Comparing the time when I joined Lemmy around 2 years ago to now, I would say that the general tone has become somewhat more unfriendly. A larger userbase might be a contributing factor, but I think it's also the political climate in the west becoming a lot worse recently with many divisive issues and people being more stressed about the state of the world.

Yeah, his comment history definitely shows a very fucked up way of thinking.

Isn't that him expressing his support of "trans stuff"? Still, quite a wild statement to "despise nature" though.

Yes I do, because my own experience of existence suggests I have it. Could that all be an illusion? Sure. But believing I don't have free will would pretty much deny the existence of my self, which, being myself, I'm not really capable of, nor would I want to do that.

Nuclear Fusion

No music, no images... two things that have defined Human culture for millennia. The Taliban must really love leading a miserable existence.

The wizard was called "Le Sorcier". Lovecraft wrote that story when he was 17, so I think we can cut him some slack that it wasn't a masterpiece.

Because religion provides comfort, community and a meaning to people's existence that goes beyond "we were born of chance on an insignificant rock somewhere in the universe".

(I'm not religious BTW)

dominates the federation

Well there you have it.

Sure is.

Eh, just another Chromium browser.

Smart speakers with personal assistants like Amazon Echo etc. Not remotely useful enough to be worth placing spying Equipment all over my home.

Wireless headphones. So now I'm supposed to recharge my headphones and get worse sound quality for it? In a few years they become e-waste, while good wired headphones can last decades. No thanks.