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  1. Comment on Is anyone else having trouble focusing? What strategies do you use to help with focus? in ~society

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    It's really easy to spend time at home scrolling or burning hours in the day. On paper, humans have never had so much free time, yet we're more isolated than ever. I appreciate online...

    It's really easy to spend time at home scrolling or burning hours in the day. On paper, humans have never had so much free time, yet we're more isolated than ever.

    I appreciate online socialization like Tildes, but it doesn't replace a game night with friends or strangers. Stepping outside our social comfort zones really does make a difference.

  2. Comment on Why do some gamers invert their controls? Scientists now have answers, but they’re not what you think. in ~games

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    Fortunately, I usually use a ball mouse, so the scrolling being clockwise or anticlockwise feels completely arbitrary either way. I totally agree it's a missed feature to toggle the setting for...

    Fortunately, I usually use a ball mouse, so the scrolling being clockwise or anticlockwise feels completely arbitrary either way. I totally agree it's a missed feature to toggle the setting for different input methods.

  3. Comment on US FBI readies new war on trans people in ~lgbt

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    I don't know about you, but my love language is political violence! This is a bizarre string of events.

    I don't know about you, but my love language is political violence!

    This is a bizarre string of events.

  4. Comment on The woman who wrote "Eat, Pray, Love" tried to kill her girlfriend and wrote a book about it in ~books

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    Is she? It seems there are destructive and sensationalist patterns across decades of her life. She sounds histrionic. Any regret sounds superficial and any self-reflection sounds performative....

    She clearly has unhealthy and toxic behavior and is also trying to be open and aware about it and trying to change.

    Is she? It seems there are destructive and sensationalist patterns across decades of her life. She sounds histrionic.

    Any regret sounds superficial and any self-reflection sounds performative. Conscious or no, her choices and actions have severely harmed real people around her.

    2 votes

  5. Comment on Porter Robinson's angelangelangelangelangel.com (seizure warning) in ~design

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    Does the site work on mobile? I only see a black nothingness.

    Does the site work on mobile? I only see a black nothingness.

  6. Comment on Is anyone else having trouble focusing? What strategies do you use to help with focus? in ~society

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    Hobbies and social engagement. In short, I find people are the best medicine for getting outside of my head. I'm prone to ruminating and overthinking. I strictly limit my social media time, and I...

    Hobbies and social engagement. In short, I find people are the best medicine for getting outside of my head. I'm prone to ruminating and overthinking.

    I strictly limit my social media time, and I try to get out in the real world. Turns out there really is something special about touching grass, especially as a group activity!

    3 votes

  7. Comment on Why do some gamers invert their controls? Scientists now have answers, but they’re not what you think. in ~games

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    Added a related comment here. I don't invert my phone swiping, but my mouse pad scrolling is inverted per some people. It makes more sense to me.

    Added a related comment here.

    I don't invert my phone swiping, but my mouse pad scrolling is inverted per some people. It makes more sense to me.

    3 votes

  8. Comment on Why do some gamers invert their controls? Scientists now have answers, but they’re not what you think. in ~games

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    Same thing as inverted scrolling. Are you swiping a piece of paper away/towards yourself, or are you swiping in the direction your view should move?

    Same thing as inverted scrolling. Are you swiping a piece of paper away/towards yourself, or are you swiping in the direction your view should move?

    4 votes

  9. Comment on The case for cultured meat has changed in ~food

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    Killing is -100 utils, belly rubs and nice food are +5 utils per day. It's easy to imagine a framework where the final action doesn't overwhelm the relationship. You're more than welcome to feel...

    I can't speak for you, but I know I used to hate those arguments - in hindsight - because - I couldn't really find a way to get around them that fit with the utilitarian ethical approach I aspired to.

    Killing is -100 utils, belly rubs and nice food are +5 utils per day. It's easy to imagine a framework where the final action doesn't overwhelm the relationship. You're more than welcome to feel it corrupts the relationship, but that's not a universal feeling. Many farmers name their sheep "Mutton" and "Meatball" as terms of endearment.

    1. Keeping slaves is immoral whether or not you treat them well.
    2. Killing children is immoral whether or not you treat them well.
    3. Killing animals is immoral whether or not you treat them well.

    These statements don't logically follow from each other. The acts of killing and treatment are entirely separate. I have issues with killing humans. I have no issues with killing other animals. I don't believe ethics are universal.

