Up until a few months ago I was really heavy on reddit and twitter. Now I use lemmy and threads. I will say that since both apps are a lot less active than what they replaced, I am on social media for considerably less of my day. Paradoxically, I am much more active on social media than before I made the switch.
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Technology•The Internet Is About to Get a Lot Worse (US focused)
9·2 年前Love seeing my Senators names on the good side
That doesn’t sound like Frank
I think the main issue with Rogen is that while he provides a platform for voices across the political/social spectrum (which is great), he does very little to challenge his guests and generally goes with the flow. This means that people making false claims or dog whistle statements are being taken at face value alongside people making good faith arguments, which grants those bad actors some amount of undeserved authenticity.
So no, he is not nearly as bad as Andrew Tate etc; but he has a lot of exposure and clout that he does not always bring to bear in the name of true and honest discussion. Also the whole RFK debate thing is really poignant here as it’s a typical example of taking two “balanced” perspectives on vaccines and assuming that they both deserve to be at the same table, when in reality the anti vax movement largely gets by without any scientific evidence and isn’t a reasonable position to hold.
This is one of my standard karaoke songs
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AskBeehaw•Did you have to climb a rope in Physical Education or any other educational class?
4·2 年前I definitely remember climbing a rope in PE in like 3rd or 4th grade which would be around '99. Washington State btw.
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Food and Cooking•You've just made four hard boiled eggs in a small potEnglish
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Food and Cooking•You've just made four hard boiled eggs in a small potEnglish
1·2 年前This is the way
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U.S. News•Texans Die from Heat Exhaustion After Governor Bans Water Breaks
5·2 年前Also doesn’t the law deal with water breaks at work? OPs examples were all people doing their own thing. I think we’re all in agreement though that if people are dying from the heat right now that it will get a lot worse once this legislation takes effect.
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Writing•The 56 best/worst analogies written by high school studentsEnglish
4·2 年前I love this list but I feel like I’ve been seeing it for 20+years sometimes
It’s pretty cruel to put your cat in a prime position to get hit by a car though
Crime and Punishment is great. I also love Notes From Underground, it’s essentially a treatise on being miserable.
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Entertainment•Which anime series are you looking forward too?English
2·2 年前Not on that list because it’s a little far out, but my wife and I are stoked for the Trigger adaptation of Dungeon Meshi
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Technology•What's currently the best Lemmy app for Android?
22·2 年前Waiting for Sync
I haven’t been on since the 10th and I was on it near constantly before that. If reddit sync isn’t going to be around 10 days from now then I have no plans to use the site anything like I used to. I literally have no desire to learn their crappy app and lose the curated experience I had set up for myself. The only redditing I plan for the future is googling for specific questions in niche communities.
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Food and Cooking•What are your favorite six-ingredients-or-less recipes?English
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Gaming•What games do your friend groups tend to play with one another?
5·3 年前I’ve got a couple groups of friends that my wife and I play Jackbox with over discord, it’s almost as good as being in the same room!
Did you know that cows enjoy sunsets?






I’ve been a fan of Mr. Bungle for a long time and always meant to check out Faith No More.