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  1. Comment on Former PM Katrín Jakobsdóttir has said the Icelandic language could be wiped out in as little as a generation due to the sweeping rise of AI and encroaching English language dominance in ~humanities.languages

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    I was gonna say, probably standardize to metric first lol

    I was gonna say, probably standardize to metric first lol

    4 votes

  2. Comment on Study suggests that the Universe's expansion 'is now slowing, not speeding up' in ~space

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    That's awesome! How did you fall into that in particular and what have you been looking into?

    That's awesome! How did you fall into that in particular and what have you been looking into?

  3. Comment on Study suggests that the Universe's expansion 'is now slowing, not speeding up' in ~space

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    Thanks so much, you never know what sorts of expertise will pop up online! What's your area of study if I may ask?

    Thanks so much, you never know what sorts of expertise will pop up online!

    What's your area of study if I may ask?

    3 votes

  4. Comment on Are cooperatives more virtuous than corporations? in ~society

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    Exactly. If it were arguing about an abstract model or whatever, sure, but this is knowingly and willfully ignorant of the author.

    Exactly. If it were arguing about an abstract model or whatever, sure, but this is knowingly and willfully ignorant of the author.

    2 votes

  5. Comment on Are cooperatives more virtuous than corporations? in ~society

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    My thoughts exactly. This final point is willfully ignorant of the dynamics at play. Of course there's a striking lack of sympathy for investors, not everyone is an investor, and those that are,...

    My thoughts exactly. This final point is willfully ignorant of the dynamics at play.

    in particular, a rather striking lack of sympathy for investors as a constituency. If one adopts an impartial perspective, treating the economic interests of all individuals equally, there is no real basis for this asymmetry.

    Of course there's a striking lack of sympathy for investors, not everyone is an investor, and those that are, are not doing it for any benefit beyond their own.

    2 votes

  6. Comment on Pathfinder 1 airship overflies Golden Gate bridge: pictures in ~transport

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    Call me a cynic but this is bankrolled by Sergey Brin the eviler of the Google founders, I'm assuming it's a military play. Apparently V3 is going to have a 10,000 mile range. Having a thing that...

    Call me a cynic but this is bankrolled by Sergey Brin the eviler of the Google founders, I'm assuming it's a military play. Apparently V3 is going to have a 10,000 mile range. Having a thing that can stay out in the air for that long probably has some sorts of military uses. Or at least, the extremely competent government might give a fat contract eventually.

  7. Comment on Study suggests that the Universe's expansion 'is now slowing, not speeding up' in ~space

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    Can't remember why I hold this opinion but I suspect it's non linear and inherently tied to dark energy and the quantum foam that is the "vacuum". My money, for what it's worth, is we're probably...

    Can't remember why I hold this opinion but I suspect it's non linear and inherently tied to dark energy and the quantum foam that is the "vacuum". My money, for what it's worth, is we're probably inside of a black hole, dark energy and expansion happen as it consumes matter, contraction as it expels it.

    Ahh nix that, we're not in a black hole but expansion and contraction appear nonlinear which completely changes the standard model of physics.

    2 votes

  8. Comment on Is vaping less harmful than smoking, and does it help people quit? in ~health

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    Oh yeah for sure I'll get there, gotta kiss girls heh

    Oh yeah for sure I'll get there, gotta kiss girls heh

    1 vote

  9. Comment on Is vaping less harmful than smoking, and does it help people quit? in ~health

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    Nice good on ya, I'm too young for that. Need to be like going to pottery classes and bars to fulfill myself while I can. That's the biggest thing for me is it just makes me so lazy and life so...

    Nice good on ya, I'm too young for that. Need to be like going to pottery classes and bars to fulfill myself while I can. That's the biggest thing for me is it just makes me so lazy and life so repetitive.

    1 vote

  10. Comment on Is vaping less harmful than smoking, and does it help people quit? in ~health

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    Like putting tarp over a fire, I have traumatic dreams sometimes too but at least for me, I find it helpful for knowing what's up under the surface. Hope you banish your demons someday, nobody...

    Like putting tarp over a fire, I have traumatic dreams sometimes too but at least for me, I find it helpful for knowing what's up under the surface. Hope you banish your demons someday, nobody deserves that.

    1 vote

  11. Comment on Is vaping less harmful than smoking, and does it help people quit? in ~health

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    ~48 hours for me, and cutting food to get it out of my fat quicker. It's pretty weird to be very very minorly stoned at work having not had a touch in over a day. I do love getting my dreams back....

    ~48 hours for me, and cutting food to get it out of my fat quicker. It's pretty weird to be very very minorly stoned at work having not had a touch in over a day.

    I do love getting my dreams back. If you don't use melatonin, try it out with quitting THC, the dreams are cray

    3 votes

  12. Comment on Is vaping less harmful than smoking, and does it help people quit? in ~health

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    The latter, my worry, as a vaper, is that it's pretty wild west in terms of what goes in there, especially flavoring. I'm well aware of the fact I'm playing around with some really bad odds when...

    The latter, my worry, as a vaper, is that it's pretty wild west in terms of what goes in there, especially flavoring. I'm well aware of the fact I'm playing around with some really bad odds when it comes to stuff like heavy metal accumulation and weird chemicals I've never heard of that make my body worse (possibly forever).

    2 votes

  13. Comment on Is vaping less harmful than smoking, and does it help people quit? in ~health

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    I'm on a similar sobriety journey but in the weeds ATM. How you doing with the THC?

    I'm on a similar sobriety journey but in the weeds ATM. How you doing with the THC?

