Climate is fucked, animals continue to go extinct even more, our money will be worth nothing the coming years… What motivation do I even have to care to keep going? The world is ran and basically owned by corrupt rich people, there’s poverty, war, etc. It makes me sick to my stomach the way to world is. So I ask, why bother...
The world is pretty fucked up, it always has been and so it will continue to be.
And none of it really matters either, it's all just a tiny flash of light in the darkness that will soon fade away to nothing.
However, here we are, living in a beautiful planet that was blessed with life, so many different plants and animals, sounds, smells and tastes, music and art, being able to talk with others, laugh, cry, love. We're only microscopic creatures that live on the tiniest spec of dust imaginable, but to our tiny eyes there is plenty of beauty to be found. And for as long as we are able to see that beauty, there is a point to it for us, we can try our best to enjoy what we have for the little time that we have it, before we finally become one with the universe.
It is difficult for me to ascertain when the person I am communicating is using a logical fallacy to trick me into believing him or doubting my judgement, even when I realise it hours after the argument....
This is why critical thinking is such an essential skill. So many people out there are convinced about things with bullshit arguments, just because the person talking is charismatic/confident or popular and influential.
Note: Critically thinking doesn't mean denying everyone and everything and holding controversial beliefs in order to feel smarter than others, it often starts with admitting your very own mistakes first. Just like with other's arguments you should be applying the same checks to your own thinking and notice your own fallacies to correct them.
The one you sent seems a bit much for my use, but from what I see there are surely better backpacks out there than the one I use, it's worth it to make some research there. It probably makes more sense to go to physical stores and try them out with my laptop and keyboard so I see what they're really like.
People say that the devs are extreme left, though I haven't seen anything extreme first hand, simply being communist is a very valid opinion but I guess there's more to it. Besides politics, the project is very nice and promising, and I've had very useful feedback from the devs while trying to make a pull request for a new feature.
I seriously hope that they won't be able to while they're warmongering in the east and keep on abusing the Greek borders to the west and claim that Greek lands belong to them. If they stop their bully behavior and play nice with their neighbors then I'll be glad to welcome them and keep history in the past.
A movement to weaken American child labor protections at the state level began in 2022. By June 2023, Arkansas, Iowa, New Jersey and New Hampshire had enacted this kind of legislation, and lawmakers in at least another eight states had introduced similar measures.
The USA is going speedrun mode straight to the shitter, the people need to wake the fuck up and put worthy people in power, whatever it takes. If this conservative trend doesn't end (worldwide not just in the US) then this will end very badly for us, our kids, and their kids too. Things are looking more and more like the early industrial era and less like what people were hoping the world would be like during the 2000s...
Thank you, I'm tired of everyone taking this too far. I'm also hardly against authoritarian regimes of any kind, left and right, but this is a generic use open source software we're talking about, not a political party. I support the platform and I appreciate all the devs for what they do, it's really good software and it makes me happy as a programmer myself to see social media code that isn't filled with bloat and spaghetti code or malicious anti privacy features
Recently I found this developer who has published dozens of small, useful extensions for firefox. Nothing groundbreaking that I know of but everything looks to have been made with care to efficiency and minimal permissions to do one thing well. Each has its own github repo where the developer responds to issues....
It used to be for me too, but I got used to the idea and I feel like it really takes a load off my mind now, not only on the browser but IDEs and any other application with tabs. If you don't remember why something is open, you probably don't need it that much
For me, this is the injection of anesthesia at my latest consultation at the dentist, it was so painful that i screamed to him. Anesthesia is rarely a time of pleasure, but damn, it has never been so painful.
It's definitely possible, but it would be a swiss army knife of an app that's way too hard to make compared to how confusing and messy the end result would probably be
As ridiculous as it sounds, posts and inside jokes like these make a platform feel like something unique and special, it's like our very own poop knife post
Summer does suck for its own reasons, but I'm overall much happier during summer than the winter.
Maybe it's the sun, maybe it's the temperature or the lack of allergies, but I'm always in a much better mood and more energetic despite getting tired from the heat.
