Yeah same. Sucks that it took me failing out of college for me to figure out that maybe something was not quite right with me and that it wasnโt just purely a self-failing like Iโd believed for so long.
Projected last night at the Free Palestine Encampment at Cal, Berkeley. Colonial capitalism drives the war machine that bulldozes people from Gaza, to the Congo, to the Philippines. Itโs important for solarpunks to show up in solidarity with native peoples against imperialism. Sustainability depends on the knowledge and...
Also, please be civil this person was actually pretty chill about getting totally destroyed for this crazy take. I mostly just wanted to document this moment.
Memes are just the newest iteration of establishing shared ideals and interests and are also a way to establish in-group status. For example, if I posted a meme that says something like, โTFW Anos Voldigoad enters into a zect.โ onto an anime board; I manage to establish both an interest and in-group status to people that I have never met and will likely never meet. Memes are the inevitable result of people desiring to have in-group status and sharing their interests in the age of the internet. Sometimes, a picture, even a silly meme, really is worth a thousand words.
Tbh, Iโm not quite sure what you mean by, โattempts at vitality.โ Unless, thatโs a typo and you meant popularity. If thatโs the case, then I suppose I understand even if I donโt necessarily agree that thatโs the purpose of memes in general.
Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has ordered for an increase in weapons production, with the goal of delivering weaponry to the front quicker, Russia's Defense Ministry shared on May 1.
Iโve explored a few platforms within the Fediverse, but most of them seem to be inspired by and mimic existing mainstream social media platforms like Twitter, Reddit, and Facebook. While this familiarity can be comforting, I canโt help but wonder if there are any truly innovative and original platforms out there that offer a...
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A cutie waiting for his checkup (lemmy.world)
cheugy af (sh.itjust.works)
Wasted potential galore (lemmy.world)
TikTok sues U.S. government, says ban violates First Amendment (www.cnbc.com)
Projection at Cal Berkeley (slrpnk.net)
Projected last night at the Free Palestine Encampment at Cal, Berkeley. Colonial capitalism drives the war machine that bulldozes people from Gaza, to the Congo, to the Philippines. Itโs important for solarpunks to show up in solidarity with native peoples against imperialism. Sustainability depends on the knowledge and...
Legend refuses to let the man dictate what 'grammar' and what 'the correct word' is dictate his writing (lemmy.world)
Also, please be civil this person was actually pretty chill about getting totally destroyed for this crazy take. I mostly just wanted to document this moment.
I really do want to know though (lemmy.world)
we love those power laws (mander.xyz)
xkcd #2927: Alphabetical Cartogram (imgs.xkcd.com)
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Sanders Rips Colleagues for Attacking Student Protesters Instead of Netanyahu | Common Dreams (www.commondreams.org)
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday night spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate:...
Academic Rizzlers (mander.xyz)
No one will suspect a thing (lemmy.world)
Russia to increase arms production, speed up weapons deliveries, Shoigu says (kyivindependent.com)
Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has ordered for an increase in weapons production, with the goal of delivering weaponry to the front quicker, Russia's Defense Ministry shared on May 1.
Rulegum (discuss.tchncs.de)
Boy did we have a rough few weeks (imgur.com)
Sorry, a bit of a vent post. English/German as always....
What happened to "You're welcome!" as a response to "Thank You"? It's not even included in the canned answers on an apple watch. Have we as a society abandoned it?
I hear โNo problemโ far more often.
Physics (mander.xyz)
Evolution isn't linear. (mander.xyz)
Are there any innovative platforms in the Fediverse?
Iโve explored a few platforms within the Fediverse, but most of them seem to be inspired by and mimic existing mainstream social media platforms like Twitter, Reddit, and Facebook. While this familiarity can be comforting, I canโt help but wonder if there are any truly innovative and original platforms out there that offer a...