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themaninblack@lemmy.worldto
Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•Older people (30+) online, what would you advise younger generations in regards to life?
3·3 days agoVolunteer. Social connectedness is the factor most correlated with happiness.
themaninblack@lemmy.worldto
Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What entertainer consistently performs drunk or otherwise intoxicated?
2·3 days agoI think this is what Feelin Alright is about
themaninblack@lemmy.worldto
Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What's the craziest thing you've seen on public transportation?
3·6 days agoIt’s a fair point, but I think I gained some empathy and perspective on my own problems. Maybe it does something dark to a person but I’m definitely fairly confident.
I get to look at my phone and read interesting things/do Duolingo. The stress of a car would be similar or worse I think.
Humanity is interesting, warts and all
themaninblack@lemmy.worldto
Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What's the craziest thing you've seen on public transportation?
321·7 days agoWaiting for a matatu and one dude starts beating the shit out of another. Two separate times.
Cool dude gets on near Bakersfield, sits next to me, drinks a 12 pack and tells me how he murdered people in prison.
Various people smoking crack, meth, and fety on trains and buses
Dude gets asked to turn his music down, goes on escalating and frankly impressive rant for 10 minutes about how he’s going to cut the guys head clean off with his machete
Various guys jacking off
Various rants against every race
Spent 90% of my life taking public transit and I love it. Big public transit fan and I wish people would intermingle more in general.
But, if you talk loudly or listen to music on the tinny speakers on your phone, you are the scum of the earth in my eyes. I’d rather have a dude strung out on heroin on the train than you, absolutely no hint of sarcasm.
Sure! Thanksgiving is principally a national holiday in the U.S. that traces its roots to religious and historical traditions from England, particularly during the early 17th century colonies in the New World.
It’s meant to be an autumn harvest holiday. The apocryphal story is that Puritans sat down with Native Americans to feast and celebrate goodwill between their respective groups but the evidence for this is suspect at best.
Over time, Thanksgiving became more popular and involves heavy travel during the (pre-) holiday season. It’s a chance for families to enjoy each others’ company before Christmas and feast on roast turkey and a variety of vegetable dishes.
Hope this helps! Go with God.
themaninblack@lemmy.worldto
Casual Conversation@piefed.social•What are your flaws based on what other people say?
2·11 days agoEssentially all the negative ADHD traits: impatient with communication, forgetful, etc. Working on them though!
Acceptable only when accompanied by whimsy
Skipping and whistling are necessary, but not sufficient, components of frolicking
themaninblack@lemmy.worldto
Technology@lemmy.world•Bossware rises as employers keep closer tabs on remote staffEnglish
11·14 days agoI used to get mad at these but it unironically sounds like a nice open culture
The constant distraction and availability resonate with me.
The main thing is to put in systems where you don’t need as much effort to handle daily business. Usually you can engineer your way out of high touch, multi-step process glue.
In my youth working manual labour jobs I was full of vinegar and wouldn’t wait for the trucking dolly. Older workers taught me to slow down and I took that advice into software work.
themaninblack@lemmy.worldto
Casual Conversation@piefed.social•Do you think rice should be in a burrito?
3·16 days agoAs a Californian, I don’t like a California burrito unfortunately. Not sure if fries belong in a burrito, but potatoes in a breakfast burrito most definitely
themaninblack@lemmy.worldto
Leopards Ate My Face@lemmy.world•Lindsey Graham is outraged about federal surveillance powers that Lindsey Graham helped create and expandEnglish
1·16 days agoExact same thing happened to Feinstein
themaninblack@lemmy.worldto
Casual Conversation@piefed.social•Do you think rice should be in a burrito?
5·16 days agoSan Diego burritos are phenomenal and often don’t contain rice
themaninblack@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•Trump’s greatest crime is practically invisible — Estimates show that the dismantling of USAID has killed at least 600,000 to date. It could get much worse
10·17 days agoHey, I spent some of 2009 and also 2013-2014 in Kenya working alongside USAID folks
Not calling you a liar but could you please educate me? My experience was that the goal was the opposite.
Now, wading through shitty opportunistic local capitalistic scumbags was an issue, but a separate one.
Is that what the three seashells are?
themaninblack@lemmy.worldto
Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.world•Annoying dark pattern where no means maybe laterEnglish
8·20 days agoHave tried to exterminate Jordan Peterson recommendations for years to no avail.



Standard is a stretch.