    2 votes

  14. Comment on The goon squad. Loneliness, porn’s next frontier, and the dream of endless masturbation. in ~life

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    first off, disclaimer, I've been loosely part of this for a long while but only into the social aspect the last few weeks. Never in my limited experience, I can attest to the "we really take...

    first off, disclaimer, I've been loosely part of this for a long while but only into the social aspect the last few weeks.

    I want to know your guess of the composition, rough percentage of those who are "anything goes" hedonists who don't care about social morals or damage to others or consent or safety

    Never in my limited experience, I can attest to the "we really take moderation seriously" attitude. For example, there was a post that had a social media tag that was (apparently, I only saw the aftermath) taken down quickly to avoid harassment. That sort stuff is what I mean by health and safety, it's very... mature? in that sense.

    WristbandGuy's parties seem far more responsible and wholesome than raves of the 90s.

    I have actually looked into this and there's an annual party of a similar breed in my city. From what I read, it's very chill. Everyone is vetted pretty hardcore, and you get very explicit instructions who is looking for what.

    I expected the level of femboys and trans people but the number of cis women actually is a bit of a surprise, especially how many hop on voice. As you can imagine, it can feel very powerful the effect that a voice can have on someone, live no less.

    It sounds like, more than pleasure, gooners are looking for a way to escape the fear of harm. They sound like they're after safety ... Safety from malicious intent or miscommunication. From judgement and criticism

    Yeah I think that's fair to say. People are complicated, and, though social, it's on pretty strict terms.

    Safety from pathogenic harm of STDs isn't weird for the generation that grew up during the pandemic

    Bit of a stretch to me, I don't think people avoid sex because of STDs, generally speaking, it's more social and community contact oriented.

    Perhaps safety from the gnawing feeling of being ignored by parents who themselves are glued to screens, an attempt at being completely self sufficient in soothing oneself without having to rely on other human beings with competing needs or vanishing attention spans.

    Maybe but I cannot speak to this as a millenial.

    Why are gooners choosing to be in the community?

    The simple answer is, community is good. It is mutually beneficial for the members, who get to socialize when they would (let's be honest) be otherwise on Instgram, Youtube, etc...

    how seriously are people taking this, or is it the usual teenaged / youthful trying on of a persona?

    That loops back to your first point. I think it's a lot like any hobby, people who make it their entire identity (especially when it's something more fringe like this or LMAO 420 WeeeeeeDDD HAHA) it gets... weird. Like the article said, they spend something like 2-3 hours a day at it? It's not crazy to do that as a hobby, and, without getting too gory, there's levels. You can chill for a while before hopping into the deep end.

    This is a lot of fun, I'm happy to share my discord as well if you prefer to make things private too :D

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  15. Comment on The goon squad. Loneliness, porn’s next frontier, and the dream of endless masturbation. in ~life

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    Oh no, not at all, you're right, and an asocial person would be confused further yet! You basically got it, yep. One aspect that wasn't brought up is that these servers have SFW areas too, I just...

    Oh no, not at all, you're right, and an asocial person would be confused further yet!

    You basically got it, yep. One aspect that wasn't brought up is that these servers have SFW areas too, I just hopped out of one with about a dozen people (real queerdos I'll add) just hanging, chatting, streaming games. It also didn't really mention that voice is really prevalent, and in many ways it's just another way for people to meet up, watch a thing, and talk together. Of course, in the NSFW side, "talk together" can vary wildly, but for example, among 5 or 6 streams a few nights back, someone came on to show off their halloween costume.

    That's what I've been enjoying is it's a judgement free sex-positive safe space with like minded people. The people really are just people that do people things together. Two random thoughts, first, probably not millions, at least not on Discord. Second, I would hazard a guess that the social experience is the minority of the "community" and the majority are indeed 100% solo, just surfing the internet, never interacting with anyone else. In that sense, the article was well balanced to the reality of the situation for society.

    I'm an open book, and DMs are open as well if you prefer.

    12 votes

  16. Comment on The goon squad. Loneliness, porn’s next frontier, and the dream of endless masturbation. in ~life

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    Great article, I wish it had focused more on community. I've recently joined some of the named servers and have found the patronage friendly and focused on health and safety. For me, it gives me...

    Great article, I wish it had focused more on community. I've recently joined some of the named servers and have found the patronage friendly and focused on health and safety.

    For me, it gives me the only space in my life to fully explore sexuality, crucially, with others. The article kept hammering in over and over you're totally alone when you do it, but that's not usually true. It is social, and it offers a judgment free space that's hard to come by. Very very trans and queer friendly, too.

    Happy to answer any questions. The most interesting bit to me what the author trying and failing to join in. They describe solo sex as being fraught with anxiety, panic, existential dread, and that's much the point is to enter a meditative state where the world and it's worries don't exist.

    They could have gone down that path more of they had more experience with the whole thing, but, great article.

    17 votes

  17. Comment on First shape found that can’t pass through itself in ~science

  18. Comment on First shape found that can’t pass through itself in ~science

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    The latest busy beaver was similar. They found they could break it down to "just" thousands of cases and spend it think years tediously proving each case one by one. bbchallenge.org

    The latest busy beaver was similar. They found they could break it down to "just" thousands of cases and spend it think years tediously proving each case one by one.

    bbchallenge.org

    7 votes

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  20. Comment on First shape found that can’t pass through itself in ~science

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    That's kinda the rub with string theory. It's the most robust theory of quantum gravity, the math (from a layman) all works and is logical, but none of it is even barely testable. The closest...

    That's kinda the rub with string theory. It's the most robust theory of quantum gravity, the math (from a layman) all works and is logical, but none of it is even barely testable. The closest they've got is finding weird long structures and bubbles that could be better described with string theory but they are far, far, far from any smoking gun results.

    3 votes