 1 month ago:
- Comment on Protect yourselves! 1 month ago:
This is not what I needed right before bed.
- Comment on Are there video media (e.g TV shows, Movies, anime, video games, youtube videos, etc...) with a majority of the dialogue in an fictional language? 1 month ago:
Lol the sims, which also is a completely learnable language.
But no, probably other better ones listed here.
- Comment on What's a bad habit you use to have for a long time but finally fixed? 1 month ago:
Nice, same! Switched over to bubbly water first but after my dentist told me too much of that is also not great, I’ve cut down to a couple of sparkling waters a week and a very rare soda once every couple of months.
- Comment on Beware!!! 1 month ago:
“I mean, Hamas owns” ?
- Comment on Any swifties here to verify this? 1 month ago:
I’m sorry, are those first examples meant to be good? Like they’re better than the new one no doubt but nowhere near great lyrics.
- Comment on Texas National Guard arriving in Chicago 1 month ago:
I thought petey said no fatties allowed
- Comment on If you were a superhero and you knew a 21- to 23-year-old dating older people, what would you do? 1 month ago:
Yeah if I was going to use superpowers to target anyone’s sex life, it’d be to stop actual pedophiles and not adults in consenting (yet sometimes maybe ethically questionable) relationships.
- Comment on Has this ever happened to you? 1 month ago:
Its not really a mind game IMO, if he had said no she might’ve still gone with a friend. It’s not a test it’s literally just wanting a clue re safety.
- Comment on Has this ever happened to you? 1 month ago:
If you wanna be my lover…
- Comment on Has this ever happened to you? 1 month ago:
You showed a green flag by saying yes, so she probably felt safe enough.
