GrymEdm

GrymEdm , 7 days ago (edited 7 days ago) to Ask Lemmy in How do you recover from seeing something awful on the Internet?

Serious answer: I remind myself it's normal to be shocked by some stuff people do/create. I check the content against my ethics, and try to decide if I'm being uptight or if it really is messed up. If it's something that isn't unethical/harmful but I just don't like, then I remind myself that not everyone needs to share my tastes.

If it's genuinely terrible I allow myself to feel the anger/sorrow for a bit, try not to let it become excessive, and congratulate myself on having limits that fit my ethics. I remind myself that good people exist and they are the ones I want to support, emulate, and engage with. As others have mentioned, distraction can also help. Video games, music, socializing - whatever will move your train of thought along.

GrymEdm , 7 days ago to World News in Knesset to vote on declaring UNRWA a terrorist organization - The Jerusalem Post

Upvoted because it's a story worth knowing, but as far as I can tell this is just further harassment/condemnation of anything pro-Palestinian. As of the end of April, independent review "finds no evidence for Israel's claims about UNRWA and Hamas".

Israel has declared organizations as terrorists on bad premises before. E.g. - in 2021 Defence for Children International was formally labelled a terrorist organization after they reported the rape of a 13-year-old Palestinian to the US State Department. Josh Paul, a director involved with the investigation, gives details in an interview about why he resigned from the State Dept. post-Oct. 7th. The short version is: the allegations of rape were credible, Israel was confronted, the next day Israeli forces seized all the local assets of Defence for Children International and declared them terrorists.

EU nations have formally rejected "terrorist organization" labels being applied to humanitarian/watchdog agencies in Israel/OPT before.

GrymEdm , 10 days ago to United States | News & Politics in Fontana pays nearly $900,000 to victim of Police torture.

Remember in many countries you have the right to legal counsel and to have them present during any questioning. Getting said counsel should be a priority if you find yourself in a police station. Be respectful but clear from the start that you aren't discussing your day until the lawyer/attorney is present.

This story is exactly why people need to be educated about their rights. If this poor guy had asked for an attorney the cops would have had to stop the interview immediately until one was present. I imagine once they resumed the question it would have gone differently with a legal professional in the room.

GrymEdm , 11 days ago to World News in Germany has too many solar panels, and it's pushed energy prices into negative territory

Too much clean energy that is nearly free sounds like a much better type of problem to solve than most.

GrymEdm , 11 days ago to 196 in the rule 🤗

I totally missed that when I wrote it.

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/445cd0a0-3a2e-453f-a427-5bf97c516b0b.jpeg

GrymEdm , 11 days ago to 196 in the rule 🤗

Every time I get close it says "Press X to Interact" but I don't think my stats are high enough yet. I'm grinding on unattended toddlers until I level a few times.

GrymEdm , 11 days ago to Asklemmy in What's the most alarming thing you've done while drunk or high?

Worked through my obsessions a bit and let go of them. In the following weeks I asked three women out and got shot down each time instead of thinking about doing so for a month and being a creep.

Unironically, good on you. That's character progress and it takes a lot of courage and self-confidence to accept rejection in a mature way and keep trying regardless. For what it's worth I as an Internet stranger think we should help more people do the same sort of things.

GrymEdm , 11 days ago to News in Moms for Liberty is coming for the swing states

As soon as I hear a name like "Moms for Liberty" I just know they're going to be a group of brainwashed outrage addicts campaigning for demonstrably harmful things.

And in trying to check the first suggestion Google has is "moms for liberty book ban list" so I have a feeling I'm right.

GrymEdm , 11 days ago to Asklemmy in What's the most alarming thing you've done while drunk or high?

Her name is [kept to myself because I'm a gentleman who doesn't kiss and tell]. I hope I, in turn, am not someone's most alarming thing but it's possible :P

GrymEdm OP , 12 days ago to World News in Israel Responds to Move to Recognize Palestinian State by Withholding Funds

I'm not sure if they collect all taxes, but according to the article they do collect at least some (and a meaningful amount):

"Under decades-old agreements, Israel collects customs and import taxes on behalf of the Palestinian Authority. Those revenues constitute most of the Palestinian budget, particularly as international aid has declined. "

GrymEdm , 12 days ago to A Boring Dystopia in Well this is just delightful

For a lot of wild animals, smiling can be a sign of aggression or unease. This is just an initiative to help humanity rediscover it's natural roots by changing the meaning of smiles back.

GrymEdm OP , 12 days ago to World News in Israel Responds to Move to Recognize Palestinian State by Withholding Funds

My guess is: not for several years, and then it will be part of an incredibly expensive reparations deal to rebuild what American munitions are currently destroying.

GrymEdm OP , 12 days ago to World News in Israel Responds to Move to Recognize Palestinian State by Withholding Funds

So in addition to all the other forms of control, Israel collects and can restrict Palestinian taxes. Tell me again, Israeli propagandists, how Israel doesn't actually occupy what is rightfully internationally known as Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT).

GrymEdm OP , 14 days ago (edited 14 days ago) to RPGMemes in Necromancer family reunions must get awkward.

TY - it could be, and that would help explain why tracking it down didn't work. I looked through his Instagram and Deviantart and didn't see it, but the signature is there, it's his genre, and it could be his style IMO.

GrymEdm OP , 18 days ago to Antique Memes Roadshow in A sing along I checked wasn't a recent repost, but if it was it would be the right song for it.

There's also the LoTR version.