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Why do we glorify horrible people from the distant past?

Julius Ceasar, Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan and many more…...

People who watched Homestar Runner back in the day: If you have watched any of the sbemails on the website, which sbemail is your favorite of the bunch?

What scientific discoveries greatly weakened religion and the case of God ?

Why do some Americans get angry at other people for not speaking English?

I’ve hears stories of some Americans telling other people who are speaking a non-English language “This is America, speak English!” even if the conversation has nothing to do with them. Why do they do this?

Is it just me or do Lemmy communities tend to skew left wing? Why might this be?

I can’t say I’ve been using Lemmy for long, but from the get-go it seems that the communities, memes, opinions that get upvoted seem to reflect left-wing ideas....

Why do teeth don't regenerate?

Seems pretty dumb in our biological design to not be able to regenerate such a functional (and also easily breakable) part of our body.

Why don't electric car manufacurers put solar panels on the car roofs?

Honestly it seems like a no-brainer to me to put a solar panel on the roof of electric cars to increase their action radius, so I figured there’s probably one or more good reasons why they don’t....

Aluminium drawback? Why US still uses so many plastic bottles?

Thoughts? I am currently trying to avoid using plastic packed drinks as much as possible due to it’s limited and finite recycle count

Do you usually purchase digital or physical books? Why?

I hate the term "Boomer Shooter"

Not to say I hate the genre, I actually love me some Dusk or Turbo Overkill, but why, oh why are they called Boomer Shooters?...

How do you like to cheer yourself up when you're sad?

Feeling a bit down tonight. How do you guys like to lighten up?

Does the rest of the English speaking world generally understand what an American means when they say "soccer", or does it help to clarify by adding "football"?

If I’m talking to an English speaker from outside of the US, is there any confusion if I say “soccer”?...

In the Hamas/Israel war, why does Palestine have "hostages" but Israel has "prisoners"?

This occurred to me while listening to the news. When they exchange people it’s always hostages for people held in Palestine and prisoners for people held in Israel. Why is that? Is it just perception or is there a practical difference?...

What makes a bicycle so expensive?

There are some brands of bicycles that can cost more than the down payment on a car. Why? Surely making a bike lightweight and reliable isn’t so difficult that it warrants that price? Is it just the brand name or maybe it has to do with customization options?

Could we please add a rule to ban musk spam?

If lemmy had user-defined filters, I’d use them. Right now I’m downvoting the stuff, but there’s already a community for musk-related stuff: !EnoughMuskSpam

Unremoval of Piracy Communities @ lemmy.world

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/6018317...

Richard Stallman has cancer

From his website stallman.org:...

Are you really smart? Are you really dumb? Are you average? How did you come to your conclusion?

I wish humans could get firmware upgrades

-bug fix: anxiety has been reduced by 50% -bug fix: memory has been buffed by 50% -bug fix: removed reoccurring memories of past failures

What is the best thing that could happen to you this week?

It should be within reasonable range, like e.g. you won’t wake up as a Yedi or Superman tomorrow and world hunger won’t be solved just in a few days, etc

What games have you played in the last 365 days that stand out to you as the most memorable experiences?

I think the most common answer is going to be Tears of the Kingdom, and that is one for me that stands out for sure, but I will try to add some more unique inputs as well. Many are games that came out longer than a year ago, but i didnt get around to playing until more recently....