  10. Comment on Waymo has received their permit to operate at San Francisco International Airport in ~transport

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    If the parking lots aren't at 100% capacity, it makes sense to repurpose the land for more productive uses that better serve the community imo.

    If the parking lots aren't at 100% capacity, it makes sense to repurpose the land for more productive uses that better serve the community imo.

    1 vote

  11. Comment on Growth vs. value stocks in ~finance

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    Total market international is usually what I look for. Sure, I won't beat the market, but I can't lose either!

    Total market international is usually what I look for. Sure, I won't beat the market, but I can't lose either!

    2 votes

  12. Comment on Your phone already has social credit. We just lie about it. in ~finance

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    It is not. If it was profitable, companies would give way more debt to distressed creditors. They don't because companies like getting their money back. Most credit card business models rely on...

    We have a system of positive feedback loops that crush people in debt until bankruptcy because that's the most profitable system for the capital holders to impose on the lower classes.

    It is not. If it was profitable, companies would give way more debt to distressed creditors. They don't because companies like getting their money back.

    Most credit card business models rely on responsible use. The companies want you to be trustworthy and reliable. One or two missed payments will not crater your score, but months of missed payments or a dozen loans certainly will.

    There's a reason there used to be the concept of having credit with a local grocer.

    Used to be, the only way to get credit was your personal reputation and relationship with a creditor. That system heavily discriminated against minority populations. Credit scores are more equitable, believe it or not.

    3 votes

  13. Comment on Your phone already has social credit. We just lie about it. in ~finance

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    Would a taxi service ban an abusive rider? I have to imagine an operator could block a phone number

    Would a taxi service ban an abusive rider? I have to imagine an operator could block a phone number

  14. Comment on Waymo has received their permit to operate at San Francisco International Airport in ~transport

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    BART is surprisingly expensive, so this will be a nice alternative!

    BART is surprisingly expensive, so this will be a nice alternative!

    3 votes

  15. Comment on The woman who wrote "Eat, Pray, Love" tried to kill her girlfriend and wrote a book about it in ~books

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    Watching this video somehow helped me understand my mother (whom I'm not on speaking terms with). This summarizes a lot of superficial people's self reflection. Do these people have no deeper...

    Watching this video somehow helped me understand my mother (whom I'm not on speaking terms with).

    "You found your darkness, dude!"

    This summarizes a lot of superficial people's self reflection. Do these people have no deeper introspection or critical analysis of themselves? Are they totally unable to see themselves in the mirror? How do their family and former friends feel? Why can't they see the patterns in their life?

    5 votes

  16. Comment on Half of people on weight loss drugs quit within one year, Danish study finds – more likely to stop taking the drugs if they were younger, lived in poorer areas, or were men in ~health

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    Would we use this argument for antidepressants? If the drugs help people live healthier lives, what's the harm in staying on them? If the only concern is cost, governments should bring down the...

    Would we use this argument for antidepressants? If the drugs help people live healthier lives, what's the harm in staying on them?

    If the only concern is cost, governments should bring down the prices to reap the social benefits. Obesity is a public health epidemic; treating it greatly benefits both individuals and countries.

    8 votes

  17. Comment on Hasan Piker on Charlie Kirk, dangerous rhetoric, and the radical power of empathy in ~society

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    His long history of replying to politicians with a picture of the gun that killed Shinzo Abe, saying random Israelis are "valid military targets", and generally amplifying terrorists makes it hard...

    His long history of replying to politicians with a picture of the gun that killed Shinzo Abe, saying random Israelis are "valid military targets", and generally amplifying terrorists makes it hard for me to take him seriously.

    Hasan has always supported "justified" or "revolutionary" political violence. Now he's scared after a political commentator and agitator, like him, has been attacked.

    To quote Shakespeare:

    These violent delights have violent ends

    4 votes

  18. Comment on Charlie Kirk shooting: US President Donald Trump says suspect in custody in ~society

  19. Comment on Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2 getting rerelease on Nintendo Switch, bundle for $70 or standalone for $40 each in ~games

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    But will it output to my TV in 4k? Setting up old consoles isn't always cheap.

    But will it output to my TV in 4k? Setting up old consoles isn't always cheap.

    3 votes

  20. Comment on Modos debuts an open-source e-paper with a 75-Hz refresh rate in ~tech

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    Are there any e-readers that have pixel-level refreshes like this one? I've always hated the whole panel flashing on Kindles.

    Are there any e-readers that have pixel-level refreshes like this one? I've always hated the whole panel flashing on Kindles.

    7 votes