TubularTittyFrog
@TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world
- Comment on do you remember a time when societies were so polarized and shifted so much to the right like today? How long did it last? 4 hours ago:
yep pretty much. left/progressives have no coherent narrative. just a bunch of sub-groups all trying to co-opt the narrative and bickering over whose group is the most important. and the right just picks the most absurd group an blasts the rest of the left as being part of that group.
- Comment on Does it feel like the PS5's library is *severely* lacking compared to the PS4's around the same time in its lifecycle? 1 week ago:
Not really.
You have realize COVID basically screwed ps5 for 2-3 years. The system is 5 years old, but effectively was only available since '23.
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- Comment on A natural leader is someone who is seen by others as a leader. It is not the same thing as a good leader. 1 week ago:
because they love the social skills and charisma. and don’t forget the looks/image.
they don’t care about the quality of the leadership. most folks would gladly follow a charming person to their own doom.
- Comment on A natural leader is someone who is seen by others as a leader. It is not the same thing as a good leader. 1 week ago:
being a leader sucks.
i have had mulitple leadership roles in my life. i grew to hate everyone wand was so happy when i went back to being a grunt.
it’s a shitty thankless job and everyone blames you for their mistakes and you’re allowed to make none of your own.
hence why most people who end up leaders are the ones who are skilled at avoiding accountability and blaming others, purposefully inverting the leadership role.
- Comment on It's depressing, man 1 week ago:
yep. they don’t like being questioned or doubted. especially so if they are spouting bullshit and lies.
- Comment on It's depressing, man 1 week ago:
it isn’t.
but people interpret it that way. because it’s not ‘friendly’ to ask questions or be skeptical.
- Comment on It's depressing, man 1 week ago:
speak for yourself.
I live in Cambridge MA. one of the smartest/richest places on the planet. Lots of people are stupid here and anxious and exhausted even making 300-400K a year and living lives of luxury and privilege.
the crux of it is they are just selfish jerks who don’t care about anyone else and are supremely overconfident about how genius they are…
- Comment on It's depressing, man 1 week ago:
it’s not about smart vs stupid. it’s about skeptical vs gullible.
plenty of very smart people are gullible. and most people are gullible because it’s ‘nice’.
most of us who are skeptical are see as cold, mean, and anti-social. hence to be pro-social you have to be ‘stupid’ and believe in the nonsense everyone else is going on about.
- Comment on New Arizona law to restrict online porn access; Pornhub will block state 1 week ago:
stupidity and laziness
- Comment on Millions turn to AI chatbots for spiritual guidance and confession 2 weeks ago:
The problem is therapy isn’t a catch all for all your problems in life.
People have over generalized it. Therapy works best if it’s applied like physical therapy… identify the problem and go through the exercises to deal with the problem…
but that requires a skilled therapist and patient… and often one/both parties are neither of those things. some therapists and clients develop codependency.
ultimately however, the work is done by the person. and a lot of people dont’ want to do the work.
- Comment on Peter Thiel Antichrist lecture: We asked guests what the hell it is 2 weeks ago:
techies worship other techies. It’s a cult of personality.
- Comment on Peter Thiel Antichrist lecture: We asked guests what the hell it is 2 weeks ago:
I mean a lot of old people are like this. They slowly lose their minds are start believing in all sorts of crazy shit. My grandmother kept telling us how people were plotting to break into her home and steal her precious china. (It was worthless shit).
The issue is that this guy is super rich and people want to listen to his crazy old person nonsense.
- Comment on Millions turn to AI chatbots for spiritual guidance and confession 2 weeks ago:
the vast majority of people need something to believe in.
- Comment on Millions turn to AI chatbots for spiritual guidance and confession 2 weeks ago:
having the ability to do so doesn’t necessarily mean they will do so.
There are plenty of terrible therapists, preists, family, and friends out there. Personally I gave up on asking for people for ‘advice’ 20 years ago.
- Comment on Millions turn to AI chatbots for spiritual guidance and confession 2 weeks ago:
Chat GPT doesn’t judge you like all your friends/family will
- Comment on Mods react as Reddit kicks some of them out again: “This will break the site” 2 weeks ago:
I don’t even get how the fanfiction subreddits are not permabanned due to all the crazy shit that gets written up there.
