honzabe's recent activity
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Comment on The sunscreen scandal shocking Australia in ~health
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Comment on The sunscreen scandal shocking Australia in ~health
honzabe LinkThis seems shockingly high.The country has the highest incidence of skin cancers in the world and it is estimated that two out of three Australians will have at least one cut out in their lifetime.
This seems shockingly high.
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Comment on Do you share your location with your friends? in ~tech
honzabe LinkWhen I was in college, I went on a student exchange to the US. This was before everyone had cell phones, Skype didn't exist, and the only way to stay in touch was to go to an internet café...When I was in college, I went on a student exchange to the US. This was before everyone had cell phones, Skype didn't exist, and the only way to stay in touch was to go to an internet café (remember those?) once a week to write and read emails. I was completely unreachable and uncontrollable for anyone - parents, friends, everybody I knew before that trip, they were all on the other side of the planet with no way to find out what I was doing. I could never have imagined how incredibly liberating it was.
That's when I realized how much pressure comes from the expectations of those around you. And that pressure is so ubiquitous that you don't even notice it under normal circumstances. I still miss that freedom. And I think that many young people today will never experience it.
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Comment on How social media shortens your life in ~tech
honzabe Link ParentBut books feel different, don't they? After spending a few hours scrolling through YouTube shorts, I feel drained and numb. Yet, I do it every day. It's like a drug to me - it makes me feel bad,...But books feel different, don't they? After spending a few hours scrolling through YouTube shorts, I feel drained and numb. Yet, I do it every day. It's like a drug to me - it makes me feel bad, but I can't resist it. It is not "a good way to pass the time" for me (you might be different, I am not judging). I don't want to do this with my life.
Books never made me feel that way. I was a voracious reader when I was a kid and all the way through college - that was before the internet was widely accessible. I loved books. It feels like they made my life richer.
I have been thinking about this a lot lately. I got back to reading when we had to move my parents to a wheelchair-accessible apartment that is a lot smaller than the apartment where we grew up. I moved a lot of the books from there to my apartment and started re-reading some of my old books, mostly out of nostalgia. Then, some of my parents' books I have not read before. I still use my phone a lot. But now I can see the difference. There are true gems on YouTube - things like this channel - exactly my kind of humor, and it feels like something fun and original, done with love, artistic even. But the experience of YouTube as a whole is net negative. It really is like gaming for me - sometimes I win, and that keeps me playing, but when you zoom out and see the whole picture, I am just a gambler. The casino comparison in the article I linked does ring true to me.
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How social media shortens your life
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Comment on US President Donald Trump vetoed Israeli plan to kill Iran’s supreme leader in ~society
honzabe (edited )LinkI see two possible explanations for the claim that Trump vetoed the plan to kill the ayatollah: Trump was the adult in the room and stabilized the world for a change. Trump, being the narcissist...Netanyahu spokesperson Omer Dostri later called reports about the Israeli plan to kill Khamenei “fake.”
I see two possible explanations for the claim that Trump vetoed the plan to kill the ayatollah:
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Trump was the adult in the room and stabilized the world for a change.
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Trump, being the narcissist with the mental maturity of a twelve-year-old, did what he always does - made something up to get attention, consequences be damned.
I am heavily leaning towards #2.
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Comment on Software engineer lost his $150K-a-year job to AI—he’s been rejected from 800 jobs and forced to DoorDash and live in a trailer to make ends meet in ~tech
honzabe Link ParentWell... that's what's red-flaggy about it, isn't it? Does that explanation not sound weird to you? Maybe it's just me. As I said, it's subjective. I might be totally wrong.Well... that's what's red-flaggy about it, isn't it? Does that explanation not sound weird to you? Maybe it's just me. As I said, it's subjective. I might be totally wrong.
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Comment on Software engineer lost his $150K-a-year job to AI—he’s been rejected from 800 jobs and forced to DoorDash and live in a trailer to make ends meet in ~tech
honzabe (edited )Link ParentYeah, the name that he himself had chosen... I didn't mention it elsewhere because it is so highly subjective, but it would be a huge red flag for me. It might be a coincidence, but the most toxic...Yeah, the name that he himself had chosen... I didn't mention it elsewhere because it is so highly subjective, but it would be a huge red flag for me. It might be a coincidence, but the most toxic (and I am talking actual personality disorder level of toxic) people I met in my life had unusual attention-grabbing names or nicknames that were not given to them; they themselves 'renamed' themselves.
