Committing suicide?

Yeah that’s not really how lemmy or any anonymous platform works really.

If you espouse a position that others disagree with they will tell you.

If your position is ridiculous then you will be ridiculed.

Personally, I find Lemmy to be a lot less respectful in this way than other platforms. As I said in my earlier comment any opinion that is less than absolutely supportive of the common opinions is heavily ostracized.

A good example would be the situation with Luigi Mangioni. The vast majority of users want mangioni to walk free, and as a result there’s blind support for “jury nullification”. This is obviously a complex issue with legal, social, and historic ramifications, but any opinions other than breathless support for jury nullification in his case will be heavily ostracized.

Yeah I’m kinda speechless. It doesn’t bear thinking about but I kinda wonder how aware she was of the consequences of what she was doing.

Yeah so you’ll generally find lemmy users to be quite hostile to your political position. I’m grown up enough not to be “hostile” but to be frank I think your voting choices are very poorly considered.

To your broader question. Lemmy is just like any other platform. If you say silly things people will rebut you. There is no respect for contrary opinions.

I’ve found that lemmy communities tend to be very homogeneous and in many threads if you offer any insights which are not breathless support you’ll be heavily downvoted and get vitriolic responses, or banned.

For example, saying anything critical of China in a .ml thread will result in a ban.

I don’t think it’s surprising at all that you’ve never heard of a Dyson sphere. It’s not a very popular idea even in science fiction.

There’s not really enough to sort. I just put them in a box.

You can describe someone like this as a socially conservative democrat.

I only keep one spare of each type.

I use cable ties to keep them coiled

Yeah.

Organic produce is often inferior, which kinda stands to reason because all the tOxIc ChEmIcALs are added to improve the product.

I mean, it’s obvious that adding fertilizer (phosphate) is going to produce bigger plumper tastier fruit and vegetables?

I buy organic cauliflower not because I prefer organic but because it’s all my local green grocer sells. It always has these little green caterpillars. I don’t let that bother me but I have noticed that it doesn’t seem to keep quite as long. Whether that’s because the caterpillars munching bits of it makes it deteriorate quicker, or it takes longer to get from the farm to me, or it’s a different variety, I really don’t know. It’s def not objectively as good as the non-organic version.

As an aside, Bananas (like most fruit and veg) has been heavily domesticated by humans and the original from the pleistocene was pretty awful from the sounds of it with much less edible flesh and much bigger and harder seeds.

It would be better to subsidise owners rather than manufacturers.

I didn’t say that’s what you said, I asked you whether it’s what you really believe?

Suggesting that this is RFK’s “best idea” implies that this set up addresses the problem of drug abuse better than existing established rehab programs.

Sadly I think you’ve missed my point.

I never look at organic stuff because while they may legitimately avoid pesticides and other chemicals, there is no scientifically demonstrated benefit to organic produce, and it costs a lot more.

There’s an implication that organic is healthier and just better, but there’s no evidence of that.

Like I could buy milk from cows that have nice names and listen to music while being milked, and that might make me feel better, but the nutritional quality of the milk is the same.

I can’t believe I have to say this but, us poor people need to elect representatives that will regulate the fuck out of billionaires. This might surprise you but plenty of poor people vote for representatives that will be mean to other poor people, rather than those who will regulate billionaires.

Sorry mate this is just bonkers.

Do you really believe RFK has just solved drug abuse?

Why not ask people who have been working in rehab centres for decades what is needed to mitigate this complex problem.

How can we tell billionaires about climate change? By voting. Poor people vote.

I don’t think this is true.

It’s not exciting to me any more because I hate the way it’s changing the world.

In the 2010s it felt like tech would save us.

I’ve discovered that I find drinking hot water to be very refreshing and hydrating. Just sip from a cup of hot water just like coffee or tea.

Its probably not very hydrating because you can’t just chug half a litre like you can room temp.

Just saying, a preference for cold water even when it’s cold is for sure a learned behaviour IMO.

Wow that’s nuts.

That’s just a dumb meme, nothing has been successfully able to kill me yet.

In all seriousness though, Australia is a popular destination for migrants.