dandelion
@dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone
- Comment on Is it weird I sleep with an old blanket I've had since I was a young girl? 2 days ago:
I have a “security blanket” too, but it’s a pillow I was given as a small child.
I’ve also felt ashamed for sleeping with it, it feels like it makes me infantile or not grown up, so I put it in a closet for many years. The past year or two, though, I’ve realized the comfort is more important to me than feeling ashamed, so I sleep with the pillow every night, usually I hug the pillow and sleep with it against me. It’s one of the few such comforts, and nothing else comforts me like it - even other pillows or plushes I have tried.
- Comment on Best offline resource for mushroom identification? 3 weeks ago:
lol, the main way I identify mushrooms is with books - I don’t know any serious mushroom people that use apps, it’s all about taxonomic keys and using books to identify.
This is region specific - but look for identification guides for your region: en.wikipedia.org/…/List_of_books_about_mushrooms
In North America I highly recommend Alan Bessette’s books if you are serious about this.
You should find a local mycology club and join them - they will know what books to get for that region.
- Comment on After a year of dormancy, we finally have growth! 3 weeks ago:
such a cool plant I’ve never heard of - thank you for introducing me to it!
- Comment on I am interested in mushroom/fungi local names 3 weeks ago:
usually my books do have the common names listed (and usually there are many common names) along with the scientific name
- Comment on 5 weeks ago:
weird, to be fair, my experience has been mostly with Amanita ocreata, the destroying angel - I’m not in Europe and I’ve never interacted with Amanita phalloides in particular.
Also most of the time I have interacted with them when they were mature fruits, I have found them when still in their volva, but I didn’t notice any difference in smell (or even notice if there was a lack of smell, etc.).
I suspect when cooking them, it could mask the smell and taste as well. Most of the deaths are from East Asian immigrants mistakenly assuming the mushrooms here are like the ones at home, and they mis-identify and then harvest & eat the Amanita spp. instead of what they thought they were harvesting (I actually don’t know the mushroom they mistake it for that is found in Asia).
The main risk of the Amanita spp. for me is just that i eat stinkhorn eggs and puff balls, and sometimes truffles - so it’s important to verify you aren’t digging up the early fruiting phase when the Amanita is still in the volva - but it’s easy to tell by cutting it open.
- Comment on 5 weeks ago:
tbh they smell awful, I wouldn’t want to eat one
- Comment on Use this science wisely. 1 month ago:
clit.
- Comment on The time and expense of commuting is theft, if that job can be done from home. 1 month ago:
it’s unpaid labor either way, it’s a bit arbitrary to say owning a car and commuting for a job isn’t time and money spent for the employer in your capacity as an employee
- Comment on Out of 10. Be specific! 1 month ago:
I am particular about forks and spoons, preferring they are thin and relatively straight - this fork looks too thick, but I don’t mind how narrow it is
- Comment on what are the grievances with the "male loneliness epidemic"? 1 month ago:
I had to scroll too far to find this answer.
Most of the criticism of it I’ve seen is about how the concept’s been warped to mean women aren’t putting out enough for specific men.
this is it in a nutshell. Men clearly experience loneliness, what’s problematic is the way “male loneliness” has been weaponized against women, as if it’s not a byproduct of patriarchy but actually a result of women’s neglect (or worse, an insidious assumption that women have an obligation to date men because they are lonely).
- Comment on do what you love 1 month ago:
sorry, I conflated what you said about falsifiability being the most popular framework with thinking he did solve the problem of induction, lol - I had just woken up when I responded to you, my apologies 😅
Popper is great, also recommend Hilary Putnam’s “The ‘Corroboration’ of Theories” on Popper. I admittedly adore Putnam, but it’s a nice overview of Popper’s view of induction and its problems.
Thomas Kuhn (The Structure of Scientific Revolutions) and his idea of paradigm shifts is also worth mentioning here, and Kuhn comes up in Putnam’s chapter, too.
- Comment on do what you love 1 month ago:
I’m not sure recommending Popper to someone who has never studied philosophy, and who is reading on their own, a good idea … I would probably start with a small intro to philosophy book like Blackburn’s Think and then try to find lectures or resources that help teach Popper, rather than just diving into source material with no guidance.
- Comment on do what you love 1 month ago:
I didn’t want to say it, but I do think this is a possibility - people like Pete Buttigieg were philosophy majors. However, it’s probably a bit of both - being wealthy and connected probably still makes up a minority of philosophy majors, and yet they still outperform on graduate entrance exams generally.
You might be interested in reading The Management Myth by Matthew Stewart for a non-wealthy philosopher’s perspective on business. :-)
- Comment on nooo my genderinos 1 month ago:
There are like 1 in 100 people born trans, a similar number born intersex. It’s as common as having green eyes or having red hair.
Regardless, I figure the scientists are probably looking at this with more detail and seriousness than either of us.
