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  1. Comment on I (basically) stopped weeding thanks to this game-changing gardening method; Tilling is out. ‘No dig’ is in. in ~hobbies

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    Sorry bae. new gardening method just dropped!

    Sorry bae. new gardening method just dropped!

    2 votes
  2. Comment on Trauma is trauma: A mental health talk with Kevin Smith in ~health

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    Youtube recommended this to me over the weekend and I highly recommend it to pretty much anyone. I'm working through my childhood and young adult trauma right now in therapy and this was very...

    Youtube recommended this to me over the weekend and I highly recommend it to pretty much anyone. I'm working through my childhood and young adult trauma right now in therapy and this was very heartwarming to hear. Extremely relatable.

    5 votes
  3. Comment on ‘Everything Everywhere’ filmmakers Daniels working on ‘Star Wars’ series ‘Skeleton Crew’ in ~tv

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    Well that's about the least exciting project I could imagine for them. Bummer. Well, get the bag while you're thinking about your next big thing.

    Well that's about the least exciting project I could imagine for them. Bummer. Well, get the bag while you're thinking about your next big thing.

  4. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I really enjoyed Dragonflight, but quit mostly due to the prevalent toxicity in the community. The raids and general difficulty is tuned to people with a million addons these days. For example,...

    I really enjoyed Dragonflight, but quit mostly due to the prevalent toxicity in the community. The raids and general difficulty is tuned to people with a million addons these days. For example, try doing heroic/mythic raid progression without WeakAuras. Great comment, very relatable.

    3 votes
  5. Comment on For the sixth year in a row, Finland is the world's happiest country, according to World Happiness Report rankings in ~life

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    Right now we're dealing with a pretty catastrophic collapse of our public health services. Mostly due to Sipilä's government in the past decade driving through this reform that brought in more...

    Right now we're dealing with a pretty catastrophic collapse of our public health services. Mostly due to Sipilä's government in the past decade driving through this reform that brought in more bureocracy and made everything less effective. They fucked education up, too.

    There is an election coming up and I'm kinda afraid we're going to suck up to the capitalist interests and end up where the US is in terms of their health system. And we might not stop there. Education has been kneecapped and is next on the privatization craze list. The inflation is rocking us hard and we're still seeing the mental health fallout from COVID lockdowns and Putin's war. Straight up fascist rants are being broadcasted uninterrupted in our political debates on the state funded news network.

    I've never seen anyone in Finland see one of these headlines and not respond with "yeah well that's some bullshit". My other comment(s) in this thread shed some light on why I think we aren't quite as happy as some of the reporting might lead you to believe.

    If you're a worker bee type who likes to not think too hard about anything and just consume large amounts of alcohol while watching subpar game shows on their free time, you might be happy. That is until your health starts to detoriate and you get to deal with what's left of our health and welfare services and you realize what a shit hand you've been dealt.

    At least it's getting brighter outside, perkele.

    6 votes
  6. Comment on For the sixth year in a row, Finland is the world's happiest country, according to World Happiness Report rankings in ~life

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    Great comment, and I think you're spot on. The homogenous society has for sure been a huge cause of mental distress in my life. However, with how online everyone is these days, it's been pleasant...

    Great comment, and I think you're spot on. The homogenous society has for sure been a huge cause of mental distress in my life. However, with how online everyone is these days, it's been pleasant to see the shift in culture in the past decade or two.

    4 votes
  7. Comment on For the sixth year in a row, Finland is the world's happiest country, according to World Happiness Report rankings in ~life

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    Finn here. It's the post Winter War traumas being passed from generation to generation, long dark winters and the usual causes that are affecting our youth these days globally.

    Finn here. It's the post Winter War traumas being passed from generation to generation, long dark winters and the usual causes that are affecting our youth these days globally.

    5 votes
  8. Comment on How NOT to travel America - Two Brits travel Boston to Miami by any means necessary in ~life

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    Highly recommend watching this from the start. It's been a pleasure following their journey, as usual with Geowiz's videos.

    Highly recommend watching this from the start. It's been a pleasure following their journey, as usual with Geowiz's videos.

    1 vote
  9. Comment on The Witcher 3 next-gen update is going live: Patch notes in ~games

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    I'd say skip to 3 unless your tolerance for janky RPG's from over a decade ago is pretty high. There are remakes of the first 2 on the horizon anyway!

