According to these comments there exists some fairy lands untouched by inflation and food deserts don't exist, it's just those damn millennials and their avocados again... 🙄🤦♀️
The kind of privilege that enables for that level of detachment (within the working class) is already obscene, but then using it to literally claim other peoples' reality simply doesn't exist is just so fucking gross..
Maybe people should just be thankful they've magically managed to escape the global inflation and all the rest of the bullshit companies are pulling to charge more for less, instead of calling people less fortunate than them, liars.
We're also not a fucking monolith, and while I appreciate some autists would find it easier or more comfortable communicating with a robot, I find it anything from frustrating to enraging when I'm forced to (like customer service) and would never choose to communicate with one over a human, ever.
Sure, NT's can be frustrating and enraging to deal with too, but at least when you get frustrated or enraged, they understand what frustration and rage are (even if not why you're feeling them).
This definitely reeks of an attempt to get NT's out of having to make any effort at inclusion.
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I want to see this community grow so I want to start creating some content here. What’s everyone’s favorite vape here? Could be model specific or vague like portable, conduction, analog, etc… Preach your favorite way to vaporize!
I tried all sorts before I got it thinking it was too expensive, but being mostly bedbound I realised the convenience of having it right there plugged in to the mains so I don't have to remember to recharge (or use a lighter), and having a big bowl that I don't need to stop and refill 3 times before I feel anything, was well worth the money.
I do have a Healthy Rips for the rare occasion when I go out, but the time it takes me to get any medicinal effect from it (need at least 3 capsules) is always a reminder of how much of a better fit the volcano is for my needs..
A documentary about a young deaf Kurdish boy and his family who move to the UK so he, and they, can learn to communicate. It quite delicately touches on so many themes from family, community, acceptance, self determination, pride, to ableism, displacement, hostile immigration policy, and other systemic barriers. I cried...
Yeah, it was on late and I wasn't sure I'd stay awake, but I was instantly drawn in..
I don't want to spoil too much, I will say that the last tears I cried were happy tears, but I was also left feeling my usual rage at the state of the world and how unnecessary all the suffering is.. But there is a lot of love and solidarity in the film, and there are definitely positive feelings left too, but just like the experiences being documented, it's a real journey..
Or, you know, just listen to women.. Revolutionary, I know, and seemingly impossible to some, but that's literally all you need to do to not be "trapped" (magically managing to claim victimhood where there is none, as per usual), instead of outing yourself, just like OP suggests.. ¯\(ツ)/¯
It is literally the rage they express when rejected that is WHY we would be more scared to run in to one in the woods than we would a bear.
The fact that they're getting "insulted" at all, derailing the entire conversation and making it about them and how they are really the victims, is more proof that they don't give a shit about the actual experiences of violence and abuse that we are subjected to by them, only about their own egos.
Literally all they have to do is fucking listen, they are not the ones being harmed in any way shape or form (the reputation of men is already in the shit and it won't improve unless they work to improve it amongst themselves, but if anything, their reactions are only making it worse), and them being able to frame and prioritise themselves as the ones being being harmed (by ignoring or minimising the legitimate fears and traumatic experiences of millions of women) is just another of many demonstrations of just how privileged they are.
A friend has been sharing so many in the group chat, I'm loving it.. I'd post them to /196, but honestly I just can't be arsed with all the whiny men it'd bring my way.. 😂🤦♀️
Actually, hang on, in case anyone more patient than me wants to share:
There’s a lot of men telling on themselves in this thread. And everywhere else too.
Yup. These litmus tests are really useful for bringing out true colours and red flags, but it's also depressing to rediscover each time just how many of them there are..
The reason behind the husband’s death is equally uncertain, except to say that he died in prison in East Turkestan (Xinjiang) when serving a sentence for the “crime” of accessing overseas websites, one of six men from the same village to leave this world in similar circumstances....
