sturger

@sturger@sh.itjust.works

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is it so hard to buy the same toothbrush twice?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Nice strategy, but I’m not going to buy 10 bottles of shampoo, not that I would have anywhere to store them if I did.

• Why is it so hard to buy the same toothbrush twice?
  Submitted ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩ to ⁨nostupidquestions@lemmy.world⁩ | ⁨16⁩ ⁨comments⁩
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Stack Overflow seeks rebrand as traffic continues to plummet – which is bad news for developers⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  In the earlier days of StackOverflow, the founders try to fight the toxicity. I don’t know whether they got overwhelmed or just gave up, but the trolls wound up taking over. Maybe good moderators aren’t willing to put up with both overwhelming toxicity AND no pay.

  I still love what StackOverflow once was. I tried coming back and giving a chance a few times. My last question got “answered” by people who clearly had not taken time to read the question. After updating the question with, “Note: I’m am NOT talking about ‘X’, its subtle, please read the question fully.” I was told that I didn’t know what I was talking about.

  I eventually figured it out and didn’t bother posting the answer to the issue. Fly-by answers by people just looking to improve their stats made continuing to interact with SO frustrating and pointless.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Revolutionary cooling technology emerges from Slovenia⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  You know what’s even cheaper to run than this “new technology”? Breathy promotion pieces that give no evidence whatsoever to support it’s claims. Way to go, PR folks.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it weird to sometimes wonder wether everything you know is wrong?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  If you feel crazy because you don’t fit in, it’s entirely possible you’re not the crazy one. It’s entirely possible a large portion of society is on another bender.

  I found the book, “Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds” by Charles Mackay helpful.
  It was first published in 1841, so it’s in the public domain and available online. I found my copy in a used bookstore for a $1.
  Mackay documents many of the public manias that overtook society up to that point. He describes dozens of them and remember, his list stops in the mid-1800’s.
  Being aware of this pattern helps me to realize that a large number of humans are highly illogical. It helps me to understand that yes, a large number of people can all go off the deep end. It’s not me, it’s them. Notably, I can’t do anything about it. All I can do is lie low and ride it out.