FearMeAndDecay
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- Comment on YSK some cities in the US are starting to build an affordable community built wifi network that goes around big telecom companies 1 week ago:
I think I get it now! Thank you for explaining!
- Comment on YSK some cities in the US are starting to build an affordable community built wifi network that goes around big telecom companies 1 week ago:
Okay I read the explanation on their faq page but I’m still kinda confused on how this works. Don’t they need like satellites for internet access? What exactly is this in simple terms? Like it seems good, I just want to understand it
- Comment on 7 for me 2 weeks ago:
The only time im not in 18 is when it’s just a little too cold and I’m in 3
- Comment on Can the Internet be an ethnicity? 2 weeks ago:
In the US, at least, usually if you’re asked about your ethnicity (say when you’re doing the common app for colleges) it means that you are at least a quarter (I think, maybe it’s an eighth) of whatever the ethnicity is. So for example, my dad was a Hispanic immigrant, which makes me 50% and therefore ethnically Hispanic despite living in the US my whole life. Honestly, I don’t have much in common culturally with Hispanic people who grew up in a Hispanic country, however I have a fair bit in common with other Hispanic kids who grew up in the US, distanced from our parent’s culture. Sure the Wikipedia definition may say that that’s just one way the word ethnicity is used, but if you just go ask people “hey what’s your ethnicity” aside from very likely being confused why you’re asking, they’ll likely answer something like hispanic or Asian or whatever
I think culture is the better word to use instead of ethnicity in this case. Like others have said though, the internet is such a big place, that it’s not very descriptive to say your culture is internet culture. Even in your original comment, you had to clarify that you’re referring to the western/english side of the internet, and even that can be broken down further. Do you primarily use TikTok or Reddit? Instagram or Facebook? Do you collect memes or read fanfics? Do you play video games or watch craft how-to videos? The internet is vast and obviously you have more in common with the people and content you find on the internet because the whole point of the internet is to be able to find people like you. But there’s a whole bunch of other people out there using the internet that have nothing in common with you, like for example, your neighbors. It’s not wrong for you to say it, it’s just not particularly descriptive without a bunch of extra info
- Comment on Are there any Lemmy/Mbin instances by women for women? 1 month ago:
There’s a Midwest focused instance and I wouldn’t call that division. They’re not trying to exclude East and west coasters. They don’t hate southerners. It’s just similar people gathering to talk about the things they have in common, which in this instance are midwesterner things. It’s the same for women. It’d be nice to have a place to talk about things that women have in common and experience that men don’t. If it was anything like the 2XChromosomes subreddit then men wouldn’t be banned, and plenty of men comment, it’s just that the topic of conversation focuses on women and women’s experiences. Having a place for people, especially women, to talk about women’s issues and experiences isn’t anymore divisive than having a midwestern instance or a European instance. And it would be a good place for men to look into to learn more about what life is like as a woman. If men feel they don’t have a place to talk about men’s problems, then they should also make an instance specifically for talking about men’s experiences
- Comment on Lemmy.World no longer participates in this community 1 month ago:
So, I’ll be honest, I don’t understand most of the technical stuff about lemmy. I just know it’s open source, no ads/corpos, and all the individual lemmys can interact with each other like how emails can send emails between gmail and yahoo. But what does defederate actually mean? Like how does it change things? Does it mean that people with the @lemmy.one can’t see the privacy instance anymore? And they have to change their account?
- Comment on A retro gaming handheld console has been amazing for me and I want to recommend it 1 month ago:
Thank you! This helps a lot bc I was worried I’d have to become a Linux master just to use one of these emulators
- Comment on A retro gaming handheld console has been amazing for me and I want to recommend it 1 month ago:
I’ve been seriously considering getting the anbernic sp but I know nothing about Linux (interested in Linux, hence being here, but not a tech person so), and very little about emulation honestly. Do you have any recommendations or advice for beginners? I’ve tried reading guides that say they’re for beginners but then they talk about knulli and stuff and I get real confused
- Comment on How wil people react if Trump is right about Tariffs? 1 month ago:
Right? Like I’d LOVE to be proven wrong and for this to actually help our economy and the middle class. It’s just that I’m realistic and can see that this is much more likely to lead us to a recession instead
- Comment on Why is there steam coming out of the streets in New York 1 month ago:
The drive thru pharmacy I go to just has like a shelf thingy they can lift and push down. Not one of those cool tubes :(
- Comment on Why is there steam coming out of the streets in New York 1 month ago:
Oh shit you’re right. I think I vaguely remember banks having those when I was really young. I mostly remember the suckers they’d give us tho. Fuck those things are cool tho. We should bring them back
- Comment on Why is there steam coming out of the streets in New York 1 month ago:
Wait those pneumatic tube things are real?? I always thought it was like 1960s sci-fi. Like what they thought the future would be like
- Comment on How likely is it that Trump will be the first President assassinated since Kennedy? 1 month ago:
Based on how the first attempt went, I feel like “how easy it will be” isn’t going to be too much of a roadblock either
- Comment on How likely is it that Trump will be the first President assassinated since Kennedy? 1 month ago:
Yes, but not even the sexy kind of vampire
- Comment on Hamster 2 months ago:
The hamster just sitting there doesn’t surprise me. The thing that I question is whether they picked him up at all to try and feed him or see if he was okay. Because surely if they picked him up then he would’ve perked up and moved around? Or at least moved and ate a bit?
- Comment on Assassin’s Creed Shadows devs roast Elon Musk amid feud with Hasan 2 months ago:
What’s night media? Also what do you mean he doesn’t put his money where his mouth is? Does he donate to Trump or something?
- Comment on Assassin’s Creed Shadows devs roast Elon Musk amid feud with Hasan 2 months ago:
Not who you responded to, but can you share why you don’t like Hasan? I’ve mostly just seen clips of him talking with AOC and Bernie and when he covered the writer’s strike. I don’t know much about him and his content otherwise so I’m wondering if there’s more I should know?
- Comment on The consequences (of my actions) have been extreme 2 months ago:
Even if we put aside the poor taste jokes and insults, sharing private conversations like what OP said his friend did is wrong and especially shitty since their purpose was to mock the other person
- Comment on Minecraft is getting a visual overhaul you probably don't need because of all of those mods you've got installed 2 months ago:
Apparently you’ll be able to toggle between the new lighting and the old lighting, so hopefully that isn’t a problem