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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Boy, I sure hope somebody got fired for that blunder…Oh…yikes

Anyone have a non-paywalled version?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Supposedly it's being "reclaimed" by the alt-right on Twitter.

omg I would love to see some examples! is it like when they claimed that, "We are all domestic terrorists"? I would pee my g-string if I saw that they seriously said, "We are all re******" 😆

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

One day redneck and hillbilly will be considered slurs too. Mark my words.

They already are

[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 days ago

Contramuffin. (2024). Describing my job: I do science. Lemmy World, 78(9), 69-420.

 

I guess it's another way of asking, "What event in your life had to most effective impact?"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

lol, I updated it with a silly link for more even fun 😋

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (7 children)

This makes sense given the popular knowledge at the time. The reason Columbus set sail wasn't because he was a genius that knew the Earth was round when everyone else didn't. We knew the Earth was round since antiquity. I can't remember who^1^, but some ancient Greek had calculated the circumference of the Earth using the angle of a shadow, distance to a ~~equinox~~ solstice, and simple trigonometry. They guy was less than 5% off with his rudimentary calculation, which is impressive considering that he paid some dude to measure the distance between two towns by walking it. Anyways, the Western Europeans thought that Japan was farther east, somewhere around where the words "Terra florida" are on this map if I recall correctly from memory. When the Niña, Pinta, and Santa Marimba (party boat! jk, it was Santa Maria named after the "virgin") landed on the most beautiful land that human eyes had ever seen, they knew they hadn't landed on Zipangri/Cipangu/Japan. Instead, they thought they had landed on some island off of India, which is why they called the locals "Indios" (Indians). Anyways part 2, they thought that Japan was much further east than it was. I imagine that since they hadn't found it for this map yet, they though it must be right out of sight of the western coast of North Vespucci (America).

What I'm curious about is that 7448 inflating archipelago. Anyone have an idea on what that's about?

1: The dude was Eratosthenes. Thanks, @[email protected]!

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 week ago

That shit is so scary. Those people were ready to exterminate others out of pure hate and brain washing. It made me think about how the more extreme MAGA people today refer to liberals/Democrats. It's like they're heading down the same path. It's insane that that many people can fall into that type of mentality with the freedom of information we have today. They've been trained to only believe a certain narrative, but instinctively disbelieve and see as enemy anything that goes against it. Freedom of thought is not an option for them. Crazy af.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

REAL CAR ACCIDENTS!! 🚘💥🚙

Often times, games underplay the medical and psychological impacts of traumatic events, so we unconsciously think that we would generally be fine if we were to experience a car accident.

Trigger warning of car accidents and general PTSD

If you get in a car accident, you end up in the ICU and can't get out of bed for weeks at the least. Once you get out, you have to complete physical therapy over months to get a portion of your mobility back. Once you are out of the hospital and no longer have the 24-hr support of sympathetic medical staff...

PTSD and grief! The person develops PTSD and has relevant triggers that uncontrollably illicit sympathetic nervous system activation (fight-or-flight). At first, it's only car stuff. A car back fires? Person zones out their environment, time slows down, and only nearby cars that are brightly glowing amd have the video quality sharpness set to max. Literally everything else is blurred and muffled out. The activation lasts for a while. When the person comes back, they're embarrassed. Slowly, they start cutting away people from their life as more stimuli begins to trigger the person and can't function in social settings without self-medicating. Eventually, they develop a drug problem just to make it through the day, while experiencing insomnia every night. But wait, there's more! There was a close friend with them in the car that died in the accident, so whenever they are reminded of said person, they fall into crying spell and can't function for a while as they wrestle with the guilt of feeling responsible for the loss. The insomnia and overwhelming loneliness ensures that they wake up with only half their health everyday.

While morbid af, I think it would help advocate for victims of trauma and loss. Also, it might encourage to people think before they behave in ways that are too risky when driving.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

@[email protected] thanks for sharing btw

Right‽ I always enjoy their posts ever since I first noticed them during a meme fad on ai images community. Their posts were typically some deep thought stuff.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I usually take SMH as them saying they're nodding in disapproval or judgment. It's kind of like how a wise adult would see two immature kids having a disagreement over something insignificant and easy to resolve, but their egos get in the way. The adult would nod and perhaps sigh or say, "tsk, tsk," to themselves. Anyone else see it this way or differently?

