elfpie

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[–] elfpie 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I thought the problem was just the aftermath, with his love interest taking a bite of the used peach. They just teased that outcome in the movie.

[–] elfpie 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The writer's complaints seem out of place. The restaurants hijacking the app for advertising would maybe affect the longevity of the experiment, but their issue is not being sure if they are really helping the environment. I imagine the greatest benefit is for those on a budget. And the worst outcome would be restaurants that previously donated the leftovers becoming greed.

[–] elfpie 7 points 5 months ago

I moved to Connect this week, coming from Liftoff and Thunder. It feels stable in an old tablet. No obvious issues yet.

[–] elfpie 8 points 5 months ago

I saw the same post and started writing something that went in a different direction, but that seems complementary. Basically, you don't have to respond.

I do believe you're responsible for what you write, but you're under no obligation to answer any and every kind of criticism that is thrown at you. You might have to read something that's hard or hurtful in the comments, which is fine if they are trying to follow the recommendations listed above, it's a process, but you don't have to accept an attack to your personhood or an attack to what you wrote without any explanation.

I understand the desire to make clarifications and being clearly comprehended, or defending oneself from attacks, but a direct response might be counterproductive. Say nothing, or go back and put amends to the original thoughts with an edit.

Also, and this is for all the parts involved, the discussion is not going anywhere. It will not get drown out in a sea of comments, you can take your time and come back later. More importantly, you'll likely see the same people around again. Take care of your community. Defend, understand, educate, be nice.

[–] elfpie 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I think it's about generating alt text for people with disabilities when they are missing from pictures.

[–] elfpie 16 points 8 months ago

People don't seem to grasp how terrible doxxing can be. It's easy to distance yourself from the consequences when everything happens online and all is forgotten within a day or two. If you call the police to deal with a problem, you should expect violence. In a similar way, expecting to make people accountable when you sick an angry anonymous mob on them is foolish. Violence is the most likely result.

[–] elfpie 5 points 9 months ago

Reading this comment made me realize that the competition will just copy the system because customers having options is not good for business.

[–] elfpie 18 points 9 months ago (1 children)

State Code defines obscene matter as anything an average person believes depicts or describes sexually explicit conduct, nudity, sex or certain bodily functions; or anything a reasonable person would find lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value. According to State Code 61-8A-2, any adult who knowingly and intentionally displays obscene matter to a minor could be charged with a felony, fined up to $25,000 and face up to five years in prison if convicted.

You gotta love when they say "average" or "reasonable". Average people can judge their own lives, reasonable people can talk about subjects they are interested and have studied in some capacity, a random person who wouldn't be asked to decide if a work has any serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value in normal circumstances can't be an arbiter of the law.

[–] elfpie 1 points 9 months ago

I hate the term and the fact it became widespread. Unfortunately, mass adoption also means it will mutate and evolution will follow its course.

[–] elfpie 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I don't think this article goes well with the philosophy of Beehaw. I understand the arguments for violent action, but there's no context or discussion here, just a manual telling you how to act, which includes doxxing and armed action.

[–] elfpie 12 points 9 months ago

You say suicidal thoughts, which I believe you have, but you showed us your depressive thoughts. Some times, it's not intellectual, it's just one aspect of your biology you can't will away. You might need medicine, you'll definitely need to work on it without knowing if your efforts will get results.

I saw in another comment you talking about the things you love. Choose one and really set aside some time to enjoy it. Create a period of total selfishness. Do something practical.

Intellectually, to quiet the voices that are so negative and justify bad decisions, I suggest you question them, specially when they are absolute. For example, "there's no time to dedicate to what I love". Really? No time, zero? Is that the absolute truth? Try to be more truthful. Maybe the time you have is not enough (but again, really?), which doesn't mean zero time generally. Just being honest about your situation can help change perspectives and stop you believing the lies you tell yourself.

Do you enjoy watching videos? There are some professionals I regularly watch that usually help me see the directions I could go to improve myself. To tell the truth, I'm in a low right now and not being treated, but I wish I were.

[–] elfpie 4 points 9 months ago

Civil and high quality are two hammers educated people enjoy using to bash people without dieting their hands. The article address the fact they couldn't verify the content of the discussions, but decided the format shows they are better than the ones in which cursing is prevalent.

From my personal experience, I'd agree that trolls don't invest in their online personas, usually. Getting online in the 90's meant finding who I was, instead of transplanting my real identity to the internet. Without so much centralization, each one of us were a lot of different people expressing all our different sides in different places. Using the same user name everywhere would end up in nice surprises when friends from one place showed up in another, something that would put us in danger of persecution nowadays.

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