Cracks_InTheWalls
@Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on From burner phones to decks of cards: NYC teens are adjusting to the smartphone ban 6 days ago:
That’d be an interesting turn of events - phone bans leading to a zine Renaissance among young people.
Don’t see it happening, but it’d be kinda cool.
- Comment on From burner phones to decks of cards: NYC teens are adjusting to the smartphone ban 6 days ago:
IIRC from the Pokemon days, there were a lot of concerns around the ‘prize’ scoring system, with the idea that you’d take the opponent’s prize cards when you knocked out a Pokemon. Misunderstanding/holdover from Pogs, I think (where getting the other player’s pogs was a thing).
Couple that plus stories of kids getting knifed over holo Charizards, and I kinda get why schools were concerned (putting aside the ‘that’s not how the game works’ + ‘that was one psycho kid’ elements).
- 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. 1 week ago:
Have a feeling it depends on where you are/what you’re doing, but yeah - a lot of hiring roles require an application on top of a resume.
It’s one small part of why job hunting is a pain in the ass.
- Comment on i 💚 animals. 2 weeks ago:
The thing is, the specific meaning transmitted in a meme can shift slightly depend on how and where it is used. I’ve seen this format used in one of two contexts to date:
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Purity statement, whereby one side is clearly meant to be the ‘correct’ position. Usually assigned to the male figure, but with some variants where that is switched.
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Illustration of differences between two groups, where the idea of ‘correctness’ of one side over the other is either absent or secondary to just illustrating that difference.
Then there’s the slippage between these two, which can be fun to tease out. IMO this meme is an example of the second usage, with some possible slippage. Both sides claim to love science, both sides have things that are sciences and things that are science related but adjacent. Each is assigned topics for which there’s a stereotype about men’s/women’s level of participation. I look at it and think “Here are two people who both truly do love science, but different domains, and each is still learning which is why some elements are imprecise/not specific sciences”). Basically, 1st year undergrad BSc man and woman meet at the record store.
Now, depending on authorship and original context, a declaration of purity may be intended (I’ve seen stuff like this with that intent from insecure engineering students before, usually men), but I feel it loses some of that when deployed in a generic science memes community (as opposed to something like ‘Spicy Memes for Bridge Building Boys’ or whatever).
I’d be curious if this was OC, or if not where it was taken from.
#memesaresrsbusiness
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- Comment on The recent Steam censorship debacle actually sort of opened me up to adult games. 3 weeks ago:
Kinda funny to see it in Canada as well, especially when you throw Quebec culture into the mix (things seem a little more sex positive over there compared to other parts of the country, which is neat to think about sometimes).
- Comment on mmmm yes undoubtedly 3 weeks ago:
Well yeah no, 'cause it’s cold here eh?
- Comment on mmmm yes undoubtedly 3 weeks ago:
cold weather Aussies.
looks at Canadians
Huh.
- Comment on A love story 3 weeks ago:
I appreciate you and wish you luck on your pitch to Corus.
- Comment on what books about personal boundaries do you know that don't mention god? 3 weeks ago:
It’s a question that isn’t relevant to OPs ask here. Do you have a useful book suggestion that presents the topic of boundaries and maintaining them in a secular way? Whether they believe in a deity or not?
- Comment on what books about personal boundaries do you know that don't mention god? 3 weeks ago:
Nedra Glower Tawaab’s books come highly recommended: Set Boundaries, Find Peace + the accompanying workbook, and Drama Free (mentioned here already).
- Comment on what books about personal boundaries do you know that don't mention god? 3 weeks ago:
C’mon Flax, we get it, you’re a Christian. OP’s just looking for a secular self-help/psychology book. Do you have a recommendation or not?
- Comment on nooo my genderinos 3 weeks ago:
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I am a horrible person, but the only thing I can think of reading this is a small-circuit wrestling event where all participants have this set of chromosomes, billed as ‘The Triple X Throwdown’, for the title of Supreme Female.
- Comment on It slaps tho 4 weeks ago:
Milk, butter, a lil’ cream cheese, extra shredded cheese, spices to taste. You’re welcome.
- Comment on It slaps tho 4 weeks ago:
Boil mac and cheese, drain the pasta, put in industrial cheese powder agent, moisten with water instead of milk, put in butter/margarine/tears and stir.
- Comment on They'd just appear out of nowhere 4 weeks ago:
I’d recommend seeking out a therapist if it causes you distress, specifically one with some clinical interest in psychedelics if possible (keywords include ‘integration therapy’). Know that while there’s still a lot to learn about HPPD, you are not alone, and in a lot of cases it can be managed. It’s mostly a question of recognizing your triggers and developing tools to work through them (so if stress is a trigger, stress reduction techniques; abstinence from cannabis or other drugs if that’s a trigger (pretty common), etc.)
Some folks just kinda roll with it, but there is stuff you can do help manage.
- Comment on They'd just appear out of nowhere 4 weeks ago:
Lol, HPPD go brrrrr.
I can’t tell you if this is what you’re experiencing, but worth a read if you haven’t come across the term before: …wikipedia.org/…/Hallucinogen_persisting_percepti…
- Comment on Anyone else from Europe feels the same while browsing the "All" feed? 5 weeks ago:
I think there’s a place for a community called ‘epiceriedumemes’, a play on words denoting both variety of content (like an epicerie) and spicyness (epicier).
Then again, it also really invites more bakery memes, so idk.
(Please forgive my lack of accented characters)
- Comment on I'm sure this would work out fine 1 month ago:
Things I didn’t know I wanted until now: a neo-spaghetti western set in Italy, Texas.
