Octospider

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Octospider ,

Are you asexual? If not, you're going to have sexual attraction. Turning that off isn't going to happen. Now, you can have sex without being in a relationship. But, normally people do strive to have a romantic relationship and I doubt you can switch that off without some serious drugs.

I think many men that experience these feelings turn to anger. They blame society, women, other men, etc. They turn to toxic mentors who tell them how to be "alpha" and seek advice from "pick up artists". Do not do any of that.

Your attitude sounds like depression. You have given up. You say you aren't reliable or an "adult". Do you want to be those things? Or do you want to be miserable that you're not those things? Those seem to be your options.

Being miserable is easy. Just do nothing. Be lazy. Have regret.

Being the person you want to be is hard. It is for most people. Most of us are in some stage of trying to be better people.

"Either experience the pain of progress or the pain of regret".

Being miserable can be comfortable if that's what you're use to doing. It's your safe space. Other things are foreign, strange, and scary.

You'll have to work really hard to break that cycle. Your mind will be screaming at you to stop trying to better yourself. "There's no point!"... " "Just give up and go back to bed!"...

You'll have to work to reject those thoughts and demonstrate to yourself that you can. And eventually, you'll notice it won't be as hard or scary.

So, make a plan and start with small things.

Or continue to give up and feel miserable.

What does the world think of India?

I am an Indian and I have noticed that Indians are way too proud of their country for some reason and at the same time lack any civic sense towards it, they are extremely loud and extremely proud. We feel like the world revolves around India and our culture is superior to that of others. Also, a considerable chunk of the...

Octospider ,

I'm in a Western country and 9 out of 10 phone calls I recieve are scam calls from India. Right now in my country, there are Indians with temporary working visas protesting because they don't want to return to India.

India does not seem like a place I want to visit.

Octospider ,

If he's a "hard follower" of Joe Rogan than he likely won't be interested in other content. Rogan is a fool, but that's why people find him appealing. Content that is insightful and educational is the opposite of the junk food of Rogan.

Maybe instead, when Rogan says something like "Bro did you know like the pineal gland of the chimpanzee produces anti-covid hormones? This is just what I've heard. Look it up. By the way did you see the tree growing in my toilet?" You can help your sibling by teaching them ways to think, reason, and critically evaluate the BS that freely flows from the Roganverse.

Octospider ,

Sometimes on the news or social media, I'll hear about some well-known musician, author, etc, who has died. There's been occasions where I check out their material and suddenly become a fan.

Have you heard of Daniel Dennett? Check him out.

Octospider ,

I'm rooting for the day nobody cares about this type of thing.

Octospider ,

Do you remember when Sun Chips changed their chip bag material to a more environmentally friendly compostable material? People lost their minds. Why? Because the bag crinkled a lot. All of the boring late night talk shows made fun of Sun Chips bags. So, they switched it back to the old bags.

Moral of the story is that people don't care if something is better for the environment if it inconveniences them now. If everything was in cans people would cry because they can't close them or whatever. In fact, many items that were previously sold in cans are now plastic. Also, money... Cheaper to wrap water in plastic.

You can still buy Coca-cola in glass bottles if you look hard enough. But they are pricey.

Octospider ,

Your kid doesn't need a phone. If you want them to have a phone, then a flip phone that allows them to call you.

Octospider ,

I've been burned before using crowdfunding. I'll believe it when I see it for sale, and then I'll get one

Octospider ,

Every "Why?" question when it comes to the motives of business people and corporations in a capitalist system can be answered with:

Money. The pursuit of endless profit at the expense of everything else.

Octospider ,

The chemtrail nutjobs are going to lose their minds even more.

Octospider ,

I doubt it.

Octospider ,

I doubt any of us could sit in a chair doing nothing for even 1 day without becoming restless without phones or other distractions. 4 billion years? Your brain would be mush. You'd have long forgotten your own name or even the concept of money.

Octospider ,

Something something meritocracy...

Billionaires shouldn't exist. It's obscene.

Octospider ,

Landlords. Housing as a commodity in general.

Octospider ,

Why do people always vote against their own self interests.

Octospider ,

I'm sure Putin will bomb another Ukrainian kindergarten to help him through this difficult time.

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@asklemmy What do you think it would take for people to drop Twitter & Reddit and move to the Fediverse?

Octospider ,

Have you seen Reddit and Twitter lately? You want those people here?

Octospider ,

If I put my old man hat on, I'd say none. I think the idea of "classics" is dead. I also think most modern mainstream music is terrible. But hey what do I know.

How can i learn hindi in under a month ?

I am planning to go to india for studies (and maybe job ) but to do that i have to pass an exam . Don't get me wrong i am not excepting to ace the test by studying under a month ( while studying a whole lot of other subjects too ) I just want to (barely) pass . And i suppose living there would require hindi aswell because most...

Octospider ,

If Duolingo is too fast paced, then you aren't going to learn any quicker using a different method. The fastest way to learn any language is full immersion with lessons. It's extremely difficult. Maybe go online and find a tutor/teacher in your area or virtually. Oh and it's "ciao".

Octospider ,

I'm surprised he knows what an election is. /s

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    Octospider ,

    What "shit" did they "pull with their app"?

    All I gathered from your post is that you want to ditch DDG because of a newsletter issue. Please explain your privacy and security concerns.

    Octospider ,

    $35 million is a rounding error for Amazon. They don't care. When the punishment is a fine, then it's not a problem for the rich.

    Octospider ,

    In my opinion, the biggest problem with Linux is it requires tinkering in terminal which nearly every non-tech savvy person finds intimidating. Even if it's a simple command. Until Linux has a shiny dumbed-down GUI for everything you need to do, it won't catch on for the average PC user.

    Linux has made incredible progress in this area though. But, everytime I use a new Linux install, I encounter errors or something that requires troubleshooting and terminal use.

    Octospider ,

    Billionaires are not leaders. They are takers. They must be forced via the law, otherwise they will do nothing besides further enrich themselves beyond their already obscene levels of wealth.

    Octospider ,

    I appreciate the thought of this website but the design is quite ugly

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