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Comment on People who want less AI are breaking up with Google Search in ~tech
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Comment on Alternatives to a straw hat in ~life.style
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Comment on Games journalist Jason Schreier has started a YouTube channel in ~games
smoontjes LinkSince nobody explained who is he: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_SchreierSince nobody explained who is he: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Schreier
American journalist and author who primarily covers the video game industry. He worked as a news reporter for Kotaku from 2011 to 2020 and was recognized for several investigative stories, particularly on the crunch culture within the industry. In April 2020, Schreier joined the technology focus team at Bloomberg News.
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
smoontjes LinkBeen watching a ton of stuff, small reviews. Daredevil: Born Again (season 2) - 5/10. Not much special but still passable, some things getting repetitive, awful ending, overall entertaining...Been watching a ton of stuff, small reviews.
Daredevil: Born Again (season 2) - 5/10. Not much special but still passable, some things getting repetitive, awful ending, overall entertaining enough.
The Punisher: One Last Kill - 3/10. A nonsensical turd.
Jack Ryan: Ghost War - 5/10. Had some pretty neat scenes but it was an unfortunate end to a series that started really well yet ultimately suffered from not living up to its potential.
The Studio - 6/10. Really fun show, fun characters, a bit too goofy though. The "oners" are also just always distracting to me, I find it almost only ever detracts from the viewing experience. But yeah clever show and tons of laugh out loud moments.
The Pitt (season 2) - 8/10. Dialed back a bit from season 1 but what a great show. Binged the whole season in a day.
Euphoria (season 3) - 4/10. Season 1 was a 9.5/10 for me and season 2 was a 8/10. No clue what they were thinking with this last season. I do not know enough swear words in the English language to describe how fucking weird a turn it took. It went from a great stylized high octane drama about teenage life to some kind of attempt to copy Tarantino movies.
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (June 2026) in ~health.mental
smoontjes LinkStill hanging in there. I got denied permanent welfare not too long ago and was told it would take years, nothing concrete, just a vague "we'll see" type of message. The system sucks. Mind you I...Still hanging in there.
I got denied permanent welfare not too long ago and was told it would take years, nothing concrete, just a vague "we'll see" type of message. The system sucks. Mind you I do still have welfare but it's not enough to lead a dignified life and it's been this way for years already - I'm not even allowed to make savings beyond about €2000 in the bank account. I could do about €100-200 per month which isn't much, but being forced to spend what I do manage to save (invested in a new PC that should last me the better part of a decade) is a shitty feeling. At least I'm housed and not going hungry. But I can't afford to move back near family. So on the hierarchy of needs I think I'm only on the first step of the five.
Mental health is awful. Most days are a struggle and loneliness is crushing - I'm grateful for my online friends but it's just not the same as doing stuff in real life. I have developed bad agoraphobia the last few years and don't leave my (tiny studio) apartment most days. I barely even open the curtains because then it feels like having to allow the world in, which is also a struggle. There's a lot of noisy people in my building too so sometimes it feels unsafe - feels, not is.
At least I'm holding off on doing silly things to myself, almost 3 months this time around. Frankly it's mostly because it's summer and there's a couple of big events in the family where I can't/won't sit around overheating from being forced to cover up. Self harm is of course merely a symptom of my superduper great big fun cocktail of disorders, which are still largely untreated because I can't afford privatized care. We have socialized health care in my country but it's lacking so despite some intense treatments 2-3 years ago, they can no longer help me. I am getting some help from social workers from the municipality but it's not exactly a cure to anything. It's the best the system can do though.
So yeah days are spent mostly trying to pass the time and distract myself from whatever negative shit happens to be on my mind that day. It's usually the same things pressing though: financials, dysphoria, self-worth, loneliness, dark thoughts, no future, and so on. So I'll entire seasons of tv shows in a day, or 2-3 movies, or video games for hours. Because the only way that I can keep going is to stay distracted. If I'm not constantly distracting my mind, I just spiral and start having to fight especially self harm urges.
I don't really feel alive - the welfare system allows people to survive, not live - so I'm surviving I guess. A bland existence that I think would make anyone kind of a nihilist. But I'm still here, mostly because a few people would be sad if I wasn't, I guess.
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Comment on What change would make you quit Tildes? in ~tildes
smoontjes Link ParentI never use Tildes on my phone but I did try it once and even sent the dev some donations for the effort! Would you mind posting a screenshot or two of how it looks?I never use Tildes on my phone but I did try it once and even sent the dev some donations for the effort!
Would you mind posting a screenshot or two of how it looks?
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Comment on Denmark gets four-party centre-left government after months of negotiations in ~society
smoontjes LinkDenmark's Frederiksen secures third term as prime minister
"A government was able to be formed, after long negotiations," she told reporters after meeting with the country's king, Frederik X.
The 48-year-old previously stood up to US President Donald Trump in response to his threats to take over Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory.
Neither Denmark's right- nor left-wing bloc secured a majority in the March 24 election, resulting in a hung parliament. Frederiksen's Social Democrats emerged at their weakest since 1903 with 38 seats but remained the largest party. Frederiksen's new coalition holds 82 of the 179 seats in parliament. While that is short of the 90 seats needed for a majority, minority governments are common in Denmark and usually rely on support from other parties.
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Denmark gets four-party centre-left government after months of negotiations
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Comment on What change would make you quit Tildes? in ~tildes
smoontjes Link ParentAm not who you replied to but one thing I get annoyed by sometimes is the "formatting help" button opens a page in another tab. It's also a very long page and kind of difficult to navigate. So if...Am not who you replied to but one thing I get annoyed by sometimes is the "formatting help" button opens a page in another tab. It's also a very long page and kind of difficult to navigate. So if it was something that could be an expand thing next to the text writing field, that could be cool.