 

Let the infodumps begin! 🔔🔔🔔

 

Has to be a sport already in the Olympics

 

Pls give a reason as to why you like it

 

I have been propositioned by swingers quite a bit. It's to the point that if a couple is nice to me, I start getting suspicious. This has happened with acquaintances, long-time friends, people I've met at a party, co-workers, and even strangers at the beach. Three times that I can remember off the top of my head, they propositioned me and my girlfriend at the time (separate girls many years apart). Is this a normal thing? What about me could make me attractive to swinger couples?

I'm a cis-gendered straight male. As far as physical attractiveness, I would say I'm slightly above average based on what women have told me and how they treat me.

 

Could be the type of pet, the breed, how they behave, their relationship...anything about the pet that informs you on their human.

 

Edit: Alright, I have a good idea of the situation and how I am going to address it. I appreciate the respectful responses.

 

Something that would make people a bit uncomfortable from being cringe

 

Borderline Personality Disorder

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a pervasive and lifelong mental disorder that affects interpersonal relationships, mood, and behavior. Those diagnosed with BPD often struggle with an unstable self-identity and self-image, difficulty in regulating their emotions, impulsive and self-sabotaging behavior, a fear of abandonment, feelings of emptiness, and a pattern of highly unstable relationships where idealization and devaluation are common.

Complex-PTSD

Complex PTSD, or cPTSD, is a subset of PTSD. Whereas PTSD is a fear-based disorder, cPTSD is often referred to as a shame-based disorder originating from a history of chronic, and long-term exposure to traumatic events such as ongoing severe child abuse or long-term relationship abuse.

Key Differences Between BPD and cPTSD

  • While both disorders may experience symptoms associated with fear within relationships, one distinguishing factor seen in BPD that is not often seen in cPTSD is a fear of abandonment. Those with cPTSD, however, may avoid relationships based on feeling somehow unlovable or undeserving because of the abuse they endured, which can overlap with similar feelings experienced in BPD. Similarly, those with cPTSD often avoid relationships altogether or push others away as unsafe or threatening; these behaviors may be confused as a fear of abandonment seen in those with BPD.

  • Those with cPTSD may often feel shame and blame themselves for their interpersonal problems—a symptom that is also similar to the experiences of those with BPD. However, another key difference is that those with cPTSD usually do not self-harm; this is a more common behavior seen in BPD, where stressors in interpersonal relationships may trigger episodes of self-harming behavior. This may include suicidal ideation or a suicide attempt.

  • Another key difference between the two is that whereas both may feel relationships are seen as unsafe or threatening, a person with cPTSD may often choose to avoid intimacy or relationships altogether. A person with BPD, on the other hand, may struggle with being alone and may use relationships to prevent feelings of loneliness or abandonment.

  • While both those with BPD and cPTSD struggle with emotional regulation and often experience outbursts of anger or crying, those with cPTSD may experience emotional numbing, emptiness, or detachment from emotions.

  • Additionally, while both those with cPTSD and BPD can struggle with a solid self-concept, those with BPD often struggle with an understanding of who they are at their core. They may change their interests or hobbies depending on who they associate with because of a limited sense of self-identity. On the other hand, those with cPTSD have an understanding and awareness of who they are and have a more stable self-identity. However, they struggle with feeling "damaged" or deserving of the pain they’ve suffered and carry misbeliefs about themselves as unworthy of love or undeserving of happiness. These experiences impact relationships, which may be confused as a problem with self-identity or self-awareness.

  • Lastly, while both those with BPD and cPTSD often struggle with traumatic pasts, with successful treatment those with cPTSD may experience less emotional reactions or behavioral disruptions over time by engaging in calming strategies or redirecting their energy away from an emotional stressor to reduce symptoms associated with panic attacks.

tl;dr:

  • BPD has fear of abandonment. cPTSD has fear of relationships
  • BPD has self-harm. cPTSD does not self-harm.
  • BPD struggle with being alone. cPTSD avoid intimacy and relationships.
  • cPTSD is more likely to experience emotional numbing and detachment.
  • BPD have difficulty understanding their core identity. cPTSD see themselves as damaged.
  • cPTSD symptoms can improve with successful treatment.
 

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