Pet owners with talkative pets, what will they talk about?
What's your favourite country and why?
Consider me a weeb but I like Japan, it has some truly beautiful nature and cuisines to try across the country....
Be honest: have you ever lost your temper with a customer service rep? And did it ever help?
I’m having a hell of a time with my current ISP (sitting at 18 days now without a connection) and I’m having to bite my tongue every time I’m talking to them (Remember The Human and all that)...
What food can or has given you the ick.
You know how to can get turned off of eggs if you get the egg ick....
Americans, how do you feel about being stored in a database by government agencies like the NSA?
Every search you make, email you send, text message, voice chat, location, and most likely the conversations you have in your own home are monitored and stored in a database for whoever knows how long (probably forever). When I hear land of the free, I immediately think bullshit. We are slowly losing our freedoms, what can we do...
What is something creative that you do but don't get paid for?
What's been the craziest moment of your life?
I saw this asked on another instance, thought I’d ask it here and I’ll post my response from there in the comments as I think it felt cathartic....
What's your best unconventional "blessing" like when people tell an actor "break a leg!"
In inpatient psychiatry I tell my coworkers “I hope your shift is mind-numbingly boring” or something similar (keyword being boring) because in my line of work, interesting (usually) = bad....
can anyone tell me the justification for putting Samuel Bankman-fried in prison for 25 years but Trump gets a fine? Is it federal vs. state?
Pretty much what the title says. I know he’s a former president and has all of his supporters, but what’s the official reason? Thanks.
There were supposed to be 15 commandments, but Moses accidentally dropped and broke a tablet. What are some of the five missing commandments?
And I know we’re mostly atheists here, but please keep the theological discussion to a minimum and appreciate the lighthearted hypothetical scenario for what it is.
What is the European equivalent to a Las Vegas Elvis impersonator officiating the marriage heavily inebrieated strangers?
What is the weirdest/strangest thing you find comfort in?
For me its opening the apple weather app and the map in it and watching the temperatures and wind patterns all around the world...
What are some songs that you started listening to ironically, but grew to genuinely enjoy?
I like The Man Behind The Slaughter by The Living Tombstone. I don’t tend to enjoy fan-made music, but this one was too groovy to pass up.
What is your favorite passive agressive insult to send in chat?
The type of thing where someone in a general school chat promotes something like the nft collection they are minting and you want to passively aggresivelly respond
What has been the best therapy modality or style that has helped you with psychological issues
I’d like to hear about people’s most successful approaches or styles (even if unconventional), that helped them to overcome or at least get their various struggles under control....
A Judicial "Trolley Problem" (lemmy.zip)
Philippa Foot is most known for her invention of the Trolley Problem thought experiment in the 1960s. A lesser known variation of hers is as follows:...
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What are some of your worst moments in life?
Edit: Im asking because I’m currently going through some serious depression and I’ve been forgetting stuff lately. I wake up every morning with a panic attack, I am too tired to do anything. I barely had any appetite to eat. I just wanted to see if I’m the only one. Hearing stories from others makes me feel less alone....
You become President of the United States. A wealthy person attempts to bribe you to do what they tell you to do for one million US Dollars per year (paid weekly). Do you take this offer?
If not, how much would you counteroffer?...
Would you rather be illiterate or have no legs?
Discuss.
How do you get over the fact that not everyone will like you?
It’s obvious and you would be deluded into thinking everyone you interact with likes you....
Word to replace "weird" when used in a positive context
Now that it seems decided that the word “weird” should be used in a derogatory way against sociopathic narcissists in politics, I have to be careful about how i use this word....
Women of Lemmy, do you mind being called cute?
Or do you prefer other adjectives? Do you consider it to be insulting or do you take it for a compliment if it was meant as one? (Assume an amenable relationship between the two people, not a random stranger or creeper)
Would you consider purple a warm blue or a cool red?
What is your favorite movie? Or, what is your favorite genre of film?
I’m trying to get a gauge of what people here are interested in.