Fuck, you made me laugh cough with that last bit.

I guess that’s true, I have actually mentioned it to a few of my coworkers – they all had a reaction that more or less spoke ‘there simply isn’t enough time for that’ lol.

Tangentially, there’s also this bilibili show called ling long reincarnation that, whether I’m stupid for liking it or not, is awesome. The thing about it is that I’ve always felt like there’s something lost in translation about the show, or there are themes that I’m simply unaware of due to… well an overall lack of knowledge about Chinese language and culture, I suppose.

Idk, full immersion would be best like you said — I just have no idea where I’d find that in California. I’m sure there are places, but then there’s the extra layer of somehow finding enough time to actually absorb the language through immersion. Perhaps I’ll just take up Spanish lol, I always did well in it in school and it’s close enough to English. I think it would probably be much easier to find people who speak Spanish here.

Well, to answer your primary question — many of the people on the team I work with speak… it’s either Cantonese or Mandarin, I think they told me Mandarin but I’m not entirely sure. It isn’t something that would necessarily help me on a professional level, but it would help me on a personal level with many of them.

That’s genuinely my motivation, I don’t really care about ‘seeming’ bilingual — this is mostly to bring me closer to people who have helped me at work.

We have been here for years, the NSA has been recording everything we say here in the U.S. for… a long time. I’m not actually clear on how long they’ve been doing it.

Also, I can buy a camera no wider than a penny and have it quite literally anywhere on my person without you knowing — unless nudists also have a rule where they drive to the nude beach naked, you’ve kinda been shit out of luck for a while there too.

Edit: sorry, sorry — I lied. It is slightly larger than a penny.

Since Lemmy apparently has a ton of people who are bilingual — how do I as a 31 year old man that knows enough Spanish to say ‘Thank you, where is the bathroom?’ and frequently watches anime in subtitles gain another language? I’m open to all suggestions, except bad ones. Specifically I am interested in learning Mandarin because I hate myself.

They’re right, we know exactly the kind of damage snorting powdered drugs has on your nose and heart. They were taking a calculated risk, you were just rolling the dice with your health. Owned again, liberal.

(I AM JOKING)

Ok, but do you have weed?

For reference, I look like John Lennon with longer hair and I definitely have weed. So the stereotype about me is 100% true.

Uhhh

No issue with that at all, merely sharing my perspective.

Yes, though I think of them more as the times I unknowingly supported a company that was actively contributing to the death of digital literacy in the western world.

So, tomato potato — or whatever.

No issues, just become a master craftsmen and compete with other master craftsmen. Easy.

Or get used to eating burnt food, that worked for me

Nintendo

Which part, the baby sitting inside the woman like a suit or the ARM?

👍 Yes your brain is so very big Mr. math friend — I’m sure you’ve completely outclassed every person you’ve ever met in writing.

Wait, but you’re familiar enough with AI to think em dashes = bot style… Could it be that… you’re lying? Impossible.

An em dash signifies a longer pause — I’ll continue to use them however I see fit. It’s telling, though, that you assume an em dash means I’m using an AI to write.

Edit: Math friends :)

Did you vote for Kamala or did you abstain/vote third party?

I’ve read what you commented below about ‘harm reduction’ actually being ‘harm maximization’ and I’ve got to be honest — it doesn’t actually seem like you know what you’re saying. Because if I take what you’re saying at face value then you’re actually an accelerationist and logically should have voted for Trump.

Which, uh, obviously completely negates that little bit of virtue signaling above about ‘genocide bad’ (which of course genocide is reprehensible).

So, genuinely, I’m trying to ascertain — what is your point? Abstain from the system entirely? Kill everyone I disagree with? You’ve said a ton about what we can’t do, what are your solutions?

If you begin to say ‘communism’ my brain will shut down and I will stop engaging.

I’m not married, but my girlfriend is very satisfied. Well, in some ways — she’s not too happy about the current global affairs.

I can almost guarantee you that they did not pirate it, but sure whatever you need to tell yourself.

16/14???