This is going to be such a ridiculous disaster that it’d be entertaining to watch it go to shit — if it weren’t such a critical system they’re fucking with.

I find myself commenting far more often than I did on Reddit. I remember once that I lamented that Lemmy doesn’t have a “super upvote” in the way that Reddit gold used to be (which is a silly thought, given that I have never, and would never pay money to gild a comment). However, I realised that on this more discussion based platform, a short but meaningful comment can readily function as a super upvote. I think the lack of karma accrual for comments/posts also promotes this.

That’s probably who I’m remembering; I recently discovered his work.

I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. I’m from the UK, and whilst things are less politically dire here than the US, it’s still pretty grim. Both the Conservatives and Labour seem reluctant to actually meaningfully tax the rich, even as the working class (and to a lesser extent, the middle class) are being squeezed by a cost of living crisis and general hopelessness. Parties like Reform are taking the racist “things are bad because we have too many immigrants” and I’ve recently realised that I need to stop resenting people for being taken in by that rhetoric; people are desperate and there aren’t people in the mainstream pushing for alternatives (besides Reform). These people have a lot in common with me, such as recognising that we’re being fucked but the system, but we just disagree on the solution. It’s hard, but ultimately necessary to be able to be in solidarity with people like Reform’ voters

I can’t remember the particular phrase that was used, but I heard an argument recently that we need to be more like politicians going on an interview and ensure that we’re more on message. For example, it’s fairly obvious by now that economically, the problem is wealth inequality, but I see fairly surprisingly few people discussing that.

Sometimes I find music can be a way to motivate me to get out of the house, in a “silly human needs her silly rituals” kind of way. I wonder whether this may be the case for OP (whether that’s the OP of this post, or the original OP of the meme)

I think it certainly helps with flavour if nothing else, but I don’t think the extra degree or so in temperature would make much difference.

Though saying that, I’m now wondering to what extent rice cooking would be affected by high altitudes — I had a friend who lived somewhere high altitude in South America for a while, and she said that the low atmospheric pressure meant cooking certain foods was difficult because the water boiled at a lower temperature (I wish I could remember more specifics)

That seems wrong to me. Adding salt doesn’t increase the boiling temperature much

I hope that some day, you’re able to be a part of a community where it feels safe to be maximally weird

Wise. If you don’t test your backups, you don’t have backups.

Top comment on that video was “happy to see your okay”, and the person who replied to your comment here shared a similar sentiment. Is there reason for this guy’s viewers to worry he might not be okay, or is it just a case of someone not posting for a long time between videos?

Edit: in the first three minutes of that linked video, he says “it’s actually kinda funny that I’m even allowed to own this”. I think I get why people worry now

Edit 2: I also just saw that his previous video outlines illness stuff. I haven’t watched that video, but the top comment was roughly “a scan costing twice as much if you have insurance is criminal”, so I think I get the gist on the shape of illness stress he’s been facing

Ooh, I got a new car recently; I should check this

If you’re reading this, I want you to know that I’m proud of you. I know that I don’t know you, but I don’t need to know you personally to know that things are a lot right now, and have been for rather a while. If this comment makes you feel sad because simply existing is taking so much out of you that you feel like your life isn’t much of an achievement, then I’m especially proud of you, because that’s where I’m at, and it’s hard.

Being very familiar with the cycle depicted in the OP is why I’m writing this comment: I know how hard it is to be kind to yourself when the world is bent on wringing you dry. Indeed, it’s only through recognising our shared plight that I’m able to be kind to myself. Solidarity.

Ooh, thanks for this link. I’m not a podcast person, but I have a friend who would love this

I have a disability that gives me quite a lot of pain, and my 1-10 pain scale doesn’t actually go up to 10; I will never say I’m at a 10/10 pain, because that’s saying it’s the worst it could ever be, which is asking for trouble

Eh, I think that sometimes one sets out in search of calm, and may learn, through meditation, that calm wasn’t what was needed.

It reminds me of a concept/quote that I learned from a friend:

" “A person should always be involved in Torah even she’lo lishmah, for from she’lo lishmah he will come to lishmah”

She’lo lishmah translates as “not for its own sake” and “lishmah” means for its own sake. So that line roughly means that “(even though you’d think that studying Torah is an intrinsically good thing (within a Jewish framework) that one should study it for its own sake), it’s actually okay to study Torah if you’re not doing it for its own sake (I.e as a means towards other, less noble ends), because being involved in Torah will inevitably transform the student into someone who appreciates it for its own sake”

I’m not Jewish, but as someone who can be overly objective focussed, I really appreciate this way of thinking about things. It makes me reflect on what I think are intrinsically good things that have transformative potential even if one only acknowledges the superficial good parts of a thing. Meditation is probably the biggest example that comes to mind here

The funny thing about meditation is that even having the thought “Oh! I’m doing it!” is enough to tear you from that state of meditative calm.

I’m reminded of something I saw recently where a guy had a mini old screen for typing, but an e-ink main screen. It was a DIY cyberdeck, and weird enough that I don’t think it’s useful for you or OP, but I figured you’d find it interesting to hear that your suggestion seems to be on the right track

Wasn’t it a £50 note?

My understanding was that the phrase “from the river to the sea” is associated with a “one-state-solution” to the conflict. The second link in the comment you’re replying to goes into this more in depth, but it’s not a new discussion: here’s a piece from Edward Saïd in 1999.

A one state solution doesn’t call for the genocide of Israelis. The equal and active participation of the Israeli people would be necessary for such a one state solution to work; you can’t solve a genocide with more genocide.