grasshopper_mouse @ grasshopper_mouse @lemmy.world

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This is the way

Sometimes I stumble upon a random song on Spotify that has a catchy tune, so I save it into a playlist but don't really listen to it until later, and in really hearing the lyrics for the first time, sometimes I'll be like waiting a sec...is this about Jesus/God?

100% real. I'm not saying I'm a 10 by any means, but I can go from a 3 with no make-up and schlepping around in sweats and be utterly ignored by people in public, to probably a high 8 with my hair, make-up, and flattering clothes on, and I am immediately noticed and acknowledged. People hold doors for me, smile at me, stare at me. It's like night and day. But I say this as a woman, so I cannot speak to the male experience of this.

It would be interesting to see if it's ever happened in the past, for sure. I too assumed it was due to poor education, but the three people I mentioned (my old boss and the 2 new coworkers) all came from different areas of the U.S. and are each in different generations (1 Boomer, 1 Gen X, 1 Millennial), so they all have very different backgrounds/education experiences, yet they ALL struggle to read anything longer than a single sentence. It's infuriating. I try to be patient, because hey, we all have our thing we suck at, but it's honestly a little scary that they and so many other are out there not following directions simply because they can't read them.

Reading comprehension has gone down the tubes. I dunno if it's from people watching too many TikToks and their attention span can't handle reading more than one sentence anymore, or what, but I have definitely noticed a change in people's ability to read and understand the content of what they just read.

Where I work, my old boss never wrote anything down, did not like to communicate via email, and insisted on phone calls/verbal meetings instead. When they announced they were taking a new job, we begged them to create an SOP of all the things they did with detailed instructions because NONE of it had ever been written down. We were told no, they couldn't do that. No explanation other than "I can't." And I'm convinced that they simply couldn't read, or could BARELY read.

So I created the SOP instead, detailed as hell, everything in one place. Sections, subsections, hyperlinks, it's all there. 2 new employees come into the office, I'm supposed to train them. I do, and I show them the SOP, tell them "everything you need to know is in this SOP", so that AFTER I train them, they can reference it.

They never reference it, ever. They ask me how to do the things they've forgotten instead. I just point them to the correct section in the SOP and tell them to read it. BUT THEY DON'T READ. It's insane! How do they get by in life in general!?

I've always been a fan of space aliens interacting with ancient civilization on Earth, like in Stargate the movie

I'm super looking forward to this!

Gochujang is my new favorite hot sauce, I've been putting it on everything. I've also made Gochujang caramel sugar cookies, which are fricken amazing.

I do, but I need something with a different texture to go with it, otherwise it's too slimy and gross. I'd never eat just cottage cheese straight up.

Before lactose intolerance set in, BBQ-flavored potato chips dipped in cottage cheese. Also Doritos dipped in cottage cheese. Absolute fire.

Silence, rain drops, crackling fire, a certain type of bird chirping outside (I'm not sure what kind of bird it is, maybe a Robin)

Hell yeah, I love to bake. I definitely prefer baking over cooking, though I do enjoy both. I usually make bagels or cookies, but I'm gonna try my hand at sourdough bread soon. What do you like to bake?

Yeah, I'm not saying you need to ENJOY it, just that you should be able to do it in order to feed yourself. We all have daily tasks we don't enjoy doing, but being able to adequately feed yourself is necessary for survival.

I don't ENJOY swimming and wouldn't choose to swim for pleasure, but I know how, because I don't want to drown if I fall into deep water. It's basic survival.

I've met several people over the years who literally cannot cook a single thing for themselves and either rely on others to cook for them or live off take out and microwaveable meals. People who would look at what's in a cupboard and would just go without eating simply because they never learned how to follow directions.

H-E-double-sippy-straws

I've had the same experience, though only for about the past 10 years, and at 45 now, it's more like there's a single day in any given month where the crazy depression/dark thoughts and rage at the simplest stupid shit occurs, and by now I'm able to stop in the moment and recognize that it's just temporary, and it always resolves itself in an hour or two. I can't wait for menopause to hit and for all this shit to be over.

That's cooking a meal! See, you're doing it without even realizing it.

If you cannot cook yourself a basic meal (I'm talking boil water, dump a box of pasta in, cook it, strain it, then add red sauce from a jar level of basic), you have failed as a human being. An adult using the whole excuse of "I just can't cook" is pathetic and inexcusable unless you have genuine mental incapacities that prevent you from learning a basic recipe and how to use a stovetop, especially now with access to the internet/videos teaching how to cook.

Is there a high percentage of vegans using cocaine? Genuine question here. I do completely agree with you, though.

YES, these are excellent

So much winning!