[–] 5 points 5 days ago (1 child)

Just remember that most people just wanna be entertained and talk about themselves. Ask regular questions that you wish someone would ask you, and you solve both of the challenges.

If you say or do something stupid, acknowledge it and move on with the rest of the day.

Follow through. If you say you will check out a book /show/movie/ band…actually do it, and be honest about what you think, it will give you something to talk about.

Try to have a question and a compliment on standby for everyone you see regularly. You might need to devote a few minutes to this daily but it’ll be worth it.

Never expect anyone to do anything for you and you won’t resent them when the inevitably don’t do anything for you. The people that actually do things for you despite your lack of expectation, probably genuinely like you and want to be around you.

Don’t apologize about everything you do but be sincere if you do apologize and then CHANGE YOUR BEHAVIOR.

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  • [–] 43 points 5 days ago (3 children)

    I like it here. Got permabanned from reddit formoffering general safety advice to protestors in Minnesota in early 2025.

    Starting an account with Lemmy has been The closest I’ve come to the glory days of Orange-Red vs Periwinkle, and knowing exactly when the narwhal bacons.

    I suspect this site will remain largely unknown for a while, among people that don’t like reading words. I’ll stay a while.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 days ago

    I think the ai bros decided to hit the gas on ai because it is 95% certain we will fail to stop runaway climate change and thus kill the entire planet whereas letting their superintelligence-in-development take control of everything at this crucial moment gives us a 87% chance of survival but also ensures they are able to finish their massive underground cities and automate as much as possible so they don’t need any poor, which is what the data centers are really for.

    Thanks for coming to my Ted talk.

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