He’s a patsy - a convenient face to focus our attention on while the real actors function behind the scenes. As the magician says, “please focus all of your attention on this hand over here…”
Fortunately, vision is based on a “dark current” that requires energy to not see light. (This is supposedly why some people in a near-death experience report seeing a white tunnel effect.)
A video titled “This Video Will Make You Angry”, by CGP Grey, about how memes evolve in the same manner as living organisms, though in this case those most successful tend to be the ones that engender anger in their target audience.
Thank you for the feedback. Frankly I wasn’t certain what all would be auto-populated from the video and did not want everything to be duplicated - this is my first post from this account and while the second for Lemmy overall, the first again for a video link, and to this community.
I edited the post from the old body of “This Video Will Make You Angry, by CGP Grey” to now:
A video titled “This Video Will Make You Angry”, by CGP Grey, about how memes evolve in the same manner as living organisms, though in this case those most successful tend to be the ones that engender anger in their target audience.
Anyway, it’s a 9-year-old video, and yet one that I had not seen from him before somehow, though certainly the concept has made the rounds. Even so I found it interesting, and in light of the upcoming election season (in the USA and world-wide) thought it might be worth sharing:-).
How “meta” then that CGP Grey chose to use a click-baity title to talk about why people use click-bait content:-).
For now, to drink (and, especially, to produce) raw milk “is a way of breaking with convention and raging against the machine”, said Weiss, “while engaging in caveman-inspired biohacking”.
“Raw milkers want control over their lives”, said Weiss, and that includes their food.
We don’t need to attribute to malice what can be explained by sheer, unadulterated, absolute, abject stupidity.
Oh well, so long as it is properly labelled, I am actually fine with them having their “freedumbs” - it is rather when they extend out of that zone and try to tell OTHERS what to do with THEIR bodies that they need to be reigned in.
That wouldn’t help so much - they choose to not see the harm themselves, therefore would be quite willing to do so, and have their children do it right there along with you both as well.
Bc Democrats didn’t even bother to hold primaries - tbf, that’s common with a sitting incumbent - and while conservatives tried to hold debates before the Republican primaries, Trump just laughed them off, didn’t bother to attend, and won easily anyway.
Meanwhile, people on both sides are like “how is democracy not working”!?, while choosing to conveniently ignore that this is how democracy always works. i.e. it takes real effort, so this whole solution of waiting for Superman or whoever to save us was doomed from the start.
If we will not put forth effort to maintain something, then someone may come and take it away from us.
Oh yeah - to clarify, I meant “things take effort to maintain” is how democracy always works, not “vote for me bc the other guy is worse”, which is only a feature of those with 2-party systems in place.
The former is also simply stating that systems tend towards entropic decay, without intervention to prop them up. So it is not unique even to just political systems. e.g. Nixon was impeached, but rather than attempt to stop future such attempts, we instead allowed people to lay the groundwork for the next attempt. And then when the January 6 coup attempt failed, once again rather than take steps to prevent such in the future, we again allowed it to fester and the same exact people who tried it before are now stating openly that they would like to try again. So… third time’s a charm, anyone? 🍀
Whereas it seems an open question whether a 2-party system can even be called a “democracy” at all, but even if it can, especially at first, it definitely shifts the field away from what people consider as the foundational principles of democracy. And that too we allowed to fester, for many decades. But surely nothing bad would ever happen, ever, for any reason, right!? Nope, it seems to me that we are all permanently safe, forever… 🍀
Similarly with religion. e.g. Jesus said: “love one another, especially those you disagree with” - love ofc is a chosen attitude towards patience, gentleness, kindness, peace, etc., and instituted the most widespread and strongest provisions for women’s rights that the world has ever seen.
Fast-forward to today’s religious christofascists taking away women’s health options and taking sexual advantage of children and it’s just… not the same. Everything gets corrupted over time, and takes effort to preserve and persevere.
I caught a hell of a cold two weeks ago and it seems to have passed except for this Niagara Falls tier runny nose. I’ve succumbed to desperation and have just been walking around with a nose tampon. Lemmy, how do you treat your runny nose??
Maybe don’t over-do it trying to “stop” it - that stuff drips for a reason? Like, where else is it going to go?
I would actually suggest going the other direction and like drink a bunch of hot drinks to try to let more come out, especially at a time of your choosing (first: inhale the steam, then: drink, repeat as desired). I would guess that once whatever is up in there that is causing the irritation gets flushed out, it may stop?
Whereas I wonder if blocking it could lead to a sinus infection? Your body is trying to help you, so it is generally best to help rather than hinder that process, unless you really truly do know better - though speaking of, I am not a doctor, it’s just thoughts.:-)
Most powerful Republican in Congress complains he has no influence: Mitch McConnell has admitted he can’t control the Republican Party. (newrepublic.com)
One of Congress’s most powerful Republicans apparently feels powerless in the face of Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign....
Your body is completely dark except for the 1 molecule outside layer that light hits.
Supposed Scientists (lemmy.world)
I held on to hope that this would be satire way too long. Then I remembered what group I was on.
conservation (mander.xyz)
Memes live in your brain (youtu.be)
A video titled “This Video Will Make You Angry”, by CGP Grey, about how memes evolve in the same manner as living organisms, though in this case those most successful tend to be the ones that engender anger in their target audience.
Luck of the O'Brien (lemmy.world)
Bird flu in US cows: is the milk supply safe? (www.nature.com)
Biden slayin' at the 2024 White House Correspondents' Dinner tonight (i.ibb.co)
It took me years to realize this (sh.itjust.works)
The whipping will continue until morale improves. (lemmy.world)
Im sure your therapist will help you cope with the situation. On your dime of course....
Schrodinger's Immunity (lemmy.world)
It only exists when observed by the right people.
I’ve run out of ideas so I’m asking you. How do you stop your runny nose?
I caught a hell of a cold two weeks ago and it seems to have passed except for this Niagara Falls tier runny nose. I’ve succumbed to desperation and have just been walking around with a nose tampon. Lemmy, how do you treat your runny nose??
Even the lies? (lemmy.world)
In light of recent events... (media.giphy.com)
People are out there right now trying to correct every grammar mistake on the internet.