- Comment on nooo my genderinos 1 month ago:
wasn’t aware the sexism was intended as a light-hearted joke, my bad apparently
- Comment on nooo my genderinos 1 month ago:
gender dysphoria is not what I’m talking about, since not all transgender people have dysphoria
right, I get that, but most research has not treated being trans outside the context of gender dysphoria, so when talking about studies or the clinical and scientific context usually non-binary and non-dysphoric trans folks are left out of the picture.
It is good to be expansive in our concept of being trans for social justice reasons, and to not gatekeep for harm reduction reasons, but since scientists and clinicians are gatekeepers, what we can say about their findings are limited to the criteria they use. It is usually more accurate to say “a study found X or Y about people with gender dysphoria”, even though it’s not uncommon for that to be presented as “a study found X or Y about trans people” in more mainstream contexts.
To be clear – “transgender” the noun is not referring to a person (“that person is a transgender”* – proscribed) but rather as a substitute for “transgenderism”* (proscribed).
I have never seen this usage, and like you I’m skeptical that is right. I could see “being transgender” as a substitute for “transgenderism”, but not just “transgender”.
but it’s also clearly not purely genetic, given there are identical twins where one is cis and the other not.
The presence of identical twins where one is cis and one is trans is not proof that gender identity is not genetic - there are many reasons people do not transition or acknowledge their gender identity, such as the strong social pressure to not be trans. There can also be epigenetic differences so while identical twins may share a genome, how it is expressed differs based on a variety of conditions that alter epigenetics, such as stress or illness.
We see the same with sexual orientation by the way.
- Comment on nooo my genderinos 1 month ago:
I think clinically the term gender dysphoria is used, but the trans community would probably prefer trans be used as an adjective and not a noun, someone is transgender, but not “a transgender”, if that makes sense.
also, the twin studies show gender identity is genetic and heritable:
…m.wikipedia.org/…/Causes_of_gender_incongruence
The significant percentage of identical twin pairs in which both twins are trans and the virtual absence of dizygotic twins (raised in the same family at the same time) in which both were trans would provide evidence that transgender identity is significantly influenced by genetics if both sets were raised in different families.
In 2018 a review of family and twin studies found that there was “significant and consistent evidence” for gender identity being genetically heritable.
- Comment on do what you love 1 month ago:
yes, thought the facts and studies they link to remain true regardless - this is the strongest argument for getting a philosophy degree, it makes sense they present it
- Comment on do what you love 1 month ago:
ironically philosophy majors perform better on graduate school entrance exams like thd LSAT than most other majors, and philosophy graduates tend to be more successful and be better earners than business major graduates
arugably, philosophy is one of the better majors in terms of outcomes
- Comment on nooo my genderinos 1 month ago:
look, we work very hard on being reactionary here in the U.S., we’re a world leader in reactionary politics
- Comment on nooo my genderinos 1 month ago:
just FYI, “transgenderism” is a word to avoid
and yes, gender identity seems to be biological, and genetic.
- Comment on nooo my genderinos 1 month ago:
- Comment on nooo my genderinos 1 month ago:
the peaks do not designate “cis”, you can be cis and fall anywhere on the chart - being cis is about the sex you were arbitrarily assigned at birth.
And when doctors change assignments, it’s really unclear whether you’re cis or not if you transition - e.g. a baby assigned female at birth who is then weeks later assigned male at birth later transitions to be a girl, she was originally assigned female at birth - is she trans or cis?
- Comment on nooo my genderinos 1 month ago:
sort of like the reactionary trend of pulling your kids out of school because Common Core is putting emphasis on teaching math in conceptual ways rather than just by rote memorization?
- Comment on Cluster of jack o'lantern 1 month ago:
they’re so brown! I’m more accustomed to an orangeish color …
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
how would you feel if your parent arranged a date for you without discussion or consent, and posed it in such a condescending way? The parent is communicating contempt and violating boundaries, nothing about this seems acceptable…
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
the dad is being denigrating, but don’t you also feel it’s a violation to set up a date without consent or discussion first? The dad seems so toxic in his behavior and it’s not surprising to read he is also controlling and “dominant”.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
getting a girlfriend isn’t about being dominant, even if being charismatic usually would be helpful, it’s also not required
you shouldn’t feel pressured to get a girlfriend unless you want one, and you certainly shouldn’t be pushed into a relationship on someone else’s terms
I don’t think you should feel embarrassed, but I would understand if you felt angry - your autonomy is being violated, and ironically your dad is only enabling and promoting the behavior he seems to be judging you for. Either way, I’m sorry you were put in this situation, you shouldn’t have to deal with this.
- Comment on What's the best way to respond to someone who says "transracial is just as valid as transgender"? 2 months ago:
gender identity has biological components:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25667367/
- Comment on what are in you're top 3 favourite games of all time? 2 months ago:
fistful of frags is strangely addictive, what weapon do you main?