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Do you think it's okay to not have an opinion on something? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 17 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

"I don't know enough to have an informed opinion about this" is an admirable stance to take.

When it's a cop-out for not wanting to be politically informed, it's a crappy place to be. It can sound a lot like "I don't know and I don't care".

Russia Issues Ominous Warning About Undersea Internet Cables in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago

There's a difference between a claim and conjecture

Elon Musk Dragged After His Own Chatbot Admits He's A 'Significant Spreader' Of Misinformation in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

adequately explained.

The ignorance doesn't explain where all the money comes from. So malice it is! Lol

Stack Overflow Website Traffic in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

But so do the Stack Overflow users

Stack Overflow Website Traffic in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago (7 children)

Why would you want to also make Stack Overflow worse?

Has anyone here emigrated from the US to the UK with school-aged kids? What were the biggest adjustments they had to make and what were their biggest challenges? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Somehow,.I forgot that "conversion therapy" is anti-gay cult torture-y stuff.

For a bit, I was thinking it was therapy for people who wanted to transition. Because I forgot the word transition and thought it was "convert".

I know this is meaningless, but I felt like sharing. Lol

How much of a game changer was USB-C for you, compared to other cables? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

No, but they're very visually distinct from USB-A, USB-B, Mini USB, and Micro USB.

How much of a game changer was USB-C for you, compared to other cables? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

You look at the ends that plug into stuff

What do you think the age demographic on Lemmy is? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

It's ok. It is, in my opinion, one of the lamest memes on the internet.

How is it even possible for Trump to win? How is there so much hatred in the world? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

Money. Donors. Ad campaigns etc.

Series: What's your favorite [Gameboy/GameBoy Color] soundtrack or at least one that is worth experiencing? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Final Fantasy Legend 2. Great battle theme!

Series: What's your favorite [Gameboy/GameBoy Color] soundtrack or at least one that is worth experiencing? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Funnily enough, I hated it. I would rush to get on my bicycle. It was just too happy for me! Lol

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What are some food items that cost less than what they "should"? (sh.itjust.works)
 

Bananas are ridiculously cheap even up here in Canada, and they aren't grown anywhere near here. Yet a banana can grow, be harvested, be shipped, be stocked, and then be purchased by me for less than it'd cost to mail a letter across town. (Well, if I could buy a single banana maybe...or maybe that's not the best comparison, but I think you get my point)

Along the banana's journey, the farmer, the harvester, the shipper, the grocer, the clerk, and the cashier all (presumably) get paid. Yet a single banana is mere cents. If you didn't know any better, you might think a single banana should cost $10!

I'm presuming that this is because of some sort of exploitation somewhere down the line, or possibly loss-leading on the grocery store's side of things.

I'm wondering what other products like bananas are a lot cheaper than they "should" be (e.g., based on how far they have to travel, or how difficult they are to produce, or how much money we're saving "unethically").

I've heard that this applies to coffee and chocolate to varying extents, but I'm not certain.

Anyone know any others?

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What do ridiculously rich people (like Bill Gates etc.) ask for/get for Christmas/birthdays/etc.? (sh.itjust.works)
 

I know money can't buy happiness blahblahblah.

Do they do gift exchanges at all?

Do they ask for anything?

They have enough money that they could get anything made or done for them at a moment's notice. Like having ChatGPT, but for services. Ridiculous things we couldn't imagine.

Anyone have any insight into general trends along those lines?

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