Some people may actually dislike those features, sure, but I don’t think most people will. You wouldn’t know it from watching the news, but people are more tolerant than you think, especially in college.
Some people may actually dislike those features, sure, but I don’t think most people will. You wouldn’t know it from watching the news, but people are more tolerant than you think, especially in college.
The best way to get people to stop thinking you’re a “freak” is to spend time with them and show them you’re a nice person. It’s okay if you’re kind of unusual. Everyone is, so try not to worry about it. What you think of as weird traits become charming quirks to people who know you.
Of course, this is much easier said than done. I wish you the best. Just try to remember that nobody judges you as harshly as you judge yourself.
Hanging up on a sovcit must be extremely satisfying.
Lionel Hutz might
Well, everything checks out. They used black ink and remembered to capitalize the right letters, so I guess the Binding Terms of this Contract really put the sheriff in a tight spot.
It’s so much better (and easier, once you get used to it) to just give people the benefit of the doubt.
I think I read somewhere that Lemmy users are, on average, a bit older than Reddit users. To me, that just means that we’re more likely to have seen the worst that the web has to offer, and don’t want to reproduce it. Of course, we can still be trolls and idiots; it’s just less prevalent.
I didn’t realize how bad Reddit had gotten until I tried Lemmy. It got toxic slowly enough that it snuck up on me. I’ll never go back.
I’m not trying to. This was MANY years ago, so I’m being cautious (perhaps overly so) with the wording.
Your own mental health is important, too. When considering your own needs, you aren’t being greedy or selfish. Being a better, healthier person makes you better towards others.
It concerns me that your wife is reluctant to consider mental health support. Hopefully this is just an initial fear that will fade over time, but maybe it isn’t. If she won’t help herself, you can’t have a positive family environment, and that will hurt your daughter, too.
I recall hearing something about real arms reduction making nuclear war seem like a sane, viable option.
The theory is that we’re safer if all sides know they can completely annihilate each other. No world leaders genuinely want nuclear war (despite what they say, threaten, or imply), so nobody launches a nuke. Flaw - that theory assumes all leaders are sane and rational.
I’ve never posted there, but damn I’m glad I found them. Highly recommended.
I used to be a Boy Scout. That just means I’ll die a bit slower.
Not to argue, but shit hitting the fan on this scale makes loyalties much harder to predict.
That’s a very effective visualization.
The imperialist fascist scum would be launching the nukes from the safety of their elaborate, well-stocked, and expensive bomb shelters. I don’t disagree with your opinion of those people, but it’s vital to remember that the biggest victims would be the millions of civilians who have already suffered under their rule.
I agree with your prediction of China’s behavior (and especially their motivations) 100%.
I’m not who you asked, but I’ll answer anyway: no
Probably trying to squeeze blood from a stone at this point, but I like the judgement regardless.
That mention of Roseanne Barr - surprising yet completely not.
I was pleasantly surprised by this sentence:
It smacks of empathy, which is more than I expected. Whatever one may think of the author, she’s trying to teach her children to be better, and that counts for something.