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What is something you never understood the hype for?

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  • bleistift2@sopuli.xyzB [email protected]

    OK so now imagine 4 things you’re doing and they take up the width of one monitor each

    That’s an assumption I [Edit (bad English): contend challenge]. Often when I see people who claim they need n monitors, then they’re wasting screen space like nothing. For instance, giving 2560px to a web browser that effectively uses the 920px in the middle to display text, because reading a line across 17 inches is terrible.

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    /shrug You can challenge that assumption, and it might be the case for you, but if you're a developer, or you're working in applications like DaVinci Resolve, or you're comparing multiple spreadsheets, or you're comparing a spreadsheet with your taxes, or the list goes on and on. For example, here is someone developing a game with Unity https://i.sstatic.net/TrHVR.png and they don't even have their IDE window up!

    Here's a really good example 😉
    https://www3.nasa.gov/specials/mcc360/

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      Most superheroes.

      EDIT: SJW admins confirms that I've been down voted by Superman and Spiderman

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      Superheroes are gay.

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        Why do we have to have massive stadiums everywhere ?

        Pay for your hobby yourself.

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        • _thisdot@infosec.pub_ [email protected]

          You can do that. But certain voices carry extra weight within communities.

          I followed today's Formula 1 race on both Threads and Mastodon. Both platforms allow you to follow topics and that's what I did. But then I follow the people I find interesting as well

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          I was really rooting for Yuki the most and he lost so many places 😭
          granted they did switch something up on him without preparing him for it but still

          otherwise man I hope the FIA learns something from this race, it was bloody horrible. I would've had a more entertaining time going to church with my father and listening to someone preach for an hour and a half 🙃

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          • carbonicedragon@pawb.socialC [email protected]

            Romance. Like I get on an intellectual level why people couple up and all, evolution and all that, and that people strongly desire it, but Ive never been able to imagine exactly what it feels like to want that close of a relationship with someone, let alone a formalized and exclusive one.

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            I want essentially a roommate who is cute, but not really sex. I just don't really understand it beyond a means to an end.

            Granted when I started estrogen I got the bombshell news that I am possibly intersex(?) with ~5x less than minimum normal levels of testosterone so that probably has something to do with it

            it's been about a month on E and my sex drive has plummeted even further than it was before. It's interesting.

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            • cm0002@lemmy.worldC [email protected]

              Original question by @[email protected]

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              Alcohol. Or drugs for that matter. But alcohol is the one that actually pisses me off when depicted in media. It's always some character downing a glass of something and then having this super happy face and enjoying themselves. Like, fuck off? Anyone I know who drinks doesn't even enjoy the flavor of it, and it being romanticized into this fancy, social drink is genuinely infuriating.

              As for drugs, I just don't understand the reason why someone would want to alter their mental capabilities.

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              • leonixster@lemmy.blahaj.zoneL [email protected]

                Alcohol. Or drugs for that matter. But alcohol is the one that actually pisses me off when depicted in media. It's always some character downing a glass of something and then having this super happy face and enjoying themselves. Like, fuck off? Anyone I know who drinks doesn't even enjoy the flavor of it, and it being romanticized into this fancy, social drink is genuinely infuriating.

                As for drugs, I just don't understand the reason why someone would want to alter their mental capabilities.

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                Don't enjoy alcohol like that.
                It can have a particular taste I might enjoy every while but I know the risls and try to keep it a low number. And I feel like I can be at risk for addictions. So I was never drunk and never plan to.

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                  Mr. Beast.

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                  Unsubbed from a person that featured him recently.
                  Can't support his behaviour and anyone that supports his presence in any capacity.

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                  • D [email protected]

                    The one thing Krispy Kreme has going for them is if you can get them fresh and warm, they are pretty damn good, and they generally make them fresh all day. But at least in my area, what they did is open a handful of locations where you could get them freshly-made, let those build some hype for a year or two, then close them down and sell the pre-packaged garbage in grocery stores and gas stations.

                    IMO they are still generally better than whatever other basic glazed donuts you can buy off the store shelf, but if there's a local bakery that sells fresh donuts though, 10/10 they will be better than Krispy Kreme.

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                    99% of Krispy Kreme in the UK is sold from a small display in a supermarket, where they’re stone cold and greasy as shit.

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                    • leonixster@lemmy.blahaj.zoneL [email protected]

                      Alcohol. Or drugs for that matter. But alcohol is the one that actually pisses me off when depicted in media. It's always some character downing a glass of something and then having this super happy face and enjoying themselves. Like, fuck off? Anyone I know who drinks doesn't even enjoy the flavor of it, and it being romanticized into this fancy, social drink is genuinely infuriating.

                      As for drugs, I just don't understand the reason why someone would want to alter their mental capabilities.

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                      Genuine question: have you ever tried alcohol or weed?

                      Not saying you have to but it would make the point that at least you know what you're rejecting and why

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                      • leonixster@lemmy.blahaj.zoneL [email protected]

                        Alcohol. Or drugs for that matter. But alcohol is the one that actually pisses me off when depicted in media. It's always some character downing a glass of something and then having this super happy face and enjoying themselves. Like, fuck off? Anyone I know who drinks doesn't even enjoy the flavor of it, and it being romanticized into this fancy, social drink is genuinely infuriating.

                        As for drugs, I just don't understand the reason why someone would want to alter their mental capabilities.

