[-] Mostly_Frogs@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

It could just be that they work in a kitchen.

[-] Mostly_Frogs@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I was sitting here thinking, "My god, all these people are boycotting these things? I'm not boycotting anything." And then I saw your comment and realized that I boycott things without really thinking about it as an active boycott. Vegetarian since 2013 myself, vegan for just about a month.

[-] Mostly_Frogs@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

It took me years to finally get a bidet. Now I'm a bidet enthusiast! The only bad thing about having a bidet is using a toilet without one.

[-] Mostly_Frogs@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

This is my experience also. Dentists are basically out to sell you stuff.

[-] Mostly_Frogs@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I really feel like this makes the most sense. It beats out all the other arguments.

Middle managers need more control? Big bosses never care that much about what middle managers say, why now? And across tons of companies? Seems silly. Middle managers are notoriously ineffective.

They want to retain control/keep you tired? Maybe, but it would take a large conspiracy coordinated between the execs, which seems like a stretch. There would need to be a massive Illuminati-esque organization like that Stonecutters episode from The Simpsons.

But as always, it comes back to "follow the money." The people making the decision will lose money somehow, so they are trying not to lose, or to minimize losses. All board of directors people have multiple investments and interests, so of course they are trying to make the best of their situation. They own part of the IT company renting the space, but also have investment in office retail space and some local businesses. If the office life drives an area to stay alive, its dying will shift the money away from all their investments. As usual, they are making those decisions without giving a shit about anything but money and their own interests.

[-] Mostly_Frogs@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I feel you on that. As a Buddhist I'm also curious. 😀

[-] Mostly_Frogs@lemmy.world 48 points 1 year ago

I take the Buddhist view that what we call the self is a misconception or misunderstanding. While you do exist, there isn't a soul or some permanent entity that takes residence and jumps around before or after death.

Thus, you can ask questions like these and get a million different answers because the question is not valid. It's what the Buddha would call proliferation, or basically hot air. There isn't an answer, why ask the question?

Don't mistake this for a cynical view, though. A good Buddhist is very happy because even though the idea of a self is false, freeing yourself from all of these self-based concepts and desires leads to great peace. The obsession with self and self-based craving is what leads to any kind of unhappiness.

[-] Mostly_Frogs@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Mindfulness meditation, not the catchy popular kind your work teaches but the actual Buddhist mindfulness. It's whole purpose is to be able to see the arising and passing away of thoughts/feelings without getting involved.

[-] Mostly_Frogs@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago

Chiropractic medicine

[-] Mostly_Frogs@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago

I have been scrolling through my feed and blocking all the weird Swedish communities that have popped up. It's exhausting work, and sometimes I wonder if Lemmy is still fun. And then this. This is the quality shit post that I needed! Thank you.

[-] Mostly_Frogs@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

"Simplicity in governance is essential, just like they have in the United States Constitution. That thing is only like 19 pages long. I read the whole thing." -Lao Tzu

[-] Mostly_Frogs@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

My advice is to learn how to grow food and save seeds. I'm doing it now to develop my skills in anticipation of some day needing those skills.

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