We’re leftists and our site culture is pretty aggressive
I know that would make you feel better, but no, there are plenty of aggressive leftists on this site, and we don't get singled out, that's because people don't hate hexbear because you're aggressive leftists, but because you're toxic pro authoritarian tankies (not that there's any other kind), so not actually leftist at all (hint: if your "communism" has, and you worship and admire a dictator, it's not communism, same goes for if it has billionaires and forced labour/"re-education" camps, like your favourite flavoured boot China, or even N. Korea)..
My local food bank can only provide 8 packages with referrals every time before you run out, and I have, but my situation hasn’t improved financially due to various set backs and I’m struggling to feed myself. I’ve heard that supermarkets throw out massive amounts, but have never been in a position where dumpster diving...
Some good tips here already (look for another food bank/pantry/church in your area that could help, follow dumpster diving youtube channels for advice), you could also try some of these, or look for similar sites (I've only skimmed these, not vouching for the content):
But more importantly, please have a look at/chat to turn2us, you are almost certainly entitled to some benefits, they will help you figure out which you are entitled to, and there are then benefits advisers in almost every town who can help you through the process if you find it too daunting and/or difficult.
Just to add, give Approved Food a look, they sell food that is past its best by date, but still good to eat, at much lower prices.
There are also places, I can't think of what they're called right now, but it's basically a communal grocery shop where you take what you need, and pay what you can. Maybe ask your local foodbank if they know of anything like that?
The fact that there are people here victim blaming instead of losing their shit that it wasn't just made possible for him to work so long, but probably encouraged (if not directly by his employer, then by the desperate need for money for survival, or even the artificial and external pressures of capitalist "aspiration") is fucking scary, and it's the people doing it, thinking they're above being impacted by these external pressures that are the most susceptible to them (literally participating in it now - blaming the victim exclusively serves the system that killed him and those who uphold it for their personal gain).
Friiiiiiends! (lemmy.world)
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Marriage is like.. (i.ibb.co)
Why are socialist and communist countries usually considered more authoritarian than capitalist countries?
54% of young Americans say food costs are the biggest strain on their finances (www.cnbc.com)
People with Autism Spectrum Disorder Could Interact More Easily with a Robot than with a Human - Reasons and Limits (www.mdpi.com)
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What's Your Favorite Vape?
I want to see this community grow so I want to start creating some content here. What’s everyone’s favorite vape here? Could be model specific or vague like portable, conduction, analog, etc… Preach your favorite way to vaporize!
Americans have now spent all $2.1 trillion of their pandemic savings, San Francisco Fed says (fortune.com)
Name Me Lawand (2022) (www.imdb.com)
A documentary about a young deaf Kurdish boy and his family who move to the UK so he, and they, can learn to communicate. It quite delicately touches on so many themes from family, community, acceptance, self determination, pride, to ableism, displacement, hostile immigration policy, and other systemic barriers. I cried...
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In China, where authoritarianism is justified by redefining the term, a woman has reportedly been beaten to death during interrogation after accusing police of murdering her husband (dominotheory.com)
The reason behind the husband’s death is equally uncertain, except to say that he died in prison in East Turkestan (Xinjiang) when serving a sentence for the “crime” of accessing overseas websites, one of six men from the same village to leave this world in similar circumstances....
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I’m a little emotional, gotta be rational, being ok is optional, I’m in a phase, ani mevushal......
Can someone explained what hexbear is?
I see all over Lemmy, people really seem to hate hexbear, and I don’t get it. Can someone explain why most of Lemmy seems to absolutely hate them?
How do people actually dumpster dive to get free food? Are there any other cheap/free ways like this to get food?
My local food bank can only provide 8 packages with referrals every time before you run out, and I have, but my situation hasn’t improved financially due to various set backs and I’m struggling to feed myself. I’ve heard that supermarkets throw out massive amounts, but have never been in a position where dumpster diving...
Bank of America employee dies after working 120 hour weeks, associates organizing strike (mstdn.social)
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