Social media even moreso than news, for younger audiences. Doom posts gets engagement.

Or do, and make him look foolish. I don’t know much about Newsom, but Desantis is a terrible public speaker.

(Not that it stopped 45, I guess…)

Mine was also dental, so that checks out. My dream ended with a volcano for some reason.

A couple of times. This last time, I swore that I was conscious during the procedure and tried explaining it to the doctor when I woke up. I told him that I was sort of dreaming, and my brain was converting pain/pressure into stuff happening in the dream.

They didn’t seem to believe me, and honestly I don’t think I do either. I was really out of it when I woke up.

Causes some issues.

Like when they start vaping at 1 y/o and their first words are about taking a “gap year” after Pre-K?

That’s pretty impressive. Having twins sounds awesome.

I feel like if I ever have twins, I’m going to stress about that more than is necessary. Like, documenting freckles or using a sharpie or something.

This is what I love about the Souls genre. It’s a great feeling to chase.

I briefly considered that I had fallen into an alternate timeline.

Been hearing good things and am looking forward to trying it out!

I feel like I’ve seen this title many times over the years.

Sometime between now and 2271!

Movies make it seem like it’s some magical land of partying and having life-changing experiences every week, but I think the average person just goes to class and goes home.

I don’t trust it not to break.

Also they’re wildly expensive.

I’m personally loving how much Trek is on Lemmy. There’s even a star trek based instance.

This isn’t uncommon now, and it’s sad. Social media algorithms pushing doom and gloom for clicks are scaring people out of living their lives.

The whole thing feels very similar to how Fox News scares old people for viewers, except maybe less intentional.

I’m going to take this moment to intentionally appreciate not having a headache. Thanks.

I see this all the time on social media, and it’s frustrating. I don’t want to dampen anyone’s passion for combating climate change (because I agree!), but it’s like a feedback loop for rhetoric that gets more and more extreme.

Something that starts out as:

“There was a wildfire in _____. This could be part of a larger trend related to climate change.”

Turns into:

“This fire was caused directly by climate change.”

Turns into:

“The world is on fire! Take shelter!”

Turns into:

“Don’t plan for the future. Don’t have children. Move somewhere cold and start prepping for the apocalypse.”

You can literally watch this same process happen with every issue that gets traction on social media or cable news. Then one side looks at the most extreme comments from the other side and easily dismisses the whole thing.

He’s not wrong. Groupthink elevates the most extreme rhetoric, and when people hear that, they disregard the totally valid argument as a whole.

If one person is saying “Hey, this could be bad for our coral reefs, polar bear populations, may cause more hurricanes over time, etc.” they’re going to be completely drowned out by the person saying “THIS IS THE END OF MODERN SOCIETY!” (paraphrased from an upvoted comment under this post)

Now stack a game genie on top of that, like some cursed totem pole.