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  • BossDj@lemm.eetoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world[deleted]
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    26 days ago

    For judges, I mostly look for key backers. For example, teachers union shows support? I’m in. Moms for Liberty or anything with “Patriot”? Instant vote against. Or I read the voters pamphlet for dog whistles. If neither pan out, then I actually have to do research, ugh.







  • I have lucid dreams and I get excited when it happens and make some fun decisions. “Oh, this is a dream. Sweet, I’m gonna go do [X] now.” I always remember don’t try flying, because it was scary when I tried and jolted me out of the dream.

    But here’s the thing. Once I’m awake, as I think about it, it seems like I did exactly what I wanted to do, but I realize that there’s absolutely no way of knowing whether I genuinely had control or just dreamed that I had control and made those choices. But in the end I did have control and made those choices because it’s my brain, right? And I feel like I did; it’s more like a memory than a dream. But following the same line, I could question reality.

    Anyway, I’m currently cynical and think nobody actually controls their dreams, they only wake up thinking they did.


  • Amazing as always. I have no intention of getting switch 2 ($$$ and we have a steam deck) but the new James Bond game trailer is making it tough.

    I wanted to share my home screen; thought you might appreciate it. I stole one of those pixel art cityscapes you shared and might put it to use:

    The message cycles Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Good Night, Good Lord (for when I really should be asleep).

    On a road trip driving/exploring the coast right now, so I’m not getting any gaming in. I hope that cabin provides some peace and relaxation for you!










  • The problem is the conflation. You’re expressing your disgust or dislike toward something. So when you use bigoted language or slurs toward anyone or anything, it’s akin to saying “I hate this as much as I hate mentally challenged people” or “this AI is as stupid as a mentally challenged person.” You’re creating a comparison/analogy to express lack of intelligence rather than just saying “dumb as a box of rocks”.

    Maybe in your mind you mean ‘retarded’ in the mechanical sense, but unfortunately it already has a connotation with our society. You can’t, for example, put a swastika on something and expect people to be ok with it when you explain that you mean it in the “peace” sense.