Threads - _number8_

This Robin Williams scene perfectly encapsulates why AI is fundamentally shitty ( www.youtube.com )

Pros / cons of riding a bike?

apparently my city literally literally banned public rail funding, and people online love jerking off about how good biking is, so i figured might as well try. I have come up with:...

I hate how reddit lies to you about if your post was actually posted on a subreddit

i posted a fairly obscure support request on an obscure sub and instead of just saying the post isn't live, etc etc, it'll fake-show me the post as #1 on the hot page of the sub, #1 on the new, but then if I open the sub in a private window it isn't there -- so it either wasn't approved at all, or hasn't been approved yet. why...

Why isn't jerking off more valorized as an easy dopamine hit that's also literally good for you?

people have been demonizing it for most of the AD years i think but it's quite pleasant really. are there any proven negative effects?

When watching a film, do you generally try to empathize with the lead and immerse yourself, or do you try to watch it more objectively?

i feel like when i was younger i exclusively did the first thing, just relate to the main character. but now it's more fascinating to zoom out more....

Why does it feel like too much effort just to go from sitting around looking at garbage online to simply watching a film or playing a video game?

this is stupid. something about activation energy? are there any activation energy hacks?

Sandwich: fried egg (broken), spinach (hidden), tomato (walmart), colby jack, on white (burger bun (previously frozen)) ( lemmy.world )

This is what I learned on tiktok today. I obviously have my algorithm very finely tuned but I don't see anything this insightful on any other social media site. ( lemmy.world )

full disclosure i was accidentally logged out today and scrolled for 5 minutes and it was pure pure absolute uncut dogshit i mean god awful bad. so i don't blame people. but on my account it knows what i want

We constantly have spit in our mouth 100% of the time but if we were made to drink any amount of our spit it'd be disgusting. Why?

TIL one of the oldest TV shows was simply called "Sea Stories" on the BBC, featuring Royal Navy Commander A.B. Campbell describing the personalities and places he had seen. No known footage exists. ( en.wikipedia.org )

aired from 1936-1937. if anyone has a copy pls lemme know

Where do I look when seated at a restaurant to seem normal?

(when seated in a group with others, i should clarify. if i'm by myself i'm absolutely happy to be on my phone or book)...

What documentaries feel the most like strolling through a calming art museum on a pleasant spring day?

i wanna go to a real one but they're open like 5 hours a day...

Shouldn't most religious people in theory be excited to die because then they get to experience the afterlife?

esp if you're one of the devout ones who think they've been really good

Walmart frozen burrito w enchilada sauce, homemade pico ( lemmy.world )

Did I do a faux pas here? I literally figuratively get more autistic when I have to txt ( lemmy.world )

why did the app do me like that with the spacing...

Not what I subscribed for, but are you kidding me ( lemmy.world )

who tf is muenster spade

Why is it legal to buy and sell used books/discs but illegal to buy and sell used digital files?

this contradiction always confused me. either way the official company is "losing a sale" and not getting the money, right?

Are dating apps uniquely challenging for us? ( lemmy.world )

even for normal people they're not really designed with human joy in mind....but GOD it's miserable trying to start a real thing just from cold texting...

What was your most awkward moment of the last year?

last time i got a haircut the barber lady was quite cute and chatty and in the middle of the haircut, this obnoxious song came on the radio over the PA whose lyrics were quite literally i'm falling in love with a stranger repeated 50 times, crystal clear, little instrumental backing even. and of course she could feel my...

The transition from the holiday season back to the normal drudgery is so depressing. Is there any way to make Jan / Feb less depressing?

like, it's still dark at 5pm, there are barely any sports on, still bitterly cold and austere and it hurts to go outside, but you're not even looking forward to christmas or the new year. the new year is here, and it's largely the same as last year. except you're getting older.

Is there a forum for people who are lonely and sad but specifically not incel sickos?

like you know you’re a good person at heart but life circumstances and trauma and bullying and etc prevented you from learning the proper social skills to find companionship. not necessarily a forum to actually find friends (i find going into things with that intention feels fake and weird), but rather a forum to commiserate...

Do the right wing women in relationships with right wing guys think it's like a draco malfoy thing where they're a good guy underneath?

do the right wing guys think it's like a draco malfoy thing where they're a good guy underneath?...

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