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Comment on Not sure where to start or how to approach massage tools in relationship in ~life
honzabe Link ParentKnuckles? I don't know, maybe pros use knuckles, but I think that for the amateurish massages we are talking about here, you should probably use palms, kind of like applying sunscreen, but...easier on my knuckles
Knuckles? I don't know, maybe pros use knuckles, but I think that for the amateurish massages we are talking about here, you should probably use palms, kind of like applying sunscreen, but slightly harder. Perhaps use your thumbs to knead her muscles a bit (like trapezius)... The thing is... this is not supposed to be an actual massage, just a relaxation technique between partners. I do not try to attempt the "hard" techniques a physio uses on me - that could indeed be unsafe.
Also, it seems that women enjoy foot massages, and you can easily practice that on your own feet. I got a professional foot massage once and I simply try to mimic the basis of that... I can't do it as well as the pro, but 50% as good still feels pretty good. And perhaps surprisingly, even an amateurish version can bring relief after a hike (or even after a day of shopping).
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The real reason US President Donald Trump submits to Vladimir Putin
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Comment on A French senator’s speech on Ukraine, Donald Trump, and the future of Europe in ~society
honzabe LinkThis is one of the best speeches I’ve ever heard. It's calming and uplifting to hear a politician speak like a true statesman. Trump, Vance, or Musk make me feel like I am living in some...This is one of the best speeches I’ve ever heard. It's calming and uplifting to hear a politician speak like a true statesman. Trump, Vance, or Musk make me feel like I am living in some nightmarish version of Idiocracy; they act like psychopathic children. I needed to know that there are still some nuclear-armed adults in this crazy world.
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Comment on Can writing about summer help with winter depression? in ~health.mental
honzabe (edited )Link ParentYes, absolutely. To make it perfectly clear, I would suggest adding writing about summer experiences to the usual methods of coping with SAD (vitamin D, light therapy, SSRIs...), not using it...Yes, absolutely. To make it perfectly clear, I would suggest adding writing about summer experiences to the usual methods of coping with SAD (vitamin D, light therapy, SSRIs...), not using it instead of them
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Comment on I don't take the threat of US annexing Canada seriously in ~society
honzabe LinkYes, I am telling you exactly that. I am from Eastern Europe and I still vividly remember how little time it took for Russians to get from "Ukrainians are our brothers" to a full-scale war. I...- Exemplary
You are telling me that if push comes to shove, that the men and women in the armed forces would actually be willing to invade a sovereign nation that they might even have ties to (given Canada and American culture+society are so connected)? and you are telling me that the generals and people in power in the American military industrial complex would be willing to follow an order to invade Canada?
Yes, I am telling you exactly that.
I am from Eastern Europe and I still vividly remember how little time it took for Russians to get from "Ukrainians are our brothers" to a full-scale war.
I think you severely underestimate...
- how obedient most people are
- how easy it is to brainwash large swaths of the population
- how many people there are who are simply opportunists with no moral compass - they will happily do anything that will be rewarded by the leader
- how many people there are who are actually cruel and just wait for the opportunity to act on it
Well, maybe it's just me being stereotypically East-Europeany gloomy. We will see.
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Comment on Movie recommendations? in ~movies
honzabe LinkI just finished watching the first season of Russian Doll, which I liked a lot, and it reminded me of Everything Everywhere... also sci-fi on the surface, relationship drama under the surface.I just finished watching the first season of Russian Doll, which I liked a lot, and it reminded me of Everything Everywhere... also sci-fi on the surface, relationship drama under the surface.
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Comment on America is being sold out by its leaders in ~society
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America is being sold out by its leaders
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Comment on Severe case of midlife crisis in ~health.mental
honzabe Link ParentThank you so much for sharing that. I can't even imagine that level of stress. I am glad to hear it looks OK.Thank you so much for sharing that. I can't even imagine that level of stress. I am glad to hear it looks OK.
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Timothy Snyder: Appeasement at Munich
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Severe case of midlife crisis
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Comment on Have you altered the way you write to avoid being perceived as AI? in ~tech
honzabe LinkNo, and I am not going to. Based on the fact that you wanted to write in "cold and precise" mode, I assume you were not writing a poem but some argument or something. In that context, accusing you...No, and I am not going to.
Based on the fact that you wanted to write in "cold and precise" mode, I assume you were not writing a poem but some argument or something. In that context, accusing you of being AI is a form of ad hominem argument. People should argue against what was written, not against whoever (or whatever) wrote it.
Sure, "ad hominem" means "to the person" - I guess whoever named that fallacy did not see the age of AI coming.
The article says Earth's path around the Sun is slightly egg-shaped. Not Earth itself. Correcting this so the people who read just your comment and not the article do not leave with an incorrect mental model. Thanks for providing an interesting source.