Boozilla

Boozilla , 11 hours ago

Could be a good tactic. But spez and his goons tend to crack down on mods that do things they don't like. Especially things that could impact revenue.

Boozilla , 15 hours ago

You should add a post to !creepywikipedia for this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver_International_Airport#Conspiracy_theories

Boozilla , 18 hours ago

I think humans (like all animals) are fundamentally flawed for several reasons. Animals, including us, are programmed to procreate and consume and (for some species) construct things. It's all about survival and thriving. All animals all have a general "I got mine, fuck you" mindset.

We despise cancer for its brainless infinite growth programming...when our operational model is hardly different.

In short, I think we're all a bunch of selfish idiots competing against each other and other life forms. There is no greater purpose or benevolent spirit watching, much less cheering us on. Where there is life, it's just reproducing and eating and dying and repeating that cycle for as long as the local environment allows.

So no, I don't think the good in humankind will prevail. There's evidence all around that goodness is losing the battle to greed and other self-destructive tendencies. Things which are hard-wired in the human animal. Don't look up!

Is that an excuse to not even try? No, I don't think so. I think we are still morally and ethically obligated to always strive to do better and fight against that brainless animal programming. Even if goodness ultimately fails, it can greatly reduce suffering along the way. And perhaps keep the concept of a new "enlightenment" alive long enough that we do eventually figure out a way to break out of that animal programming and build some kind of egalitarian utopia. Because there is also evidence all around us of people performing selfless acts of self-sacrifice to help others.

I think the chances are very, very slim of that utopia ever happening. Because quite frankly, evil is like a force of nature and goodness is like a guy with a shovel and a plan. But I do think utopia is theoretically possible.

In short, I think it goodness will not prevail, but I would love to be dead wrong about this. I hope goodness wins.

Boozilla , 16 hours ago

This sounds like Pinker. I think his book was debunked, wasn't it?

Boozilla , 15 hours ago

Sources?

Boozilla , 14 hours ago

Some good and encouraging stats in there. Most of which do little to undermine my position about fundamental human nature.

Article last updated in 2018. The war in Ukraine, genocide in Gaza, rising inflation, food and petroleum shortages, global warming, mass extinction of myriad species, and ascending fascism are all pulling these graphs back towards regression to the mean, I'm afraid.

The media tends to overstate these things on the crime and despair side, I will quickly admit that. But there's plenty of wishful thinking and denial coming from psychologists and sociologists (and often-cited airport books) on the other side.

Pinker and others in his camp were/are arguing that giving more power to the state helps mitigate and even reverse many of these social issues. I agree with them on this. But, the staristics and context of the underlying data is a bit dubious.

Appreciate the article. Thanks.

Boozilla , 20 hours ago

Reddit: bots talking to bots.

Lemmy: the socially awkward talking to the neurodivergent.

Boozilla , 19 hours ago

Yes! There was at least one experimental one that openly did that, and it was funny at the time. I forget the name of it. But it wasn't trying to pass itself off as real conversation to fool the shareholders.

Boozilla , 19 hours ago

Achievements unlocked!

Boozilla , 20 hours ago

That whole series is wonderful. Don't let the "Young Adult" label keep you away from it. If you like fantasy at all, it's some of the best ever written, IMO.

Boozilla , 18 hours ago

The first book was a big hit and the most immediately memorable / powerful. I think the later books stuck with me longer after reading them, though. Not as immediately entertaining / interesting as the first one, but more reflective.

Boozilla , 1 day ago

I think it's possible to use it like social media and a few people do. One obvious/dumb example would be Lord Douchewad himself: spez.

However, IMHO 99.9999% of people who use it anonymously are social media adjacent, but not on social media.

I can see good arguments to the contrary. Semantics.

Boozilla , 1 day ago

I get that same gotcha from people, too. Even if they are technically correct, they should be a good friend and acknowledge what you really meant. Flexing on Facebook or LinkedIn or whatever is very different from shitposting on here or reddit.

It's just awkward and unnecessary to have to say "verified user social media versus anonymous social media" when we can lump Meta, X, and Microsoft under Social Media as a blanket term.

I guess the blanket term for reddit and Lemmy and 4chan type sites could be "meme sites" or "link sharing sites" or whatever.

We need a cool new term for it, one that is easy to say and memorable. Fediverse is pretty cool, but only applies to a subset of those.

Boozilla , 23 hours ago

I love it!

Boozilla , 1 day ago

TFW the historical leader of the traitors is more patriotic than the modern republican voter.

Boozilla , 1 day ago

I love gray and white cats. Had one myself many years ago. And there was another one in our neighborhood for a long time. Both of them were super sweet.

Boozilla , 1 day ago

Fucking Capital One. Of course. Rich Fairbanks, the douche with the Bond villain name.

