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BeardyGrumps , to pics in Close up picture of the great tree in our back yard.

That really is a great tree.

ChamrsDeluxe OP ,
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Can_you_change_your_username ,

Now do one with her holding a banana.

ChamrsDeluxe OP ,
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Bet. Might can do that tomorrow.

postmateDumbass ,

A “banana”

AnarchistArtificer ,

I was going to comment something similar, but instead, I’ll just bump your comment up

db2 , to lemmyshitpost in I did my own research

*Tiktok video

Snipe_AT , to showerthoughts in An X is kind of a sans serif German swastika
@Snipe_AT@lemmy.atay.dev avatar

what? all i see is an X? i must be too pure hearted compared to all you deviants.

positiveWHAT ,

Yeah, I get more of a cyperpunk dystopia vibe.

miles , to lemmyshitpost in I hope Warner Bros. marketing is paying attention...

That fourth quote is legit quality.

Excrubulent ,
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“Confusingly attractive” tells you this person is avoiding some introspection.

ddkman ,

I haven’t seen the film or read this review, so I find it very possible that it was lifted out of context or maybe from someone who isn’t a native speaker. Because the context I immediately assumed is that their attractiveness is confusing because mattel is virtue signaling about body acceptance and diversity in the entire film, and yet all the characters are of course conventionally attractive, and makeuped to shit. This though is based on an assumption of what the film is about to be fair.

KevonLooney ,

It’s not really about that. It is really more of a pink acid trip, or a comedy version of the matrix. Just go see it and stop guessing.

ddkman ,

That sounds fun. I am pretty against films made to sell toys, so I might have to skip it. Sorry.

gmtom ,

No im very bisexual and would describe everyone in that film as confusingly attractive, I get its the point, but they all look very fake and plastic to the point its just on the edge of the uncanny valley.

Canopyflyer ,

“Attractive people in absurd situations.” — Samantha Carter Stargate SG-1

pythonoob ,

Is that from wormholes extreme?!

CapitalismsRefugee ,

Mmmm I see you are a person of culture

BrainisfineIthink ,

I would not have thought that was a one star review based on the text. It kinda sounds like glowing praise.

Saneless , to lemmyshitpost in am ☹️ feeling sad

Might want to stay away from foods that cause such a visually allergic reaction…

xuxebiko , to cat in Meet Scooter

My, my! What a beauty.

Technoguyfication , to nostupidquestions in Why is youtube suggesting aggressive actions against protestors?
@Technoguyfication@kbin.social avatar

Have we forgotten about the LA riots?

I would not stop for protestors either.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Reginald_Denny

TotallynotJessica ,
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I haven’t. People were justified in their anger, and let that anger out in the way they could. That’s why you shouldn’t give people a reason to be justifiably angry and instead meet the needs of the people without abusing them. The acquittal of those cops told people that the law didn’t apply to law enforcement. If the law doesn’t apply equally, why should it be viewed as anything other than tyranny?

meldroc ,

Ah, because every protest results in mobs attacking people and breaking things! Nice generalization there.

genoxidedev1 , to showerthoughts in An X is kind of a sans serif German swastika
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That's a reach if I ever seen one

mandolrain , to showerthoughts in An X is kind of a sans serif German swastika
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I see a bat, leaning on a log!

Hazdaz , to lemmyshitpost in Not the hero we deserve, but the one we need.

We just don’t learn, do we?

Stop putting celebrities on a pedestal.

This bullshit celebrity hero worship has to stop. Fran was funny (and quite fetching) on The Nanny. What she is doing during the strike is great and all, but she is also anti-vaxx.

This is the problem that happens when our society puts these celebrities on a higher level than everyone else. Appreciate the work they have done on and off screen, but realize that they are just human and in the case of Fran, she is a little loopy when it comes to vaccine issues. She’s not someone we should look up to. None of these celebrities are. Look up to your dad or a fireman or that really good social studies teacher you had in 6th grade.

MaxVoltage ,
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I only look up to superheros like Karl Marx or Xi Jinping

regular_human ,
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Shut up, nerd

Dee ,
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Stay in lemmygrad where you belong.

MaxVoltage ,
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Make me 🤌🧀🐁

Jackcooper ,

So what you’re saying is

All hail Sarah Silverman

I_Fart_Glitter ,

Oh god, what did Sarah Silverman do?

