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• If contemporary professional comedians were magically taken to the Paleolichic, they'd probably work much earlier in the day. Back then, there were no Late Night Shows or well-lit comedy clubs.
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The people who believe "progressiveness is just a fad that one grows out of" are the same people that grew up getting brainwashed into regressive politics. The belief is only true for them.⁩ ⁨⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I think that, with boomers, you’ve got something special happening: boomers were brainwashed by Reagan, by neoliberalism.

  But it’s also worth pointing out that the evidence shows a clear trend: hard-earned wealth is tied to progressive values.

  Broadly, richer people who worked for their wealth are more progressive than poorer people. Note that THIS IS TRUE LESS AND LESS THE MORE THE WEALTH IS SOURCED FROM EXTRACTIVE PRACTICES. But, assuming the wealth was earned from work, it holds true. The effect work-wealth has on progressive values is multiplied with education and interconnectivity from living in cosmopolitan spaces or having access to the internet.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The people who believe "progressiveness is just a fad that one grows out of" are the same people that grew up getting brainwashed into regressive politics. The belief is only true for them.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  In fact, if you look at the evidence, the reality is the complete opposite: generations are becoming more progressive because they’re getting better educated and they understand the world better.

• The people who believe "progressiveness is just a fad that one grows out of" are the same people that grew up getting brainwashed into regressive politics. The belief is only true for them.
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨telepathy⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Idk. Looks kinda painful ngl

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Suspension Of Disbelief should be studied more⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I agree that it may seem as if it’s not studied much. But there’s actually quite a bit of research! You might find some by looking up functional fixedness, psychological rigidity, and cognitive rigidity.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Really tall people see others differently. For example, they see more of others' heads and less of others' bodies. They also see more of the background.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Inspired by lemmy.ml/post/43326881

• Really tall people see others differently. For example, they see more of others' heads and less of others' bodies. They also see more of the background.
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• stalagTite and stalagMite: The "t" in stalactite looks like a stalactite, hanging from the ceiling. Similarly, the "m" in stalagmite looks like a stalagmite, rising from the floor.
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨cant take it anymore⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Or prion diseases or parasites that invade brains.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A lot of people know what to think. Much fewer people know how to think.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I like that your post actually aligns with the literature on education. In particular, it aligns with the work of John Hattie. He says that, roughly, the progression in learning is:

  • Know that
  • Know how
  • Know with

  He’s quick to point out that learning doesn’t follow this path rigidly. Instead, it’s more staccato. But, still, understanding the progression is useful.

  I guess a modified post would be something like:

  A lot of people know what ideas to think. Much fewer know how to think ideas. Even less know how to think with their ideas.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK you can poison your personal data to fight against surveillance capitalism.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I agree that doing less can achieve certain goals.

  I guess it depends on what your goal is.

  If you want to avoid getting glued to the screen and being influenced by advertisements, your recommendations are spot on.

  However, if you want to make it costlier for surveillance capitalism to entrance everyone, then other options might make more sense.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK you can poison your personal data to fight against surveillance capitalism.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Indeed, it is quite ironic, as another commenter said.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This is exactly why some people are against calling so-called platforms like that.

  Platforms assume everyone can speak freely and in relatively similar conditions. But in reality your message gets amplified if it keeps people glued to the software.

  Platforms are more like distributors. They choose what to distribute more of. And they often choose to distribute the most vile of voices.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK you can poison your personal data to fight against surveillance capitalism.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  A response is in! :)

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨That Orange Bastard⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Trying to figure out what post belongs where, I do think your post belongs in this community.

  You didn’t break any rules.

  And you posted shit (Trump) in the shit post community.

  As usual, I think everything is politics and nothing is not politics. We’re always deciding what deserves attention and what not, what identities to bolster or forget, what worldviews we bolster and which we forget.

  So in general I think the division between “politics” and “non-politics” is a bit like the difference between “things that can be thought of” and “things that can’t be thought of”. Everything belongs in the first category and nothing belongs in the second.

  I think the more important discussion is whether your post was a shit post. And I totally see it as one.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anyone has videos of JD Vance getting booed? I can’t find proper booing videos, but those supposedly exist⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks for the link. Unfortunately, in that video it’s not clear to me that those are boos. Maybe I’m missing something.

• Anyone has videos of JD Vance getting booed? I can’t find proper booing videos, but those supposedly exist
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨People don't really know their own motivation for their actions⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You’d probably be interested in relational frame theory.

  It explains why people may be unconscious of their motivations. But it doesn’t rely on explaining the human experience in terms of brains and neurons. Instead, it explains the human experience in terms of thoughts and cognitive rules.

  It’s a bit like the difference between a chemist and a historian. You could explain 9/11 in terms of chemical reactions, or in terms of the political pressures.

  To be clear, both are useful.

  But for some reason, psychological chemists often overshadow psychological historians. Or, more appropriately, biopsychology often overshadows functional-contextual psychology.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Everyone is a terrorist when you're terrified of everything.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I once met someone who had paranoia like this.

  It was so sad.

  Sometimes they had moments in which they weren’t paranoid. These moments were like tiny windows of light into their lives. When the window was open, they’d reach out and be present.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨He/him⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks for the catch! Fixed!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨He/him⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Ada’s man speaks like this. Ada’s man has no pronouns. Ada’s man gave up pronouns ever since becoming Ada’s man.

  At first it felt manly. After all, Ada’s man was next to Ada. And Ada only let men next to Ada.

  Still, Ada’s man thinks it’s kinda weird to not be able to use pronouns.

  In fact, Ada’s man sorta regrets the whole thing.

  Ada’s man is often made fun of. Ada’s man has heard he speaks like cavemen. Ada’s man often feels dumb and excluded.

  The worst part is work. Ada’s man had to intervene at work. Ada’s man had to redact reports at work, removing all pronouns. This made Ada’s man feel humiliated. Ada’s man was made fun of by coworkers, bosses, and customers. The caveman comment was repeated again and again.

  However, over time, Ada’s man was accepted. Why? To start with, Ada’s man was a good worker. But more importantly, they (the coworkers) felt Ada’s man was in a toxic relationship with Ada. They knew Ada from Ada’s man and from Ada’s social media. And Ada sounded like an absolute pile of garbage.

  Over time, the cavemen comments stopped. They referred to Ada’s man as Ada’s man. And they saw Ada’s man with pity. They just hope someday Ada’s man would be unshackled from Ada’s man’s Ada.

  Months went by. Ada’s man felt the weight on Ada’s man’s shoulders. This didn’t feel like a good way to live. But Ada’s man is a man, and Ada’s man wants to be with Ada. It’s just that Ada’s man wonders if there could be a different way.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You can answer questions and question answers.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  No. I am answering your question. Do you question this answer?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You can answer questions and question answers.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Because answering questions is something I am unable to do. In fact, I simply wouldn’t believe it if someone told me I had just answered a question.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You can answer questions and question answers.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Why not?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You can answer questions and question answers.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I question your answer.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You can answer questions and question answers.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Unfortunately, no, I can’t. Although someday maybe I will be able to!

• You can answer questions and question answers.
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Some recommendations that have changed my life and many others’:

  • Learn to WOOP, by Gabrielle Oettingen
  • Learn about the Procrastination Equation and CSI-Approach, by Piers Steel
  • Read and internalize A Liberated Mind by Steven C. Hayes

  With what you described, some ACT values work may help.

  Please let me know if you have questions :)