[–] 2 points 3 days ago (1 child)

It's better than reddit, but less active.

Community is kind of toxic here as well, but more people are nice.

You still get randomly banned by some mod powertripping.

Overall, it's much less of a junk medium which is perfect for me.

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  • [–] 10 points 4 days ago

    The death penalty punishes lower class people for being moulded exactly the way society wants them to be moulded.

    How are you going to compare that to techno-parasites who are actively making the planet uninhabitable?

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  • [+] -9 points 1 week ago* (2 children)

    This is complete nonsense, I've never seen a dog in a crate in my whole life nor heard anything as retarded from any of the dog-owners I know.

    Obviously the dog should know that its whole house is its home, and if you want to give it a spot for itself, for the love of god don't give it a fucking jail cell.

    Is this an American thing or something?

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    There are insights I've learned through my life as a Buddhist and neurodivergent person I'd like to share on platforms, and occasionally, some contemporary topics I'd like to weigh in on for the same reason. I've also been encouraged by different people in the space based on what I've shared.

    Politically I'm a Centrist, with most of my opinions being politically correct; Anti-Trump, Pro-choice and pro women's issues in general, No problems with how people live their lives sexually or otherwise in terms of LGBTQ. I'll vote left cause there's no alternative, but dream of a non-two party system.

    But I honestly don't feel like sticking my neck out in the current culture. It doesn't feel to me as if the "bad people are being cancelled", while that does happen, it feels more to me that we're "waiting for someone to trip up".

    And once you're out, you're out. There seems to be no space for people making mistakes, learning, and growing. It's like we're all meant to be perfect and there's no learning curve whatsoever.

    And occasionally I like to question topics or nuance views, and that just gets hit with these extremely tribalistic opinions where I'm either "with us or the fascists", which just doesn't reflect where I'm coming from at all.

    As an example, sometimes as a neurodivergent you really can get far by developing strategies around your weaknesses, but I see people getting torched for "victim blaming" and all kinds of really strong reactions, based on them just trying to help, not at all trying to minimalize anyone's experience as far as I can see.

    So honestly I'm just staying out. Everything I've learned in my life has been through trial and error, being wrong and then getting wiser, and I just don't feel safe in this culture. I feel like everyone's waiting for you to trip up, and if I was to make a mistake, or have a bad opinion, there's no chance to grow, it's just instant banishment and goodbye.

    Anyone else feel like this?

    Edit: Upon reflection, it feels like we live in a "Suspicion Culture".

     

    When I want a cup of coffee, I'm looking for comfort in a cup, that cozy feeling when the coffee hits the spot, along with a little sweet chocolatey note, and a hint of bitterness and acid.

    Light roasts relly don't do any of that for me at all. What experience do you have when drinking it? What parts do you enjoy?

    I've got a mokka pot and an aeropress and I'm willing to give it a try.

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