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- Comment on Why build for tomorrow when it's someone else's tomorrow? 12 hours ago:
I think Western society/individualism has erased a lot of this but for centuries before colonialism and still in a lot of indigenous and non-western societies, it’s expected to respect your elders and take care of them. In turn, they should be aiming to build that respect for themselves and to be a good ancestor for those preceding them. You see this all across indigenous belief systems - your society/nature will take care of you just as you took care of it.
The reason nobody did shit for us is because that’s been overridden by colonialism and individualistic mindsets. Humans aren’t meant to be as selfish as we’ve become, that’s why we’re so unhappy.
- Comment on Come one come all, it's time to unblock !conservative@lemmy.world and bring your best memes of conservatives! 2 days ago:
Damn, sounds like a familiar story now
- Comment on If tomato's are a berry and jelly is a sugary fruit spread then my cheese pizza Lunchables is more akin to a pastry..? 3 days ago:
Do you mean jello or gelatine because neither of those are jelly where I’m from, how dare you
- Comment on Come one come all, it's time to unblock !conservative@lemmy.world and bring your best memes of conservatives! 3 days ago:
I think that 4chan started a lot of this apocalypse that way.
- Comment on Why does most religion talk about their GOD being male? Especially Christains and Muslims. Is there a prominent female god that as big as the other two that I am missing? 1 week ago:
Outside of Western religions there are plenty of other cool non-male deities. There’s lots of pagan goddesses.
The only “feminine” or female deity that is maybe as well known as “God” would be like nature as it is often referred to as “mother” nature and in she/her. Though I’m not sure pantheists or other religions would refer to her strictly as a goddess.
Western religions talk about a male god because western societies are patriarchal; they need it to support a male-dominated societal structure.
- Comment on if im going to put a flag on my front porch like all my neighbors, its going to be a pizza flag. 1 week ago:
In Canada a bunch of people brought their flags back because of the bullshit threats.
The issue remains that last time a bunch of Canadians got their flag out was in support of the idiot convoy that crossed Canada in support of ignorance and white supremacy.
I understand and appreciate solidarity against the American government, but I’d like it if we could go back to not waving our colonial flag everywhere.
- Comment on I miss myspace 2 weeks ago:
You can still watch cat videos, they’re just sandwiched in between hell and sadness to keep you scrolling.
- Comment on I would let a chip be installed in my brain if it would allow me to erase memories of the games I have played to play them again as the first time. 3 weeks ago:
Sometimes games cause such a strong emotional reaction for me that I genuinely cannot recreate the same feeling. Same with books and movies. I end up feeling nostalgic for when I first discovered it.
Sure a new game might be really good and immersive in a similar way, but it’ll never be the same, y’know?
- Comment on She would be proud 3 weeks ago:
Here’s a fun fact I never needed to know: my grandmother had eight children in her life and never had a single orgasm.
You’re welcome.
- Comment on Bad luck for everyone involved. Even the kid. 3 weeks ago:
I wonder if me accidentally kicking over a table full of mirrors in 7th grade caused this timeline to go the way it has
- Comment on The key is to match the 4/10 pain with a 8/10 high 3 weeks ago:
Stop gaslighting me, doctor.
- Comment on A bit rubbery... 3 weeks ago:
That’s a heck of a lot more than mildly vulva
- Comment on The key is to match the 4/10 pain with a 8/10 high 3 weeks ago:
My RMT today was going through the initial questions and asked “pain?” With regards to my physical pain, and then went “stress?” And my brain short-circuited and I said “isn’t that the same thing” so I’d say 10/10 for both in these times, thank you.
- Comment on AI slop 3 weeks ago:
These interactions bring me more joy than they have any right to
- Comment on Makes your jaw drop in amazement 4 weeks ago:
While this execution is gross, I had a coworker whose husband worked at the dump and he got his hands on a portapotty (like the construction ones). Cleaned it out, took it home and built a nice little outhouse around it. It was perfect for when they were in hot tub or just hanging out outside and didn’t want to wet/muddy the house.
- Comment on Current day America has proven beyond a doubt, humanity is the only animal that wouldn't jump out of a slowly boiling pot of water. 4 weeks ago:
Yes I was gonna say Scandinavian countries too but I have heard of a lot of institutional and general racism there (although where isn’t there that right now…). Probably still a top choice though when it comes to run of the mill racism vs full on Nazis I guess.
