well yeah there used to be a concept of “noblesse obligee” which basically means “from everybody according to their abilities” - in the aristocrat context, it means that the higher-ups should care about their people because they can afford to, not because they’re forced to. it was no always implemented, of course, but the concept was there.

Consequence of people needing income from research grants without actually having the qualifications to write good research papers.

On the lower end of estimates, Israel has dropped more than 70,000 tons of bombs on Gaza since the start of the war. That’s the equivalent of roughly six Hiroshima bombings on an area less than half the size of Hiroshima, but with six times its population.

People used to feel that instinctively.

Then capitalism, especially in the US, incentivized people to always look “fit” so people hide their true emotions.

i think they want them for everybody else as well, maybe?

The ecosystem is so hollowed out that higher-up the foodchain species like beaver have a tougher time feeding themselves, while lower-down species have to re-populate an underpopulated environment. of course you’d rather be a mouse than a beaver in these days.

lemmy has 30 K users by now worldwide btw, it started in late 2019 iirc. maybe we can get a million by 2030.

i think lemmy skews older because of the more complicated sign-up process and people being more tech-inclined around here and a bit more mature than the general public. and i love that, btw. less shallow “entertainment” and more memes and especially based arguments about things.

i wish there was a useable german instance for the general public.

discuss.tchncs.de is great but as the name says, rather for techy people

feddit.org is borderline unusable garbage between political shit-takes (constant bickering and non-constructive arguments) and generally a very non-open mood, it feels to me.

i heard a great phrase that goes “i continue to cut but it’s still too short”

i feel it’s an abstract but highly accurate metaphor for how many raise their children. they’re trying to be even more strict to make the child behave well, but that inflicts even more damage on the child and the child misbehaves even more.

it’s called “unwinding” and also staring into the abyss hoping to find answers about the future there to cure the mental depression and anxiety that dwells in us all (or most of us) since we don’t know what the future will look like

if you stare into the abyss long enough, the abyss stares back at you

ooooh i’m so sorry i didn’t know it :D

should i take it down?

what? what ads?

theseus’ memories

they say suicide is a long term solution to a short term problem or sth

… which is very odd to watch from an european perspective because the US used to be the epicenter of the moral panic of the 20th century

no sane person should want a civil war

what you’re missing here is that the US has led a hidden civil war since its inception. every time they tell the kids to salute to the flag and sit and listen, instead of speaking their mind, they’re indoctrinating children and going against the will of the people, it’s already civil war. this is just another step, but one that brings us closer to an escape.

social media is a tool for mass-manipulating the people & social engineering. that’s why we need community-run fediverse.

yes :3