Congrats on your son! I'm sure your support is going to help them tremendously as they discover themselves
Low quality information is easier to produce than high quality information
Even worse, while people prefer high quality information, the preference is weaker than other preferences, such as the desire to see things that are cute or make you angry
Two things
There's a lot of political hobbyism on social media in general and Lemmy is really bad for it. Take for example the constant Elon Musk rage bait. No one is doing anything productive with that information. They're just getting mad
We treat politics like entertainment and it's making our politics worse. Personally I try to limit my exposure to politics that I don't think will be productive. It might feel like the most important thing in the moment but it's often a huge waste of time
That's a false dichotomy in a lot of the comments here
We do both
Carbon capture isn't so we can continue to use fossil fuels. It's because once we get to 0 emissions we still need to draw down the carbon in the atmosphere
An ounce of prevention is almost always worth a pound of cure but we're still going to want that cure because every extra tenth of a degree we can bring the Earth back to normal is going to be worth it
Took me a second
They wouldn't call the year 59 bc in 59 bc
Probably could make a board on another sheet with a formula that points to the opposite side of the board
Just got clarity this would move the age limit for marriage from 16 to 18
https://www.missourinet.com/2024/05/20/child-marriage-will-remain-legal-in-missouri-for-now/
What if I told you that you aren't paying for the drinks but you're renting the table/bar stool
https://poorlydrawnstore.com/products/our-future-in-space-print
In case you're like my space friends who want this as a poster
Our previous meeting?
I think the dude in the pic is trans masc