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                        As far as drugs go, I’ve tried basically everything but opiates (well I’ve smoked opium, but nothing else. I avoid those) and the way some drugs can change your visual, auditory, and even temporal perceptions is the most amazing and interesting experience in life. It’s truly incredible. I don’t do much anymore, but I’m so happy I have tried what I did. Beyond perception, certain drugs have made me feel pleasure beyond anything I could possibly imagine. Some people told me stuff like that could ruin other pleasures in life, but I have not at all had that happen. Perhaps heroin or fent could do that.

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                          As far as drugs go, I’ve tried basically everything but opiates (well I’ve smoked opium, but nothing else. I avoid those) and the way some drugs can change your visual, auditory, and even temporal perceptions is the most amazing and interesting experience in life. It’s truly incredible. I don’t do much anymore, but I’m so happy I have tried what I did. Beyond perception, certain drugs have made me feel pleasure beyond anything I could possibly imagine. Some people told me stuff like that could ruin other pleasures in life, but I have not at all had that happen. Perhaps heroin or fent could do that.

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                          I understand why people do it (logically). But altering what I hear, see, taste, etc. is something that doesn't call to me at all, so I don't understand why people want to do it.

                          I guess it's more of a "I can't relate"?

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                          • appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comA [email protected]

                            Don't enjoy alcohol like that.
                            It can have a particular taste I might enjoy every while but I know the risls and try to keep it a low number. And I feel like I can be at risk for addictions. So I was never drunk and never plan to.

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                            There has only been one alcoholic drink that I've enjoyed and it was because it tasted more like juice than alcohol. Also I was 17 at the time (accompanied by trusted adults) so that might've influenced it.

                            I get why people drink, and it's not like I'll care about any random person downing drinks left and right. What makes me mad is the overly-romanticized way it's depicted in media 99% of the time, and how normalized it is.

                            To each their own, but fuck any depiction in media that romanticizes them.

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                            • leonixster@lemmy.blahaj.zoneL [email protected]

                              I understand why people do it (logically). But altering what I hear, see, taste, etc. is something that doesn't call to me at all, so I don't understand why people want to do it.

                              I guess it's more of a "I can't relate"?

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                              That’s totally fair! I was straightedge for my early life and also didn’t understand. Something changed for me when I was in my 20s. I decided to try cannabis and realized everything I was told about drugs was wrong. I can’t smoke cannabis anymore, it gives me crazy anxiety. But I do take MDMA every four months or so with my partner, because it’s the best feeling I’ve ever experienced!

                              The coolest drug I’ve taken was 5-MeO-DiPT, or “Foxy”. It altered everything about the world. It was the only thing I’ve ever tried that changed time. My partner at the time and I were listening to music familiar to us, and both noticed notes stretching out way longer than they usually do. The body feelings were also insane. I would never do it again hahaha

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                              • leonixster@lemmy.blahaj.zoneL [email protected]

                                There has only been one alcoholic drink that I've enjoyed and it was because it tasted more like juice than alcohol. Also I was 17 at the time (accompanied by trusted adults) so that might've influenced it.

                                I get why people drink, and it's not like I'll care about any random person downing drinks left and right. What makes me mad is the overly-romanticized way it's depicted in media 99% of the time, and how normalized it is.

                                To each their own, but fuck any depiction in media that romanticizes them.

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                                Absolutely.
                                Sadly some amazing tasting drinks contain alcohol. 😕
                                And I'd prefer if they just tasted like that without the actual alcohol.

                                Edit: Phrasing 😉

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                                  The Office

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                                  The TV Series or the real estate scam by the rich?

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                                    Mobile UI. It sucks. Yet the majority of people online are now connecting from it, and everything wants to be an app.

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                                    The keyboard is epic though. Totally designed in 6th circle of hell

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                                      Partying. The whole idea of dressing up to leave one’s home after dark to visit a dimly lit, overly crowded place with overpriced drinks and snacks and music so loud you can’t hear yourself think.

                                      Seems entirely unnecessary. I feel like social connection is so much easier when you can see and hear each other. Being able to get enough sleep and not needing to pay through the nose for 5 peanuts is also nice.

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                                        I was really rooting for Yuki the most and he lost so many places 😭
                                        granted they did switch something up on him without preparing him for it but still

                                        otherwise man I hope the FIA learns something from this race, it was bloody horrible. I would've had a more entertaining time going to church with my father and listening to someone preach for an hour and a half 🙃

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                                        You can tell it's a shit race when the coverage is mostly showing people in 14th-18th position. Normally I like Spa, and I like wet GPs because they're unpredictable. But this was a procession. Not as bad as Monaco, but nearly.

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                                          I can't help but wonder how much the popularity of reality TV led us to where we are now. I don't just mean how the US president used to have his own stupid show, but how many people grew up thinking that "watching people create drama" is peak entertainment.

                                          The same era saw the decline and demise of a number of educational channels and shows. Is it a coincidence? I don't know. All I know is there are lots of adults who grew up watching "reality" shows who now think politics are just a game to "win" and that when their opponents are upset, it's amusing. It's like the concept of empathy or working together don't even enter their minds. Everything is just for entertainment, no matter how serious it is or how many innocent people get screwed over by it.

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                                          “watching people create drama”

                                          Same reason soap operas are popular and why wrestling used to be huge (maybe wrestling still is huge, but I don't feel like I hear about it as much).

                                          People like drama. That it's contrived doesn't matter, it's still drama.

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