- Comment on Epstein puts my morality into perspective 1 month ago:
I’d say it’s a little thornier than that. By tipping, you support the person who has to take the job that doesn’t pay them a living wage. Absolutely, this can have the side effect of supporting the system creating this condition, but so too does patronizing businesses that employ this practice. The best move if you don’t want to support the system is to not patronize businesses that function this way at all. Increasing corporate revenue while not contributing to the welfare of the person who had to take that job is not a morally better position.
Feel somewhat similar about giving money to beggars, though with slightly more emphasis on the voluntary nature of the act (which itself could be fodder for moral discussion - what’s the difference between Jack the Hobo’s and Jack the Barista’s experience?). End of the day, while systematic rehaul so both of these conditions are irrelevant is warranted, for both groups it’s about survival until the next day (yes, for some beggars survival includes dope, withdrawl is hell). The revolution ain’t coming tomorrow, and even if it did there’s time required to get these folks what they need. It’s entirely possible they wouldn’t make it to that point without voluntary support from individuals or small groups.
- Comment on Lemmy is a tech literate echo chamber 1 month ago:
some people don’t know you can align the USB by checking if the holes on the outside are filled or not
This one statement has me questioning a large swath of my life to date. Booting from the (eventually) correctly aligned USB has always been the easy part.
- Comment on PSA on privuhcy 1 month ago:
Yep!
Only thing I want to see after a ? in a youtube url is t=4m20s
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
Real talk, this is the absolute first thing that popped into my mind reading this thread. Have some cards for therapists in the overnight bag for folks that make her go “This is beyond my expertise as an escort. You want the other profession that leases their time by the hour for human interaction.”
- Comment on Remembering Descent, the once-popular, fully 3D 6DOF shooter 1 month ago:
Nausea has never been as fun as it was back then.
- Comment on Everybody gets one [choose wisely] 1 month ago:
- Comment on Does anyone struggle with spending money foolishly on prostitutes? 1 month ago:
It is enforced, by varying degrees, by the censure or support of other humans, as well as one’s own conscience.
The moral code you follow may have been authored by a creator figure. It may not have. Frankly, it’s beside the point. In practice, Christian morality is enforced by support or censure of the church and its teachings. It takes as its bedrock a shared conception of humanity as the Created. An atheist’s or humanist’s morality is similarly enforced by support or censure of their human community, though with a different bedrock (a belief in the dignity and capacities of humanity, for instance, either absent of or separate from a deity).
One does not need to be a Christian to act morally. It does mean certain lines may be drawn in areas different than a Christian, but I would say that that simply makes the individual a non-Christian where those lines do not otherwise impede on, say, humanity’s inherent dignity.
I want to say I write this with full respect for your beliefs in your Creator. I believe tolerance for the beliefs of others, where they do not impede on those who do not share those beliefs to live their lives freely, is important. I will add that if OP was being truthful, and actually is a Christian struggling with soliciting sex workers, your suggestion to seek out the Church is a valid one. If nothing else, it places him among humans that share the values he seeks to embody, and may help him on the path he wishes to walk.
For my part, I see no issue so long as both parties enter these arrangements with no coercion or out of compulsion, with the issue here being the compulsion. If it feels bad, and it serves no greater aim, don’t do it, figure out why you’re doing it, and do things more aligned with your morals and ideals - that’s my take.
- Comment on Does anyone struggle with spending money foolishly on prostitutes? 1 month ago:
Because morality exists independently of any diety figure. It is ultimately a set of ideas about what constitutes good conduct between humans and the environment around them.
- Comment on Why do people hate coldplay? 1 month ago:
The amount of radio play they got, for me. I was a big fan of How You Remind Me when it came out, and they do have a handful of listenable songs, but the sheer amount of repetition changed things from “they’re ok” to “omg not again, fuck these guys”.
I feel similar, but to a lesser degree, about Coldplay.
- Comment on Are you using Lemmy / others to create noise in your life and to replace talking to people irl? 2 months ago:
The benefits of a healthy online space for discussion premised on shared interest and (ideally) quality are immense, no doubt. Good participation can bring people more of those benefits, and it would be foolish to dismiss them.
But at the same time, we folks in the West at least live increasingly atomized, lonely lives. While it’s certainly better than nothing, particularly if you experience barriers to IRL socialization (disabilities, mental health conditions, etc.), having your sense of community derived completely from the internet has drawbacks.
The medium is particularly vulnerable to manipulation, whether through artificial means or simply groupthink as a product of the specific actors involved (intentionally or not). It can create spaces with weird feedback loops that inform crazy outcomes (think of the incel movement, extremist movements of many colours, etc.). And it removes a bunch context from the interactions which, on one hand, is liberating (only your words matter, regardless of social position, physical appearance, place of origin, medical conditions, etc.), but on the other is limited (nuances of speech, facial expressions, physical proximity, physical context re: where the interaction takes place - this all adds to the meaning of a given interaction).
As with most things, balance is key. Participate online, sure - you can have great discussions, build friendships, etc. - but recognize meatspace community has value, and should be tended to equally. We should be talking to the people physically around us more, and I truly feel one factor of the shit we wade through these days is that many don’t.
- Comment on Are you ready skids? 2 months ago:
Go to bed early on April 19th. Wake up at 4:20 AM. Have a lil’ wake and bake. Get kitted up and go for a nice wander, listening to some sweet tunes, maybe hit a trail for a bit, etc. Meander your way to the brunch place, preferably an all-you-can-eat affair, around opening time. Have one more bowl/joint. If AYCE, make the owner regret their business model. Spend the rest of the day in a food coma watching stupid movies.
This is the way.
- Comment on They Live 2069 2 months ago:
“I’m here to kick ass and chew bubblegum. And I’m not sure they even still make bubblegum these days.”