Tildes' simplicity is what makes it a nice website to spend time on. No noise or nothing. But a couple things like this one wouldn't hurt to be less simple in my opinion
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Comment on Movie fatigue in ~movies
smoontjes LinkLet me recommend a look into director Kelly Reichardt. Unique style, slow paces, atmospheric. I just watched 2010's Meek's Cutoff and 2008's Wendy and Lucy myself.Let me recommend a look into director Kelly Reichardt. Unique style, slow paces, atmospheric. I just watched 2010's Meek's Cutoff and 2008's Wendy and Lucy myself.
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Comment on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 | Reveal trailer in ~games
smoontjes LinkNorth Korea huh? Alright lol Haven't played CoD since I think MW2. Good memories from that. I wish I could play through all the CoD single player campaigns without paying what like €1000 total...North Korea huh? Alright lol
Haven't played CoD since I think MW2. Good memories from that. I wish I could play through all the CoD single player campaigns without paying what like €1000 total
Just checked and even 10-15 year old games CoD games are still full price. Sigh..
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Comment on When did you realize you were different? in ~talk
smoontjes LinkGood questions. Can't have been more than 4 or 5 when I had my first experiences of not fitting in, or that's as far back as I remember anyhow. Didn't fit in then, and don't think I ever have...Good questions. Can't have been more than 4 or 5 when I had my first experiences of not fitting in, or that's as far back as I remember anyhow. Didn't fit in then, and don't think I ever have since. If anything the difference has gotten worse with time and so have my feelings about it. I more or less nowadays accepted that I'll never have a life resembling anywhere near normal and to be honest I'm noticing the past few years becoming really a bitter person.
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Comment on Uber, Lyft drivers in Massachusetts form first US ride-share union in ~transport
smoontjes Link ParentHow ironic that not too long ago Uber and Lyft were the ones that were being fought against by those whose jobs they took/now compete against. But yeah workers organizing is almost always a good...How ironic that not too long ago Uber and Lyft were the ones that were being fought against by those whose jobs they took/now compete against. But yeah workers organizing is almost always a good thing.
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Comment on Any tips for stopping long term SSRIs? in ~health.mental
smoontjes Link Parent10% per month would take a year to stop taking a drug. That seems extreme and unheard of. Just curious?10% per month would take a year to stop taking a drug. That seems extreme and unheard of. Just curious?
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Comment on Any tips for stopping long term SSRIs? in ~health.mental
smoontjes Link ParentIf you've been fine then you'll probably continue to be fine. Can't answer your question sorry, I'm not a doctor. Seems like you're in safe hands with this psychiatrist. Do what the educated...If you've been fine then you'll probably continue to be fine.
Can't answer your question sorry, I'm not a doctor.
Seems like you're in safe hands with this psychiatrist. Do what the educated professional says. Try not to worry if you don't feel anything.
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Comment on Any tips for stopping long term SSRIs? in ~health.mental
smoontjes LinkHaven't been on your ones but never had problems, or felt anything really, when tapering off things. Sertralin, lamictal, abilify, more I can't remember. I did once cold turkey quit sertralin...Haven't been on your ones but never had problems, or felt anything really, when tapering off things. Sertralin, lamictal, abilify, more I can't remember. I did once cold turkey quit sertralin though and it was horrible - it was a couple days of shaking, dizzy, nausea.
So I can only say: don't instant quit things, taper off. Follow your psych's advice. You'll be just fine.
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Comment on 'The Boys' has ended. What are your thoughts? in ~tv
smoontjes Link ParentI started to describe it but then I deleted it again because I don't want it in my comment history :') Obviously content warning ahead: linkI started to describe it but then I deleted it again because I don't want it in my comment history :')
Obviously content warning ahead: link
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Comment on 'The Boys' has ended. What are your thoughts? in ~tv
smoontjes LinkIt lost me around season 3 with that scene. As a show it was always some really poor attempts at humor and never exactly subtle in its satire etc. So that scene was the point that I realized it's...It lost me around season 3 with that scene. As a show it was always some really poor attempts at humor and never exactly subtle in its satire etc. So that scene was the point that I realized it's no longer the show for me - I was never the target audience at all to be fair - and it's absolutely no loss to me to stop watching it. Looks like I was 100% right lol
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
smoontjes Link ParentI see, hmm well hard to say without having rewatched any of it myself recently. Can't recall having had the same feeling about anyone but then again I have watched most of those earlier MCU films...I see, hmm well hard to say without having rewatched any of it myself recently. Can't recall having had the same feeling about anyone but then again I have watched most of those earlier MCU films 5-10 times or more haha
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
smoontjes Link ParentAs far as I recall (and I might have holes in my memory), they went heavy on the marketing for his introduction so while it's his first real appearance in the MCU, most fans weren't surprised.Was that really Spider Man's introduction (in the Marvel universe)? The way they did it, it felt like Ant Man where you were expected to recognize him from a previous movie.
As far as I recall (and I might have holes in my memory), they went heavy on the marketing for his introduction so while it's his first real appearance in the MCU, most fans weren't surprised.
I switched to DDG just yesterday after becoming fed up with hallucinated or useless Google results. Was also a bit strange that there was AI on it but yeah, at least it was incredibly easy to switch it off - not a setting hidden somewhere, not some weirdness about adjusting the browser's settings, etc.
Having an on/off button is deserving of compliments. The bar is so low nowadays..