JH6 ,

God if there was one message I could forcefully implant into society as a whole it’s this. Well said.

wwaxwork ,

Don’t put anyone on a pedestal. Not politicians, not celebrities’, not twitch streamers, not your girlfriend. You can love, respect and even like people, but don’t worship anyone, it leaves you blind to their faults and it’s a pain in the ass being the one on the pedestal in a relationship.

veniasilente ,
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You can pass people’s messages around, and the messages that are not about them but that their presence and actions help spread, without putting them on a pedestal.

Try it for once. It’s fun.

idunnololz ,
@idunnololz@lemmy.world avatar

Yeah. Put me on a pedestal instead. I’ve got some nice ideas. Like what if we made a car with a square steering wheel? I mean we won’t know the downsides until we try.

med ,

And after you take a turn, the downsides will change anyway!

exododo ,

I don’t know man. My dad, my teacher and the fireman have no public presence so they won’t be the face of any media workers’ strike. And at least one of the above is also an anti-vaxx and/or an asshole. This lady is just doing her role and I don’t think it makes much sense to undermine her work on this subject because her poor takes on others.

Hazdaz ,

But isn’t that what our society does these days? Or at least certain segments of it.

They take someone who is X and then elevate them to some unreasonably high status that no one person should attain, and then that same society drops them like they’re a hot potato when they find out that the person isn’t perfect.

To be clear, I don’t disagree with your take. We shouldn’t be undermining someone’s work because of some stupid opinion on this or dumb decision to do that.

But think about what’s become a rather popular event over the last couple of years. Some actor gets shunned for saying some stupid shit about vaccines. There has been a whole rash of events where statues of people long dead have been taken down. Buildings dedicated to certain people were renamed. Columbus - the poor guy’s legacy has been dragged through the mud because of people who can’t separate the fact that he was a great explorer but he was also a bit of a douchebag.

We need to stop elevating these people to the level of a deity, and then we won’t be shocked to find out the person was just human and a bit of a womanizer or a prick about money or he didn’t like certain groups all that much. Praise them for their singing or acting or the new world they explored.

emeralddawn45 ,

You say on one hand we should stop putting people on pedestals, but then in the same thought you go on to say that Columbus’ “legacy” was ruined just because he was a bit of a douchebag.

Like how logically inconsistent are your own thoughts? Columbus was a piece of shit who genocided multiple ethnic groups. He never should have had statues in the first place. He didn’t even find what he was looking for. He was an arrogant fuck who got lucky, and the world probably would have been better off if he drowned at sea.

And nobody “dragged him through the mud”, they just took a realistic look at who and what he actually is, which is supposedly what you’re proposing.

Hazdaz ,

What is so difficult to understand? The person - all people in general - are multi-faceted and as humans we are all flawed. Someone can be a murder but also be brilliant on the football field, like OJ. Stop putting these people up on a pedestal. But at the same time, are we supposed to simply ERASE his accomplishments on the football field? Everything is so obnoxiously polarized.

That’s what people these days want to do. On the one hand they elevate every stupid celebrity they can think of and then everything comes crashing down when they say an off-color joke. If someone is a great singer… great, listen to their music, but stop fawning over what they wear and what they drive. Stop listening to every stupid comment they tweet. They are a singer, chances are they aren’t a scientist which probably doesn’t make them an expert on climate change or vaccines or whatever other topic. One day people are paying double for some celebrity endorsed sneaker and then the next they are burning those very same sneakers in a pit because he said something about endangered trees.

I_Fart_Glitter ,

Off color joke =/= genocide. Great footballin < murdering. The people upset about the endangered trees are not the ones burning overpriced athletic shoes made by child slaves.

I’m going to assume you are a troll, because to do otherwise makes me feel sad.

FlyingSquid OP ,
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a bit of a douchebag.

He committed genocide. Would that also make Hitler “a bit of a douchebag?”

solstice ,

Was he really a great explorer though? The guy dramatically underestimated the size of the earth and he and his crew probably would’ve died from thirst or starvation or whatever if they hadn’t run smack into the new world halfway to India.

Hazdaz ,

By that logic then, the majority of world famous chemists and other scientists out there shouldn’t be heralded as great minds because they only accidentally discovered a certain medicine that cured a disease or a new element or some other new compound that eventually was put to great use.

thal3s ,
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Stop expecting perfection.

Nobody is perfect. MLK had affairs, the founding fathers owned slaves, Churchill was racist AF, etc.

She’s doing a great job now and we can educate her the same way we turned Obama from anti-gay marriage.

