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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I can understand when the topic is comparison, but my experience is that it seems that more often than not, the comparison is made even when not part of the topic. It could be some horrible news of a tragedy that occurred in the US, and rather than discuss the matter at hand, the comments are about how Europe is better. Of course they don't do that with other countries like Brazil, India, or Mexico. That's the point of the comment: to point out how ridiculous it would be, especially when a lot of the issues in those countries could be traced back to European colonization. But, since the US is a powerhouse with GDP, military, media, and global political power, everyone thinks it's okay to shit on it. I'd like to point out that the GDP stays at the top. Arguably, the quality of life of the average EU resident is better than the average American resident. Y'all tell us everyday with your medical systems and healthcare access, workers rights, time off, gun control, etc.

If American culture constantly has a delusional state of superiority, then why are the comments on Lemmy about how the EU is superior? Let's compare the number of comments on Lemmy in which Americans state or imply their superiority to Europe with vice versa. I bet that ratio will easily surpass 1:10. And the American one will more likely than not be downvoted to hell. Yeah, there are Americans and American media that are delusional about their superiority, but that is not the case with Lemmy users. In general, those are conservatives/Republicans and some moderates. Europe has those clowns too. American users on Lemmy tend to be quite left, desire strong leftist policies, and acknowledge the reality of the situation while being humble af, yet they are the ones that have to read all the shit talking about Americans every day on here. It's annoying af; that's all.

edit: Btw, despite that everyone may disagree with me, justifiably or not, I appreciate the opportunity to have this discussion.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

They get some dude hammered drunk, then stand him by a pole and ask him to take 100 steps.

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

Best October surprise ever.

lmaooooo 🤣🤣

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Get ready!! In my opinion, it's one of the best movies ever made.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Nice! Regarding that shower thought, have you seen Everything Everywhere All at Once?

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

What post/comment did you get banned for?

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

The percentage of linux users is also great.

Yes! I don't feel like a weirdo here for using Linux exclusively on my computers. It's nice to interact with a community that shares the values which lead each of us to use Linux. But even within that, the users here are not only respectful, but celebrate novice users that use distros like Mint. In my experience, some Linux users can be rude by presenting a sense of superiority for using distros that take lots of technical expertise. Not only does that not seem to be the case on Lemmy, but it's actually made fun of (I use Arch, btw 😉).

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This so much. I feel like the founding values of Lemmy lead to creating a community in which users want this to be a respectful place. There's nearly no tolerance for hate. It's awesome.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Lemmy seems a more safe place for LGBT+ people

In my opinion, Lemmy is a trans party 🥳🎉 There are so many memes about being trans almost daily. I can't tell if there is a large portion of Lemmy users that are trans, we just like celebrating the idea, or I happened to subscribe to trans-heavy communities like [email protected]. Either way, even though I'm cis-af, I love it. You go, girl/boy!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Can you explain your logic?

 

Just out of curiosity, I'm interested in understanding the experience of running a franchise as an "owner" of the location. I have no intention or desire to run one myself, yet I find it interesting. From the outside, it seems like a weird relationship in which you are the owner and not at the same time. You own the location, but mostly everything major is decided and dictated by the franchise company. So, what's it like?

  • How do you view your relationship with the franchise and your employees?

  • What do you label and describe your position as?

  • What are your responsibilities?

  • What is it like to manage your employees?

  • What are the benefits of running it?

  • What are the downsides?

  • Is it a lucrative investment?

  • Was it hard to get into and start up? Were there any major barriers initially?

  • It is easy once you get used to it, or is it a lot of work?

  • If you suddenly didn't have the franchise, would you try to start it again?

  • Anything else I might not have thought to ask?

 

I'm interested in hearing about the personal experiences of living in the USSR without making it a political conversation. Rather, just what life was like, the good and the bad, from a nonjudgmental human perspective.

 

I always thought that didn't happened, but based on what I've seen on the Internet, it seems like it is possibly more common that I thought.

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