    I'd say skip to 3 unless your tolerance for janky RPG's from over a decade ago is pretty high. There are remakes of the first 2 on the horizon anyway!

    3 votes
  10. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I've been playing through The Quarry with my partner and it's been a blast. Cheesy teenage horror with funny writing, beatiful graphics and enough agency to matter. You can split the characters...

    I've been playing through The Quarry with my partner and it's been a blast. Cheesy teenage horror with funny writing, beatiful graphics and enough agency to matter. You can split the characters with multiple players if you want to make it a group thing. :)

    3 votes
  11. Comment on Adobe plans to make Photoshop on the web free to everyone, beta in Canada in ~design

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    I think the moment I don't have access to Creative Cloud from my job I'm learning alternative softwares. I've been using Adobe products for about 18 years, 10 of them professionally in marketing...

    I think the moment I don't have access to Creative Cloud from my job I'm learning alternative softwares. I've been using Adobe products for about 18 years, 10 of them professionally in marketing roles.

    I don't see Adobe messing up the "pro" version of Photoshop any time soon, though.

    1 vote
  12. Comment on Noise Job – Sunken (2022) in ~music

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    Thank you so much! We are working on new stuff as we speak so you'll have more to enjoy soonish!

    Thank you so much! We are working on new stuff as we speak so you'll have more to enjoy soonish!

    1 vote
  13. Comment on Noise Job – Sunken (2022) in ~music

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    Hi Tildes! You might remember me posting music updates every now and then. Well, the duo 'Noise Job' that I started with Alan who I met on r/bedroombands just released its second single! This time...

    Hi Tildes! You might remember me posting music updates every now and then. Well, the duo 'Noise Job' that I started with Alan who I met on r/bedroombands just released its second single! This time it's two songs and there's a video for Sunken.

    I'd love to hear what you think of it!
    Spotify & Apple music

    3d animations by Markku Pyymäki https://www.instagram.com/markkupyy/
    https://www.instagram.com/noise_job/

    1 vote
  14. Comment on The case for nudity in ~arts

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    How do you feel about nudity in art? Does nudity in films or TV shows seem necessary to you? I'm interested to hear people's thoughts on this topic after making that comment about censorship of...

    How do you feel about nudity in art? Does nudity in films or TV shows seem necessary to you?

    I'm interested to hear people's thoughts on this topic after making that comment about censorship of nudity in a particular TV show.

    I for one am from a culture where it's not unusual to be naked in a sauna with people who you might not even know, so I personally am not bothered by it. When it's porn-y it might take me out of the experience, but when done tastefully it just seems inherently 'human' to me.

    5 votes
  15. Comment on HBO Max adds a shuffle button to help you find something to watch in ~tv

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    What else could the change be rooted in? EDIT: In Europe we are pretty chill. You might see some dongs or pairs of breasts during commercials or in daytime programming.

    What else could the change be rooted in?

    EDIT: In Europe we are pretty chill. You might see some dongs or pairs of breasts during commercials or in daytime programming.

    1 vote
  16. Comment on HBO Max adds a shuffle button to help you find something to watch in ~tv

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    Highly recommended, I'll say that much. Second season has Ben Sinclair in a bigger production role, and it shows. High Maintenance is also highly recommended, btw. Both on HBO.

    Highly recommended, I'll say that much. Second season has Ben Sinclair in a bigger production role, and it shows. High Maintenance is also highly recommended, btw. Both on HBO.

    1 vote
  17. Comment on HBO Max adds a shuffle button to help you find something to watch in ~tv

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    Something else HBO Max added: Blurred genitalia in some shows (Like Dave, for example) that weren't there when it was still called HBO Nordic. Gotta love the puritanical wave coming from the US as...

    Something else HBO Max added: Blurred genitalia in some shows (Like Dave, for example) that weren't there when it was still called HBO Nordic. Gotta love the puritanical wave coming from the US as services go universal.

    Btw, in that Dave episode they censored the main character's junk as he was climbing into a pool of water. In the same episode they showed him using a kitchen knife to cut a piece of his friend's arm, and then proceeding to cook it on a skillet and serve it in a restaurant. In another episode Dave bites the tip of a man's penis off and spits it out with blood and gore. This was not altered in the transition to HBO Max.

    5 votes