- Comment on Mods react as Reddit kicks some of them out again: “This will break the site” 2 weeks ago:
I’ve gotten IP banned twice. Once for talking about my cat killing rabbits (violence!) and once for talking about racist attacks against my local mayor by right wing nutjobs (supporting racism).
It’s astoundingly stupid. I was never once ever even banned or blocked from a subreddit until like 2022. Then I started repeatedly getting bans from lots of subs for racism, sexism and violence. Mostly for throughful comments that were getting tons of upvotes then I’d get some personal comment from a mod about what a jerk I was. I also pointed out some obvious viral marketing going on in some subs… and banned.
Reddit was great when it was small. People were reasonable and chill mostly and debate was allowed. Now it’s just a corporate echo chamber that wants a friendly Disney like image.
- Comment on The Job Market Is HellYoung people are using ChatGPT to write their applications; HR is using AI to read them; no one is getting hired. 3 weeks ago:
why would you want to work for a company that needs 7 interview to hire you?
2 at most is necessary.
- Comment on MIT Study Finds AI Use Reprograms the Brain, Leading to Cognitive Decline 4 weeks ago:
it’s not any different than eating fast/processed food vs eating healthy.
it warps your expectations
- Comment on MIT Study Finds AI Use Reprograms the Brain, Leading to Cognitive Decline 4 weeks ago:
bingo.
it’s like a health supplement company telling you eating healthy is stupid when they have this powder/pill you should take.
- Comment on MIT Study Finds AI Use Reprograms the Brain, Leading to Cognitive Decline 4 weeks ago:
you should stop using it and use wikipedia
- Comment on MIT Study Finds AI Use Reprograms the Brain, Leading to Cognitive Decline 4 weeks ago:
I already have seen a massive decline personally and observationally (watching other people) in conversation skills.
Most people now to talk to each other like they are exchanging internet comments. They don’t ask questions, they don’t really engage… they just exchange declaratory sentences.
Most of our new employees the past year or two really struggle with any verbal communication and if you approach them physically to converse about something they emailed about they look massively uncomfortable and don’t really know how to think on their feet.
- Comment on what are the grievances with the "male loneliness epidemic"? 4 weeks ago:
people want to be well connect and socialized generally are.
those who don’t, aren’t.
It’s an individual choice.
- Comment on Applies to many things. Not just religion 4 weeks ago:
bingo.
plenty of science, scientsits, and science worshippers are dogmatic about science. scientism is a thing often leads to the same absurdities as extreme religious belief does
- Comment on What age gap is too big of an age gap if someone's in their early 30's? 5 weeks ago:
very common in major cities.
maybe less so in rural areas where people don’t go to college.
- Comment on Why do narcissists have such fragile egos? 5 weeks ago:
Most people here dont’ seem to understand what narcissism is.
Go back to the myth. It’s not about feelings or egos. It’s about reflections. The key feature of a narcissist that most posts here are missing… the narcissist has no self. They only exist/validate themselves through how others see them. This is why it is their ego is so fragile. Because their ego entirely consists of how others perceive them. They have no separation of their own reality vs others perception. Their internal life is entirely consists of how others see them and without the constant affirmation from other people they cease to be. Hence why they can never be alone, and tend to form co-dependent relationships and be highly focused on image, not substance.
This is also why they are socially skilled. They mirror other people and that mirroring is generally considered flattering to most people. But if the mirror breaks down, or the subject upsets the positive feedback loop the narcissist has to reject/destroy them.
Non-narcissists have a self-image that is composed of a mix of how others see them and how they see themselves. Narcissists don’t have the ability to see themselves independent of others perceptions of them. That’s why normal people can shrug off someone not liking them or upsetting them… because they have something else to compare it to. A narcissist doesn’t.
- Comment on what are the grievances with the "male loneliness epidemic"? 5 weeks ago:
Am I bitter that we are entering a recession? Or is it just a fact of the world?
- Comment on what are the grievances with the "male loneliness epidemic"? 5 weeks ago:
Where are these mythical best people?
Because literally everyone I’ve entire life I’ve met, cares about superficial stuff like status. Every friend, every girlfriend, every family member.
- Comment on what are the grievances with the "male loneliness epidemic"? 5 weeks ago:
It’s also an issue to have this form of generation fight. We as older men, also have an obligation to question the old ways and listen to the young people
No we don’t. I am an older man and I am dealing with all this nonsense myself. the old ways were objectively better for connecting and forming relationships.
