[-] Signtist@lemm.ee 21 points 2 months ago

Posting as much as you can about something that everyone needs to be acutely aware of, regardless of how "icky" it makes them feel is absolutely something to be lauded. I admit that I didn't know the other stuff about OP, but the fact of the matter is that you didn't complain about ragebaiting on a ragebaiting post, you complained about someone talking too much about an ongoing holocaust on a post that specifically focuses on the ongoing holocaust. If you want to complain about the other less-exemplary facets of this user, feel free to do so on a post that isn't pointedly focusing on the - and I repeat - ongoing holocaust.

[-] Signtist@lemm.ee 21 points 2 months ago

Small price to pay, imo. When my job was forcing everyone back into the office in 2021 I just picked out one of the headhunters who contacted me on linkedin, got an offer for a remote position with better pay, and brought it to my employer to get a raise and the go-ahead to keep working remotely. I'll suffer the occasional spam email for the knowledge that I have options for another job lined up pretty much whenever.

[-] Signtist@lemm.ee 20 points 5 months ago

Yeah, I nearly drowned at 7 when another kid at the wading pool asked if I wanted to go down a water slide into the deeper pool with her. I was aware that I didn't know how to swim, but I didn't really understand why that was important. Kids are dumb, especially when interacting with other kids.

[-] Signtist@lemm.ee 21 points 5 months ago

This is such a weird gotcha, because I don't know a single person who denounces the Israel's genocidal behavior who isn't also denouncing America's genocidal behavior. Like, yeah, killing innocent people is bad; let's keep this bandwagon going and overthrow all genocidal governments, please!

[-] Signtist@lemm.ee 22 points 6 months ago

Last time this showed up on Lemmy I sent it to my wife, and she loved it so much that now my pet name for her is Cuto Potooto - playing on Cutie Patootie.

[-] Signtist@lemm.ee 21 points 6 months ago

The issue with allowing it to simply crumble away is that the last people to die will be the ones exploiting the system, as they have the resources and the power to stay alive the longest. If you want the people who would rebuild society into one that is better than what we already have to still be around when all is said and done, we need to tear it down ourselves.

[-] Signtist@lemm.ee 21 points 6 months ago

Exactly. If a small group of people are given UBI, then they just have more money, and stores want to profit from everyone, including the people who aren't getting more money. But if everyone gets UBI, then the stores are sure that their customers can afford higher prices, and our current government has shown that it doesn't care if prices are arbitrarily inflated. I'd love UBI, but it can't function alone without accompanying laws to prevent price hiking.

[-] Signtist@lemm.ee 22 points 6 months ago

I'm certainly not religious, but I understand that a lot of people use religion to supplement a lacking support network. Yes, they should find healthier ways to receive the support they need, but if you force them to abandon their religion without having another source of support to replace it, they're going to feel very isolated and scared, possibly leading to tears. Especially if their son forced them into that situation and then immediately left, showing complete disregard for their feelings.

[-] Signtist@lemm.ee 21 points 7 months ago

"Let them eat flakes."

[-] Signtist@lemm.ee 21 points 8 months ago

Privacy is important, and transparency is important. It's public knowledge for a reason, and to try to take legal action against the people who use it is worse than just "being a dick."

[-] Signtist@lemm.ee 21 points 9 months ago

Yeah, I had cat's growing up, and I just thought it was normal not to be able to breathe through your nose for long periods of time. By the time I moved out I wasn't allergic anymore.

[-] Signtist@lemm.ee 22 points 10 months ago

Honestly, most of the people in places like that are people who already found their way out, and now just want to shoot the shit with other people who understand what they've been through. If I hadn't had my sister to talk to about our insane mom, it would have been a lot harder for both of us to move on from her and become healthy, well-rounded adults - I imagine internet communities like these are a good alternate resource for when people don't have real-life support from someone who understands what it's like. But yeah, when you've got a parent who thinks all of science is one big scam, you're never going to be able to see a legitimate therapist.

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