Just because the company you work for is making bank doesn't mean they won't fire you at the drop of a hat if they think they can make more by doing it.
You cant bike around town safely anymore because a lot of the empty land around town was developed and now has a lot more traffic. There are several crosses on the side of the road dedicated to dead cyclists.
The trees that my friends and I used to play on at school when we were kids are fenced off.
The lake that my grandfather and I used to fish at is now off limits because it was choked to death with algae due to fertillizer runoff pollution.
We didn't need to have active shooter drills, metal detectors or safe rooms in school.
The cost of housing has more than doubled adjusted for inflation. Wages have not kept pace.
When I was a kid, the bullying stayed mostly at school. Now bullies can torment you 24/7.
Embarassing moments live forever because the internet never forgets.
In the early 90's Dan Quayle was roasted for "correcting" a child's correct spelling of potato. Now we've got congress critters running around that are worried about "jewish space lasers" starting forest fires.
LAN parties and split screen gaming died with a wimper. Singleplayer only games require a constant internet connection. Games are often a buggy mess at release because they can be patched after the fact.
Malls are basically dead.
Before cell phones, you weren't expected to be reachable 24/7. Hell there used to be "its 10 pm. Do you know where your children are?" commercials because kids and teens weren't kept on a short leash as much. Parents couldn't just call you wherever you were.
This particular habit I've been cultivating for over five months. I stopped for a week because I was insanely busy, and I'm taking a break from my medication. I couldn't motivate myself to do it after going off, and I was worried I was only doing it because I was medicated. I'm happy to say I'm doing it today to prove myself...
Since the last "we might get married" relationship its been almost 15 years.
If you're currently single: is it by choice or circumstance?
The main reasons I am single are that I dont go out and socialize enough to find someone and I haven't really tried to find someone because I didn't feel I was in a good place to be in a relationship.
Do you / did you enjoy single life?
I am ok being single but it would be nice to find my other half or at least have a stronger social network.
What are / were the pros and cons?
Pros: freedom, not being with someone that made me feel worse than being alone
Cons: can be lonely, a healthy relationship is more appealing.
Is / was partnership a goal of yours?
Eventually I'd like to find "my other half" but I also know that there are worse things than being single and I'd rather make meeting my social needs my goal rather than not being single the goal.
My preferred way to browse here is using All and blocking communities I don't want to see. That way I get exposed to new things I wouldn't seek out on my own (for example: British archaeology)...
Looks like Nintendo and Sony are competing who can get away with being a bigger asshole.
Boundary testing sociopaths. Game becomes popular, dev and publisher foist unpopular requirement to continue playing in order to see what the response is and if it doesnt tank numbers too much, they now have a green light to weasel this into other games. Hell even if it does tank numbers, they already have their money and you probably wont be able to get a refund at this point.
Stimulants work because what theyre actually stimulating is your prefrontal cortex and the executive function associated with it. The teacher needs coffee analogy in another comment is reasonably spot on.
I recently saw 'Don't Look Now' (1973). Good picture, a little slow perhaps by today's standards but worthy of any movie enjoyer's time! So this movie was shot in Venice. Venice itself being an already beautiful spot to film even today. The way we get to look in a time capsule of Venice in the 70s makes the movie that much...
"Do not gatekeep or diagnose" is one of the rules here. This is not the place for "everyone does x, its not ADHD." The meme sub went further and spelled this out in unambiguous terms in their sticky because so many people do this.
My childhood best friend is ADHD, all but 1 of my other childhood friends is ADHD and about half of my current friends that I hang out with are either ADHD, on the autism spectrum or likely to be but as yet undiagnosed.
A lot of articles that either use that buzzword or are published by sites that have that in their name are utter garbage. i.e rediculous predictions, inaccurate headlines/content etc.
BREAKING: Microsoft has closed Redfall's Arkane Austin, HiFi Rush's Tango Gameworks, and more in devastating cuts at Bethesda. | IGN ( twitter.com )
How has the world gotten worse since your heyday?
Epic Executive Dysfunction ( lemmy.world )
This particular habit I've been cultivating for over five months. I stopped for a week because I was insanely busy, and I'm taking a break from my medication. I couldn't motivate myself to do it after going off, and I was worried I was only doing it because I was medicated. I'm happy to say I'm doing it today to prove myself...
How long have you gone without being in a romantic relationship?
How much time have you spent being single?...
How many communities do you have blocked?
My preferred way to browse here is using All and blocking communities I don't want to see. That way I get exposed to new things I wouldn't seek out on my own (for example: British archaeology)...
[serious] If Project 2025 becomes a reality. Would you fight in a civil war?
Helldivers 2 Players Express Frustration On Steam As It Will Soon Require A PSN Account ( www.gameinformer.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/14764738...
If it works, don't question it. ( lemmy.world )
How much ketchup on Kraft Mac and Cheese (KD) is too much? Like, I understand half a bottle is a lot, but how much do you use?
I feel my Canadian friends use the right amount while my American friends are too conservative.
Garry's Mod to remove ALL Nintendo content from the Steam Workshop due to takedown ( store.steampowered.com )
Holy shit, I can't even imagine the amount of mods that will get erased. There were so many fan-mods, maps, minigames, models... Fucking Nintendo...
How long will the Great Lakes last?
Which movies have aged like fine wine? (either in their message or cinematography)
I recently saw 'Don't Look Now' (1973). Good picture, a little slow perhaps by today's standards but worthy of any movie enjoyer's time! So this movie was shot in Venice. Venice itself being an already beautiful spot to film even today. The way we get to look in a time capsule of Venice in the 70s makes the movie that much...
Not what my claim was for but it definitely impacted it ( lemmy.world )
Time management ( lemmy.world )
It was a phone call. That's literally it. I spent months procrastinating making a phone call that ended up being short and virtually painless.
Excellent work brain ( imgflip.com )
Every time its a 5 minute borderline painless task that my brain has built up to be the equivalent of deciding which finger Id prefer to lose.
Anybody else have this disorder like me?
Anyone notice that a large chunk of their friends are ADHD or otherwise neurodiverse?
My childhood best friend is ADHD, all but 1 of my other childhood friends is ADHD and about half of my current friends that I hang out with are either ADHD, on the autism spectrum or likely to be but as yet undiagnosed.
Write your own oaths, paladin friends. It's easier that way. ( lemmy.world )
We all know what he did ( lemmy.world )
Elon Musk Stormed Into the Tesla Office Furious That Autopilot Tried to Kill Him ( futurism.com )