- Comment on Current day America has proven beyond a doubt, humanity is the only animal that wouldn't jump out of a slowly boiling pot of water. 4 weeks ago:
Yeah most people were like “I’m moving to Canada!” Ignoring the fact that the person most likely to be PM in a couple months is also fully a Musk shill. Europe is pushing right-wing and the UK’s been down bad for a while. Maybe Australia or New Zealand?
- Comment on It's been 30 years and I still can't get over the fact that the French word for "potatoes" is "ground apples." Have The French never had an apple? 4 months ago:
Recently I watched an press event with a Canadian politician, who was switching between French and English as we must sometimes. He was talking about a bag of apples (which his colleague was holding) costing a stupid amount of money. He made the mistake of saying a bag of potatoes, which i found fucking hilarious as I speak both languages and understand the mistake. Unfortunately for him, the people criticising him were morons and were like WHY WOULD HE SAY POTATOES IS HE STUPID.
- Comment on Damn right I'm a silly goose 4 months ago:
Idk if this is an effective life hack but I’ve seen a few instances where just appealing makes things go away (whether they were warranted or not).
Just last week I had a friend appeal a ticket just because he didn’t realize it was paid parking, they let him go as a first time incident.
My partner has appealed 3 tickets on separate occasions and gotten away pretty scot free (twice, a typo on the ticket and once the cop showed up to the appeal and told him to donate some money to charity in lieu of forcing him to pay the ticket). Most of the time it’s more effort for them to fight you on it, so you might as well try ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- Comment on Damn right I'm a silly goose 4 months ago:
I thought they just meant because it’s paid parking not that they didn’t know how to park. Many jobs I’ve had have paid parking, which is bonkers to think you’re paying to be at work but such is capitalism.
- Comment on If tomorrow it was announced that aliens were real, highly intelligent, and in communication with our governments, no one would be talking about it by Halloween 5 months ago:
Ok I know you have the s but I’m legitimately so confused. Last month people were actually talking about how scientists said that it’s likely aliens have been living among us for a long time. And didn’t the white house make some big alien announcement a while back??
Am I losing it or is this whole thread just a big joke on how those announcements went nowhere
- Comment on Shart, not fart 6 months ago:
Never shoes, baby
- Comment on Ah sweet! 6 months ago:
I’m not vegan or vegetarian anymore because I have a lot of allergies that prevent me from eating plant based anything. But I also try to limit it to locally and ethically harvested when I do eat meat.
I identify as agnostic and definitely don’t believe that any one living being is better or more special than the others (except maybe cats).
- Comment on Ah sweet! 6 months ago:
This is unironically one of my favourite questions to ask new friends. I’ve gotten a variety of answers, but my own response has always been yes, if the person was healthy and had clearly consented.
In my opinion, cannibalism is bad for two main reasons, 1) it can be unsafe if the person was ill, the meat has spoiled, or if it’s done too often (this has been studied in cannibalistic rituals) and 2) it’s unethical if the person doesn’t consent to it.
Eating animal meat is non consensual and there can be diseases in there too - many people have died from it. Just because it’s more socially acceptable, I don’t really see it as an ethically better decision.
- Comment on TEAR OFF YOUR SKIN 6 months ago:
Got destroyed by mosquitos today. Feel you.
- Comment on I wonder how many US babies have been named Donald in the last few years and may live to regret it. 7 months ago:
I’m sure there’s deeper takes on this but from my understanding, it’s a mix of things: 1) he convinced them he’s not like other politicians (which is true, he was not a politician at all) and 2) he convinced them he’s the “pull yourself up by the jockstrap” American dream and everyone can be like him - that’s just the typical American lie they’ve been using for decades if not longer. Then sprinkle a little bit of christofacist fear mongering in there and you got some undereducated folks excited to see someone who’ll “fight” for their American dream.
- Comment on I wonder how many US babies have been named Donald in the last few years and may live to regret it. 7 months ago:
Woke commie queer is my middle name
- Comment on Somehow USB disks are still the easiest and most reliable way 7 months ago:
Glad I’m not the only one! I am extra old and use my Hotmail too…
- Comment on Happy International Blue Screen Day 7 months ago:
Damn this morning I wished so hard my company was in the affected group. Alas, we all still had to work.
- Comment on Turtle might still be alive 7 months ago:
ACHABB