TheRaven

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe they meant rubles. I think I may find that value in my couch.

[–] [email protected] 62 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

I hate that that’s the case.

I’ve been trying to lose weight, so I chopped off my leg just below the knee. I’m several pounds down, and I didn’t have to stop eating even a calorie. It’s amazing.

The only issue is that now I don’t have a leg and exercise may be difficult….

[–] [email protected] 52 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Therapy appointments

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Right, and that leads to issues with men seeking help. Men don’t get needed therapy at the same rate, and our suicide rates are way higher. So I guess one can answer your original question with: women can get help without as much social stigma.

Note to anyone reading: It’s not weak to see a physical therapist, so it’s not weak to see a mental one. You see a therapist to be strong, regardless of the which part of your body (muscles or brain) you’re training. You also don’t need to be having an issue in order to get therapy. Sometimes it’s just nice to talk through everyday things, and learn ways to cope with small things.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 2 months ago (3 children)

HTML is not a programming language

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Exactly. I find that I sign the back of checks and write brief sentences in birthday cards. Neither of those feel like they’ll be around for a lot longer.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Fair enough. Most people don’t encounter analog clocks anymore. And many of us have smart watches or phones where we check the time. Since I have a non-analog watch, I don’t find I ever look at analog clocks anymore. If it’s in a room, I just don’t notice it. Growing up, it was important to know, but now I just never have a use for it. Learning is important, but there are so many more interesting and useful things to learn.

You could also make an argument about automatic or manual cars. Sure, we could teach our kids how to drive manual, but why? Most cars are automatic. If they want to have a manual car, they can learn. Otherwise it’s just a useless skill.

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

There are fewer and fewer applications for writing, but it’s still more important than reading an analog clock.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (9 children)

I actually agree with you. I can read an analog clock, but what worth is the skill? Most clocks are digital, and it gives me nothing more to read an analog one. People downvoting you is just silly. Some skills are allowed to die out if they add no value in modern life.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

It’ll take so long before you can even leave your physical ID at home and count on everyone accepting your digital one. And it may never happen that people stop accepting your physical one.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago

It’s so people can trial having digital IDs. Some TSA and others can scan the new IDs, but not everyone can. So in the meantime, you have to carry your physical one too.

People are pointing out potential negatives, but this has some good possibilities for privacy too. If you show your ID at the liquor store, there’s no need for the clerk to know your name or address. The scanner can just verify your age.

[–] [email protected] 52 points 3 months ago (1 children)

White to black, because people say that white and black aren’t colours.

But I just say “FFFFFFuck y000000u!”

 
 
 
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