The_Picard_Maneuver

The_Picard_Maneuver OP Mod , 11 days ago

He is indeed a very handsome man.

The_Picard_Maneuver , 11 days ago

There was a story recently about a depressing number of web domains disappearing. Everybody just gravitates to the big corporate sites now, and it makes the internet ecosystem boring and less diverse.

It's the equivalent of Walmarts running every mom & pop store out of town.

The_Picard_Maneuver OP , 11 days ago

Absolutely. People want there to be a fair trade-off, but life just doesn't work that way. I've seen similar romanticization of autism too, especially with the "savants".

The_Picard_Maneuver OP , 11 days ago

I think it's definitely had the positive effects that you mention. People are far less cruel, more understanding, and also WAY more willing to go seek help with these types of problems than they used to be.

The negative effect is that anytime something becomes romanticized, it's human nature for people to adopt it as an identity, which introduces a lot of noise to the conversation, and we lose some of our objectivity toward it, as now there's an emotional attachment to the label itself. For example:

• Back in the day (early 2010s?) of tumblr, when people first started collecting mental health labels like personal trading cards.
• Or now, with the plethora of pseudoscientific misinformation about mental health on tiktok: random people are just making up terms or symptoms and pitching them in a nearly universally relatable way like horoscopes.
• If you offer people a label that makes them feel part of a group, supported, and potentially explain why a bunch of things in their life are hard, it's in our nature to gravitate toward that.

All that being said, I still think it's a net-positive effect. This is just what happens anytime something clinical enters the mainstream conversation.

The_Picard_Maneuver OP , 10 days ago

Thank you for the kind words <3

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/45/03/02/450302eaa96f249cac2644a5176312f3.gif

The_Picard_Maneuver , 16 days ago

This is hilarious. Also, did they just have half the cast in wigs?

The_Picard_Maneuver OP , 17 days ago

I don't know, immediately robbing the victim and then fleeing the scene is pretty suspicious...

The_Picard_Maneuver , 19 days ago (edited 11 days ago)

Oh yeah, so it's just junk.

If it were actually from WWII, I'd say there's no reason not to hold on to a piece of history, but if it's just neo-nazi garbage? I agree with the others saying modify it or toss it.

The_Picard_Maneuver , 19 days ago

Frame it with an engraving telling the story. That's an awesome piece of history to have, but you would definitely need to display it in some way that immediately communicates "this is historical".

The_Picard_Maneuver OP Mod , 19 days ago

Hint: try reading the meme again. It doesn't take outside knowledge, lol

The_Picard_Maneuver OP Mod , 19 days ago

Hint: This one doesn't actually require outside knowledge. It might click if you re-read it.

The_Picard_Maneuver OP Mod , 19 days ago

https://c.tenor.com/lssf3NvBts4AAAAC/tenor.gif

The_Picard_Maneuver , 20 days ago

I like using a mall as a really basic analogy for the shared social space:

There are multiple entrances to the mall through various shops, but once you're inside, you can go visit wherever you want.

The_Picard_Maneuver OP Mod , 20 days ago

Ha, no worries. I was on reddit for long enough to pick up on this.

The_Picard_Maneuver , 26 days ago

I think it's much less intimidating to new users now compared to when I joined last year. The barrier to entry has been reduced significantly.

There are tons of active communities now, mobile apps that work great (this is a big one), and many more tools to block content that you don't want to see.

The_Picard_Maneuver OP , 26 days ago

You try your best to make it feel like one of those luxurious Norwegian prisons.