SCmSTR @ SCmSTR @lemmy.blahaj.zone

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USB-C will be destroyed by Romulans and next we will have USB-D.

Just because something is a political ideology, doesn't mean it can't also be a hobby.

No please don't take this away from me. It's one of the last things I have that help me feel normal. It's a net positive on my life. It's queer, it's outspoken, it's fresh, it's thoughtful. What reasons do you have that I shouldn't use tiktok?

Y'all thought we were joking when we called them Nazi-Mobiles. We very much weren't.

Highlander being a hero for the conservatives is an interesting thought experiment though hahaha

Hey don't bring tiktok into this. I've discovered quite a bit of good music, political uprisings, neat hobbies, beautiful art and artists of all kinds, philosophical concepts, and wonderful ways to look at life on there. Like those two hiker guys from "we love you" that talk about being present and coping with and appreciating life.

https://www.tiktok.com/@_weloveyou__

Empathy can be developed over time by MOST people.

Also, performative empathy can be developed.

But then ALSO, anti empathy seems to be developing in society? Which is wild.

By exercising it at a young age in public schools.

And judging those without more harshly.

Feels wrong to hide it.

What? When? I'm not a Superman fan, but even I know he was born on Krypton or whatever his planet was, and his parents were royalty I think, and they sent him to Earth as a baby to survive, where he was raised by farmers to be a GOOD YOUNG AMERICAN WHITEBOY but then he discovers his powers and thankfully his parents were actually good people and not goddamned nazis and he goes around helping people and fighting his greatest enemy, Lex Luthor that bald guy that represents capitalism whose name is way too close to the Christian devil.

If Superman were real, he 100% would have melted a lot of those racist fucks.

There can be only one!

(I don't get it either. Maybe they're thinking of The Boys, with the character Homelander?)

Oh. Huh. That seems important. I wonder what they have to say in response.

XD yeah no I meant just ironic edgy blasphemy

No, my child. You are where you belong.

What a weirdly specific way to phrase that.

But anyway, a quick search popped this up: https://today.yougov.com/society/articles/23914-kinsey-scale-sexuality-millennials-2019-poll

Same-sex attraction is more widely reported for Millennials than older generations. In fact, fewer than half (46%) of Millennials say they are completely heterosexual, according to new research from YouGov RealTime.

For the record, I have never accepted this stance and have always stood against the excuse.

Explanation is not justification.

Lol yeah, it's kind've just how I am I think. I think anthropology and philosophy are important and that everybody should be exposed to them early on in life. I've heard interesting counter arguments against universal public exposure, and I definitely agree that having everybody think the same thing is bad. But I think something needs to be done about the universally low level of consideration just in general. Think of how much more cool shit we could come up with if we put everybody's minds to it! (And how many fewer shitty people there would be!)

I actually explicitly went out of my way to not read the dictionary definition. I think that semantically those definitions are important as pillars, But I also think it important for us as humans to... Occasionally reassess the state of the wheel from the ground up, so to speak.

I think it's important to look at it from a human perspective, and that's kind of what a psychology/philosophy/anthropology/sociology/perspective is, rather than what I will reductively call a slave/tool-mindset of simply focusing productivity and tools, math-and-science above existentialism-and-morality. In other words, I think it's of utmost importance to keep in mind what the tools do and how they serve us, both in the small immediate picture, but also the larger grand scheme of things.

So if you wish to limit the definition of technology to those things, then, sure, they are not technology, as they obviously do not fit your definition. In which case, our conversation stops. There's nothing wrong with that.

However, if you've any interest and continuing the conversation either with me, with someone else, or even with yourself of your past or your future, it is very interesting, and dare I say important, to consider a broader definition of the concept. Then, you can categorize subspecifics as things like "electronic technology" or equipment and industrial tools and ideas. To which, I might be surprised that people still use things like scythes or Morse code (and not just hobbyists or conspiracy theorists, either).

Doing so, allows you to ask such questions as: "what role does technology play in society?", "Why do we stop using certain technologies?", "What technologies are needed?", or even "Am I technology?"

It defines the limits of your existence and helps you have a greater understanding of yourself, others, history, the future, and the universe. I would not shame you for being disinterested in those things, but I would be genuinely surprised if you were truly disinterested.

As a side note, I want to express my disdain for the short-format forum-thread comments that are so prone to snap-back clever quips based upon warped semantics and appealing to the audience. Too often, semantics disagreements or even strategic rhetoric stand in the way of useful discussion. It's entirely about the semantics. And while that may be a tangent from OPs surface intention, I would argue that a deeper discussion of society and communication would be welcome and more interesting and important. Again though, it's not for everyone; some people just want videos of cats. I just.... I need more depth and maybe this is all misplaced. If so, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to derail this hard.

Oooo, I haven't had the Lindt ones. Nicest packet ones I've had are the Ghirardelli ones that come in different flavors. Those are always delicious. I'll have to keep my eyes peeled at the store for the Lindt ones though.

What's the best hot chocolate/cocoa you've ever had?

Do you know the brand Swiss Miss? https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0610/5464/8564/products/image_86ef1f17-7772-48b2-a5a5-248a650eff8d.jpg?v=1677099961

Very cheap. Very nostalgic. Very shelf stable hahaha

Edit: also this stuff https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81YpaO6M8QL._SL1500_.jpg

Insanely nostalgic for long roadtrips where you'd stop at a rest stop in the middle of the night to use the bathroom and stretch, and there'd be people with hot water, styrofoam cups, and packets of tea, coffee, cocoa, and cider for free. Core memory, right there.