We should judge people OVERALL not on stuff like being anti-vax (which to be clear is dumb).

runblack ,

Now thats a very good opinion that I totally endorse.

ShakyPerception ,

No!

If even ONE thought in her head disagrees with MY world view then she is useless and NEEDS to be destroyed!

/s

SwingingTheLamp ,

This is where leftists get the reputation for forming circular firing squads.

ShakyPerception ,
Misconduct , (edited )

Yet somehow you guys are always the first to play the victim even to something that’s still theoretical. Like your comment here. Amazing example. Same with the person you responded to. Not a single example of anything like that but here you both are comforting each other over it lmao

SwingingTheLamp ,

What are you talking about here?

Misconduct ,

I don’t know but mine was 17 hours ago and yours was 17 mins ago which is kinda neat

Hazdaz ,

Stop expecting perfection.

That is a great way of saying it.

If you look at some of the biggest figures of our past in world history, the vast majority of them had some kind of vice or did some kind of thing or participated in some kind of event that would have gotten them cancelled in today’s world. It is ridiculous to what standards we hold people today, but in the end, they are just that - PEOPLE. Highly flawed individuals, just like you and I and everyone here. That doesn’t change the fact that they changed history (for better or worse) in one way or another. The problem comes when society then elevates them to some demi-god level and then everyone gets all flustered when that extra-marital affair or off-color joke or comments about some topic comes to light.

Misconduct ,

Talking about someone’s glaring flaws isn’t the same as expecting perfection. That’s an intillectually lazy way to see it. Wanting people to only sing the praises of anyone is actually expecting your version of perfection.

explodicle ,

Why is this particular flaw relevant to this discussion?

Misconduct ,

If it’s relevant to the person being discussed it’s fair game imo. Just like it’s fair game to point out her better actions if it’s in a post dunking on her. Famous people are gonna be scrutinized more than the guy working at the gas station that’s just how it goes. I don’t expect perfection but what alternative do you even want here? I’m not down with ignoring bad behavior then because we want their help now. That’ll never sit right with me. If someone is in a position to be emulated by fans and they make the decision to spread dangerous ideology then fuck em. I’m gonna bring it up at every whisper of their name. It’s the closest thing to actual consequences for their actions that most rich/famous people ever get anyway.

explodicle ,

Why does it matter if it’s relevant to the person, if it’s not relevant to the subject or current event in question?

To answer your question, the alternative I want here is better working conditions for actors. I view her as working class, not rich. The difference between a millionaire and a billionaire is about a billion dollars.

The guys her union is up against actually are rich, and they’re even worse. The working class is being divided and conquered.

Misconduct ,

To each their own. I’m not willing to give any slack on people that are anti-vax even if I perceive them as being helpful to me at the time.

Misconduct ,

I don’t expect perfection…? Being anti-vax is a big deal to me. That’s not a harmless ideology. It’s moronic and anti-science. This isn’t just some little thing I disagree with it’s, in my opinion, a huge moral and intellectual failure. I think it’s completely fair that this gets brought up because it’s directly relevant.

BigJim ,

Not to split hairs but she is actually against vaccine mandates, not against vaccines itself. She is vaccinated against covid-19.

Personally I disagree with her and support mandates, but there is a considerable difference between anti-vax and anti-mandates.

Source: variety.com/…/fran-drescher-sag-aftra-contract-ta…

Misconduct ,

I wish we lived in a world where we could count on people to just do the right thing but we don’t. On issues that put everyone at risk I unfortunately have to stand on the side of mandates until people learn how to act. Personally I’d still rather that they just get naturally excluded from society but we’re all too split for that and too many people have to needlessly die in the meantime. I’m aware fighting for women’s rights to choose is kind of hypocritical in this situation but nobody has come up with a better solution that doesn’t just let people be wilfully ignorant and get other people killed in the process.

persolb ,

Everyone is a little loopy though. We’re all some flavor of hypocrite too.

I don’t mind celebrities being on a pedestal, because it is a common reference point for us all when discussing virtue or lack thereof.

We just all need to be reminded that they are still human and stupid in their own way.

MargotRobbie ,
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Stop putting celebrities on a pedestal.

Unless it’s me, right? 🥰

skullone ,

Hello, it’s me, your pedestal. Please sit on my face.

Hazdaz ,

…and you are??

ShakyPerception ,

Well of course, but that’s a given assumption

samus12345 ,
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It’s just a shitpost. Why so serious?

