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What small (borderline silly) things you appreciate?

I highly appreciate envelopes which open on the shorter side.

Is lemongrass and all the other hippy-dippy calming tea ingredients bullshit?

I buy these things but I wonder if they are truly pharmacologically-active and not just bullshit. Discuss

What was the funniest thing your ex did to try to win you back?

What are some of the best methods you've found to feel emotions less intensely?

What is the most attractive non-physical characteristic someone can have?

What are some physics-based arguments against hard determinism?

I don’t believe free will is real. I’m not a deep physics person (and relatively bad at math), but with my undergrad understanding of chemistry, classical mechanics, and electromagnetism, it seems most rational that we are creatures entirely controlled by our environments and what we ingest and inhale....

If you could create your own country, what would you name it?

Can someone explain me USA obsession with prom and similar school rituals?

I just don’t get it… Why is that important, especially for kids now, that feel like they need to do a YouTube video asking for a date or doing some meme stuff. Some teens even hire the hottest celebrity or ask them to appear in their prom? This is so bizarre for me, all that just for a frivolous night....

What are your favourite moments in videogames?

For me it is opening credits sequence in Nier Automata, Shadowlord’s castle in Nier Replicant and AI reveal in MGS2. All these three games are masterclass in storytelling.

Which games that were reviewed poorly did you actually like?

Personally never had a problem with Victoria 3. A bit buggy on release but nothing game breaking

Since the Turing Test seems NOT to be an accurate way to check for true AI, what is? What's will be the indicator that tells us it's arrived? I can't imagine; everything seems falsifiable.

Edit: After reading the discussion, I figured I’d let GPT4 speak for itself:...

What's a cozy, preferably non-alcoholic drink to enjoy for cozy wintery nights?

No cinnamon, or overly spicy, chocolate drinks (did I just rule out everything?) :/

Tell me about your cockroach horror story

I’ll start. Apt next door is having a cockroach infected. 4 days ago, I was playing sims on my laptop, wearing my eyeglasses. Right lens got blurry, took off, huge cockroach was crawling across inside of lens. While I was wearing them. Freak out ensued.

What Lemmy communities would you like to share that we may not know about?

I’m noticing an influx of Reddit users today, maybe revolving around their weird bug they had today. I know this question pops up semi regularly, but for those just getting their foot in the door maybe we can help show them what else is out here on the Fediverse to help them get started....

Can an average person who works a full time job become capable enough to rival a secret agent like James Bond or John Wick on their own ?

If so what kind of training they would have to go through ? By training I mean the spatial and situational awareness, combat skills (this is kinda unrealistic), enough knowledge to turn any situation to their advantage etc....

Would a federated dating site work well? What would it look like?

Basically title, every bit of online dating nowadays is either Match or Meta, and we’re all about breaking corporate chains right?...

Spotify vs Tidal - worth switching?

Which one do you prefer?...

Which is one conspiracy theory that you think/believe may have some verity to it?

Question came about from watching this random standup yt video...

What is the most universal name?

Ofc Mohammed is the most common name but thats a name common within the muslim community. I have noticed the name Sarah in every country, regardless of race or religion. Or it might be an abrahamic religion thing but thats most of the world atleast....

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