I picked up a few today from smaller online stores before they realized. Will have to keep the servers running somehow

I’m guessing those seasoning crumbs are a pretty standard mixture, one that is easily googled, and can be bought for pennies compared to that bag. Some olive oil, that seasoning, and a bug bowl and you could have weeks of it ready to go

I’ve lived long enough where I definitely see this as the reason.

It starts with one person saying “hey wait, if we do this thing we waste a little less!”. Good intentions and idea. It grows and catches on. Companies see that and see the triple hitter: they can

• reduce overhead costs by not doing the wasteful thing
• go on a PR blitz making it look like they’re doing amazing things, people clapping all the way
• continue charging the same amount.

Happens all the time. Tipping is the best example. You feel bad for the driver or server so you tip a little more. Companies see this and make it easier for you to tip, saying they really value their workers and want to let you tell them. Meanwhile they do nothing for actual pay, screwing you and the employees at the same time.

Okay that changes things. If they turned off these guardrails than that was on them, never blindly trust an LLM like that

Oh my god really? Cursor explicitly asks you each command and could only do this in “yolo” mode. Not having these guardrails is insane

As an aside, I have that coffee maker and love it! See if there’s a local coffee shop, here in my city it was stocked and they even let me try a cup from there

Oh as an aside, the coffee comes out SUPER weak at the beginning, where I thought it was broken. Give it 20-30 shots/cups and it’ll start tasting more normal. I’ve had mine for 3 years now and love it

Honestly they all suck

Best we continue to change nothing because what’s the point! Here’s my credit card fill 'er up please and thanks!

We love to blame the big corporations and governments for where we are, but both are products of our society and people. George Carlin said it best, selfish ignorant people vote for selfish ignorant leaders. All of this is a product of a society who allows it. Big tech and corporations exist because we as a society give them money. Social media algorithms and ads and everything exist because they work. We sit here and preach linux, and preach getting off of it, but we are the minority. The majority don’t care and happily go along with whatever is given to them, and they vote and purchase just like it.

Climate change is a big one for me. I see people every day saying we need to hold companies accountable - and we do, but goddamn if we all stopped using oil every day, natural gas for cooking, choosing to bike or take a train over driving or flying you know what? Those companies would be forced to change because they wouldn’t be making money off of us. If even just 40% of Americans stopped using Oil the “big oil” companies would be looking at bankruptcy or minimum desperately trying to modernize to stay on top. We can’t shift all of the blame on them, we continue to purchase their products because it’s easier. Everything in the end is a consumer good, and if we voted/purchased differently as a society then things would change. The fact is is that people either don’t care, or worse don’t want to change.

Once there people will view moving as a hassle, but I understand what you’re thinking. Mastodon I think did it better with “suggesting” an instance to you, and Lemmy has gotten better about it. For friends and family I think the best way is basically telling them which server to use. Go here, sign up

No, you argued and shot down every idea. Let’s take the bar one, you said:

A. There only to drink. B. Are not comfortable knowing new people and only there with their friends or family. C. Very self focused, that they are uninterested into pursuing other activities

So going into this you had a very negative outlook and ignored that you gave a very narrow view. Obviously you assumed a lot about people and what they thinking, and you shut yourself out before ever saying hello. I know this one to be false because I am someone who loves going to a bar, sitting down at the bar, and starting small talk. Sure if you walk up to a group of people you’re going to get weird looks, but I’ve met some very interesting people while sitting on a barstool and just chatting.

This is just one example. I could go to all of the others too, but the point is is that you have a very negative outlook. I go back to what I said, the first step is to find your own personal joy, what gives you enjoyment. I say it’s not that you’re lonely, it’s that you don’t know yourself. You start by looking inward, and learning who you are.

You already posted this on another thread and I like what they said.

Find something you like doing, then join a local group that does it. Can be anything.

And another said volunteering.

You replied:

Bro, I need a starting point. And I don’t like chess and people at the gym seem to be only there to exercise and leave as soon as possible. I need a effective solution.

The first step is an inward journey, figuring out who you are and what you enjoy/like. First you need to be comfortable with yourself, and then other people will come around.

Your starting point is you. What do you like, what do you enjoy doing, and if you don’t know, well there’s the problem right there. There are 8 billion people on this planet right now, the people are there. If you don’t know what you enjoy, how are you supposed to find enjoyment?

Email to register is a one time step to prevent spamming. Just make a throwaway email somewhere and register. Any instance not doing that is open to spammers

Build what you want to see. You’ll find that there is far less hand-holding here on Lemmy and the fediverse. If there is content you want to see, then you need to be willing to help post and show. You’re doing a good job here by posting, but be the change you want to see.

If there is a community you want, help kickstart it by posting regularly and driving discussion, evangelizing it.

As for uncensored, you may have to go to the less-federated servers, as most of the content has been defederated, usually with good reason.

Yeah from what I’ve seen its basically “I’ve tried nothing and I’m all out of ideas”.

These guys who read about alpha beta sigma crap, are sexist, misogynistic, completely clueless are then shocked that women don’t want to be around them. It requires introspection, which I don’t think many of them have.

And heeeeere come your Doritos Locos Tacos Players!!

I’ve never understood why they don’t have a “shut up and take my money” service. Fine they have their contracts, but they have die-hard fans who would love to give them money to watch their teams in one place. Give credit to paramount, fox, whoever, just get it to your customers. They’re doing them a disservice and missing out on money

I don’t know where you get yours, but I get 24 loads in a box of powder for $6. https://www.kroger.com/p/kroger-dishwasher-detergent-powder-lemon-scent/0001111080564

That’s good, reuse > recycle. We had nothing to do with them so were just recycling these giant jugs all the time. Now we have a big container we pour the detergent into and just scoop it out as we go. Containers are cardboard for the powder

I’d say it’s better, but not great. Environmentally it still comes with a giant plastic jug that needs to be disposed of, and we all know how plastic recycling is. On your wallet, if you think bout it, you’re not just paying for the soap, but the water and the weight/shipping of that water to get to your home from the factories.

Powder is really the same thing, but you have water at home to mix it with, that happens in your washing machine. So, naturally it is going to be cheaper.