Gorbachof ,
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What if Fran Dresscher is my dad?

Hazdaz ,

She might teacher 6th grade social studies too! Shit. You found a loophole.

insomniac ,
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But my dad is anti-vax and racist. I’m trading up!

Armetron , to mildlyinfuriating in Online dating
@Armetron@lemmy.world avatar

while you’re at it. What’s your mother’s maiden name?

teuast ,

i’m confused, what is this meant to be riffing on

Armetron ,
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Password recovery security questions

zzz ,

My mother’s maiden name is pagbdjsGajwHGaj8283Hwnwmfueuhs, why?

Btw, this is unironically how you should treat security-related “questions”. It’s just another password to break. And you wouldn’t use these things as a regular password.

Maybe something like MyMother’sMaidenName?RandomNumber172839it’sNoneOfYourBusiness. Maybe.

ABearAttack , to futurama in Season 8 Episode 1 - The Impossible Stream [Discussion and Spoilers]

I thought it was great! Maybe a few too many nods to their reboot, but they felt veiled enough to remain funny. Sounds like we might get another movie?! I’m so excited to have Futurama back!

prashanthvsdvn , to mildlyinfuriating in Musk is undeniably just trying to run twitter into the ground at this point.

What did he even think the purpose of APIs were. Data scraping puts unnecessary load on servers only to scrape out majority of the content. It’s funny how he shoots himself in the leg and now complain.

Hiccup ,

He’s the cause of his own implosion. It’s kind of wonderful to see.

Granite ,

Can’t wait for Reddit to relearn this lesson too.

wafer ,

I don't know about twitter but it is common for the API to also be powering the front end regular user's interact with. No matter what it's stupid to rate limit this heavily.

prashanthvsdvn ,

True. REST APIs are a godsend to create structures and effectively communicate data. Shame its on the hands of these whimsical cry-baby CEOs

Doll_Tow_Jet-ski , to nostupidquestions in Is there a food that is cheap, delicious and healthy at the same time?

Jimmy Joy. Cheap (under 2 euros per meal), delicious and you can't really get any more nutritious than that. It has all the recommended nutrients in one go.

NotAPenguin ,

+1, jimmy joy is great

ImplyingImplications , to nostupidquestions in Why is youtube suggesting aggressive actions against protestors?

Google is currently defending itself in the US Supreme Court over a lawsuit that alleges they assisted the terrorist group ISIS in recruiting members after it was found the YouTube algorithm promoted ISIS recruiting videos to young men who later committed a terrorist attack.

So to answer your question using Google’s argument: they have so many videos that an advanced search feature is required to make the site usable. Their search feature only suggests things that are popular. It’s not their fault ISIS recruitment (or other violent content) videos are popular.

The counter argument is: Google is curating content by displaying things people didn’t search out themselves. This is direct promotion by Google itself and therefor it should be treated as if they are the publisher of that content. Anyone publishing violent content should be held liable for it.

cantstopthesignal ,

Promoting terrorism increases engagement

Prethoryn ,
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Yeah, except it gets more complicated than that. Google wouldn’t necessarily be promoting it either. As their algorithm looks for popular searches. Terrorism seems to be an overly used word for comparing protests to terrorism.

As an example, I live in a pretty red state. I would consider my self democrat/liberal in this state. When the George Floyd protests were happening a lot of people in my state were referring to the non-protest raids as terrorism. Despite the fact they will all defend the very clear terrorism on the capital as an attempt to save the U.S.

Point being you take the word protest and terrorism. You set it side by side as an exaggeration for literally anything half the the country disagrees with and boom you get popular terrorists searches.

I also don’t think Google isn’t at fault since their algorithm is designed to continue feeding that kind of content and the deeper you go the more ingrained into content you get and the more insane it gets.

ipkpjersi ,

So wait, is Google only suggesting things that are popular, or are they displaying things people didn’t search out themselves? How do they prove that in court, do they need to show their source code or something?

ImplyingImplications ,

I’m not a lawyer and haven’t read through the court documents, but from legal commentators it seems that Google provides the general steps for how their algorithms work in plain language for the judges to consider. Even then, the Supreme Court itself has stated they have no clue how technology works so this is difficult for them to rule on

ipkpjersi ,

What prevents Google from lying about how their algorithms work, though? How could it actually be verified? There’s no way it could just be as simple as they give their word and suddenly that’s good enough for a court ruling?

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