Boozilla , 1 day ago

"You didn't think we actually paid claims did you, you ridiculous little person?" --insurance exec

Boozilla , 2 days ago

You can see stats on this instance by going here:

https://lemmy.world/communities

That's not all of lemmy, obviously, just lemmy.world. But it's one of the most active instances that I've found.

Here are some others, in no particular order:

• https://beehaw.org/communities
• https://lemmy.one/communities
• https://sh.itjust.works/communities
• https://lemm.ee/communities

In general I would say technology, politics/news, and memes/humor are the most active communities.

Boozilla , 2 days ago

High quality chocolate. Most of the stuff in the local grocery stores is cheap, waxy and awful. There's a place within reasonable distance with the good stuff, but it's hella expensive.

Boozilla , 2 days ago

Thanks! That is good to know. We have some of those around. Not on our usual rotation (a little out of the way) but this could change that. I know they have pretty good produce in there, because I have used them for that on occasion.

Boozilla , 2 days ago

I've heard there's a lot of fake job postings out there. I cannot confirm this, but it would make sense in these cynical times that some slimy businesses would post them to make it look like they are growing/thriving when they have zero intention of filling those positions. They don't care that they are wasting people's time with that bullshit.

Worse, I've heard some of them use the interview tests to get free work out of applicants. Depends on the job type, obviously.

Maybe these places need an acronym, too. How about POOP: Posts Odious Online Positions. OK, I got nothin'. But I'm sure someone can do better.

Boozilla , 3 days ago

I was hoping to be dead before the global water wars. Looks like that probably won't happen.

Boozilla , 3 days ago

"Revenue pop"....so, even worse user experience?

Boozilla , 3 days ago

Lemmy for life!

Sorry, I am excitable. I do like it here, though.

Boozilla , 3 days ago

I was able to comprehend this for a while there, but eventually had to tap out. On a scale of zero to Nixon's head in a jar, how far along are they?

Boozilla OP , 3 days ago

Read the section about the bathroom cabinet.

https://chicagoreader.com/news-politics/they-came-in-through-the-bathroom-mirror/

Boozilla OP , 3 days ago

Yep!

Boozilla OP , 3 days ago

I don't want to be buried alive like him, but I wouldn't turn down a cozy hobbit hole at this point.

Boozilla OP , 3 days ago

Fun channel! Thanks.

Boozilla OP , 3 days ago

It is remarkable. He must have been wired differently.

Boozilla , 3 days ago

Are you great at basketball?

Boozilla , 4 days ago

I've had good luck with SanDisk Ultra micro SD cards in a variety of capacities.

Boozilla , 5 days ago

So many options on how to handle this that don't require killing the dog.

Like a lot of gun nuts, she can't think outside of that very small box. Like a lot of gun nuts, she thinks this story makes her look like a "bad ass".

It makes her look like a trigger happy moron. Any psycho can shoot a dog. It doesn't require strength or skill. It's not impressive at all. It reveals her to be a sick POS with zero problem-solving skills.

I do hope her political career is done. I hope we stop seeing stories about her, so she can take her place in the trash can of history where she belongs.

Boozilla , 5 days ago

For a period of time on spezsite, people loved posting photos using the title "Just a (whatever the thing in the photo was)".

I don't know why, but that convention of using "just a..." started to get under my skin after a while. The fad kind of faded away, though you still see it occasionally.

It's not that there's anything wrong with titling a post in that manner. But over time, it felt like nonstop humblebragging.

I'm probably making zero sense. Pet peeves can be weird like that.

Boozilla , 5 days ago

I feel like the same people who say "best practice" at every opportunity also say "core competency" and "resiliency".

Boozilla , 5 days ago

Reddit is global, and I'm sure they would pretend to be highly diverse. But the vibe I always got there was, "early teens, white boy, east coast, USA".

Boozilla , 5 days ago

I have mostly positive vibes with "folk", like folk music, folk art, common folk, etc. But I understand where you are coming from with this. It kind of smacks of "other" in this particular context.

Boozilla , 7 days ago

I really like them. My coworkers and family hate them, and mock me for liking them. But I get all of the unwanted Whoppers at Halloween, so it's worth their contempt.

Boozilla , 7 days ago

Was going to post this. I love Fastbreak! Agree that Reese's cups pale by comparison.

Boozilla , 7 days ago

They are what Now or Later should have been all along.

Boozilla , 6 days ago

They are a candy, malt balls covered in milk chocolate. Malt is one of those divisive flavors. The name is confusing!

Boozilla , 7 days ago

Charlie has seen some shit. But he looks happy and chill in the photo. Charlie abides.

Boozilla , 7 days ago

The Reckoning by Grisham.

Death in Her Hands by Moshfegh.

The Long Walk by King.

The Children of Hurin by Tolkien.

Angela's Ashes by McCourt.

Already mentioned but The Road, definitely.