[-] DJDarren@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 days ago

When I was assessed for (and diagnosed with) ADHD when I was 39, 5 years ago, I asked the psych whether my obesity was perhaps linked to it. He replied that, "no, probably not. Most of the people I see are thin".

This had the double whammy of making me doubt my diagnosis and consider that I'm just an irredeemable fat cunt.

Which was nice.

[-] DJDarren@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 days ago

Born in 80, so a similar vintage to you; and yeah, we have connections and information now, but I feel like we should have stopped some time around 05, before smartphones really took hold.

I'm absolutely willing to accept that I'm wearing the highest grade rose tinted goggles, but not having to do everything online certainly felt better than whatever all this is. gestures broadly

I remember what it was like before I could stave off boredom at any time, but even then I don't think the convenience outweighs the problems. Though in fairness it's not really the phones, but the companies who make billions from us using them. But those companies had nowhere near the same amount of power, and I can't help thinking that was a good thing.

[-] DJDarren@sopuli.xyz 7 points 6 days ago

"This is 99% Invisible, I'm Roman Mars"

[-] DJDarren@sopuli.xyz 24 points 1 week ago

I dunno whether it counts: but that science has effectively cured AIDS.

In 2004, 2.1m people died from it. Twenty years later that figure was a little over a quarter at 630k. The goal for 2025 is 250k. I think that's absolutely remarkable.

As a child in the 80s I was terrified of AIDS. It made me low-key scared of gay men because the news made it sound like I could I could get it from any one of them. And here we now are, able to provide a medication that can almost completely ensure that you will never be infected by HIV.

Astonishing, really.

[-] DJDarren@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 week ago

Came here to post this. Glad someone was already there.

[-] DJDarren@sopuli.xyz 23 points 1 week ago

American politics is fucking wild.

[-] DJDarren@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 week ago

By Grabthar's hammer...

[-] DJDarren@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 week ago

And a bunch of ads where its balls would be.

[-] DJDarren@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 week ago

DOCTOR SPACEMAAAAN

[-] DJDarren@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 week ago

I went to a Sikh wedding once, and spent the day hanging about with a bunch of the guests, all of whom were British or Indian. I spent the whole time amazed that they'd seamlessly switch between English and Hindi, apparently without noticing.

[-] DJDarren@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 week ago

I have an iPod that I use for music and I love it. I could put Rockbox on it so I don't need iTunes, but I do really love the stock firmware.

Anyway, point is, my 2nd gen iPod mini has 128gb of microSD storage and is the best portable DAP I've ever owned.

[-] DJDarren@sopuli.xyz 39 points 2 weeks ago

I am really fucking tired of soundbite politics, of people saying a thing to rally their voters without any nuance at all. I know why it happens and I know that it's always happened, but I wish it wouldn't.

Of course young people find a day's work stressful. Entry level jobs are almost always shit. You go from the easy(ish) life of full time education, into a world where adults belittle you while giving you tasks that they don't want to do. For this you're paid a minimum wage that's impossible to live on if you're under 21, and damn near impossible if you're over 21. You suddenly have to pay bills, and have to choose between having a social life and being functional.

While all of this is happening, you escape into social media where you see people your age apparently making bank just by fucking about online. So you spend your time daydreaming and resentful that you have to go to a place you don't want to be at an hour you're not used to.

And despite your efforts, condescending shitheads like Liz fucking Kendall are there to tell you that your feelings on the matter aren't valid.

So yeah, I'd say it's stressful.

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