I mean there's Reddit ofc, as well as Twitter in its entirety, Discord is implementing some dumb updates, there are issues with Tumblr as well as everything to do with Meta, and I'm sure there are plenty more (and I haven't even touched other digital media, for example the Sims). Why is it all happening in the span of about a...
Capitalism is good at creating things, but terrible at maintaining their quality over time, because at the end of the day profits don't always go hand in hand with product quality
I left Reddit after /u/spez continued to lie about the changes being made to the API. After finding kbin I wanted to read more AITA posts like I could on Reddit, but after finding none I created this magazine at https://kbin.social/m/amitheasshole so that I could encourage others to make such posts.
I could have waited for long-standing Reddit moderators to come here and make it but I skipped the line to do it myself. AITA for not waiting?
With the way the world's going, is there even a point to anything anymore?
Climate is fucked, animals continue to go extinct even more, our money will be worth nothing the coming years… What motivation do I even have to care to keep going? The world is ran and basically owned by corrupt rich people, there’s poverty, war, etc. It makes me sick to my stomach the way to world is. So I ask, why bother...
Greece's Prime Minister Plans to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage (time.com)
How do I learn to detect logical fallacies in a conversation?
It is difficult for me to ascertain when the person I am communicating is using a logical fallacy to trick me into believing him or doubting my judgement, even when I realise it hours after the argument....
Lemmy, what are your "missed flight" stories?
I just missed mine. Feeling pretty stupid right now. Hopefully your stories will cheer me up.
I laugh at the Ford every time I see it. Today i got at chance to park next to it and the the size difference is comically large. (feddit.dk)
One of these has definitely hauled more than the other, and i guarantee you it’s not the ford.
Looking for light keyboards that don't sacrifice on feel (kbin.social) Greek
Right now I use a DURGOD Taurus which I love (Cherry brown switches), and I take it back and forth from work every day I work at the office....
What's the benefit of using Kbin over Lemmy?
I see a very small minority of people using Kbin, but I don’t understand why....
"Yes, do as I say!" (i.imgur.com)
I’m moving my posts from Reddit to Lemmy before delete them....
Is Turkey now joining the EU? No, but the EU is engaging (www.politico.eu)
This woman in front of me during Kendrick Lamar (lemmy.world)
At Les Ardentes festival in Belgium. During his performance of HUMBLE.
New, Conservative Push To Weaken Child Labor Protections Is Gaining Steam (talkingpointsmemo.com)
A movement to weaken American child labor protections at the state level began in 2022. By June 2023, Arkansas, Iowa, New Jersey and New Hampshire had enacted this kind of legislation, and lawmakers in at least another eight states had introduced similar measures.
Lemmy devs pitching lemmy 3 years ago to r/linux (kbin.social)
Go figure! Lemmy devs already know that reddit was doomed! Sorry this is a link to reddit but it's the only thing i found!
If you use firefox, check out these 55 single-function addons to improve life (all same dev; not me) (kbin.social)
Recently I found this developer who has published dozens of small, useful extensions for firefox. Nothing groundbreaking that I know of but everything looks to have been made with care to efficiency and minimal permissions to do one thing well. Each has its own github repo where the developer responds to issues....
The worst physical pain you've ever experienced ? (kbin.social)
For me, this is the injection of anesthesia at my latest consultation at the dentist, it was so painful that i screamed to him. Anesthesia is rarely a time of pleasure, but damn, it has never been so painful.
ELI5: Would it be possible for a "fediverse" app to exist?
By this I mean: something that can view and fully interact with multiple different services like Lemmy, Mastodon, etc....
What makes Lemmy feel like home (lemmy.world)
I love winter (feddit.it)
Not my meme
Why does it feel like we're at a point where every social media + other digital media are making shitty decisions and falling apart?
I mean there's Reddit ofc, as well as Twitter in its entirety, Discord is implementing some dumb updates, there are issues with Tumblr as well as everything to do with Meta, and I'm sure there are plenty more (and I haven't even touched other digital media, for example the Sims). Why is it all happening in the span of about a...
I definitely think r/gaming has the biggest banger of a privated notice (media.kbin.social)
Popular subreddit alternatives (kbin.social)
What are some kbin or Lemmy alternatives to common Reddit subs?...