Because in this example, it is. If the subjective statement read “To me, it feels too hot in here”, it would be equally correct.
Subjective statements themselves are not the issue, they become problematic when treated as objective truths.
I have sometimes wondered: instead of elections, what if we could register a vote, which we could change any time? This might not have been feasible with paper ballots, but in an age of increasing digitalization, this should work.
I do see the downside though that most coalitions would only last a couple of months as majorities shift.
Another idea: A website where people can directly vote on issues, no representatives needed.
What do you mean? https://news.abolish.capital/post/35843
It’s too soon to call him your boyfriend but not too soon to move in together?
To answer this question, it is important to understand how oil is used.
As a Fuel. Oil holds a lot of energy which can be released by burning it. It is certainly possible to use other power sources (renewable energy, nuclear energy, coal etc.) It is also possible to produce biofuels, which apparently (for now) takes more effort than extracting oil from the ground and producing fuel from that.
For extracting chemicals. Many things are actually produced from chemicals extracted from oil, such as plastics. Some of these chemicals may be produced or extracted in other ways, others may not.
I don’t think this is specific to lemmy. We generally like to hear people agree with us, and social media allows us to a) find spaces with like-minded people b) block people we don’t like from interacting with us
We put ourselves into echo chambers where our assumptions and opinions are never challenged. You might talk about people with different opinions, but rarely to them. Live in that environment long enough, and you stop to question your convictions, and become increasingly incapable of articulating why you hold them, or to consider the perspective of ‘the opponent’.
There are two ways of handling security vulnerabilities.
One is to try and find them before the “bad guys” do, then fix them. The other is to do nothing and just hope the “bad guys” don’t find them (or have already found them and are already exploiting them)
One thing I like about having human friends is the shared human experience. No AI could replace that.
Admins don’t need any qualifications, and neither do the mods they choose.
If you like a community but not its mods, you may be able to find a similar community on another instance, alternatively you may try starting a “competing” community yourself.
Here you can see the effect of increasing global temperature on precipitation:
Children experience more extreme emotions in general, not just happiness. Think of the tantrums they throw.
And honestly, no, my main goal isn’t to blindly chase dopamine.
For one, happiness is more complex than that, you cannot just reduce it to one hormone (e.g. what about serotonin or oxytocin?)
Secondly, I think experience and personal development are important, they put happiness into perspective and let you appreciate it better. Leaving your comfort zone can be deeply rewarding, even if it doesn’t immediately result in a dopamine boost.
I can confidently say that I am happier now than I was as a child, despite the fact I now laugh less.
Because piefed is decentralized, open-source and non-profit.
Because on Lemmy we never have comments/posts removed or users blocked because mods disagree with them /s
There are plenty of people though who do these kinds of calculations daily. Like engineers and scientists.
The problem with living paycheck to paycheck isn’t that you can’t book cruises. It is that you have zero security. If something breaks, you can’t repair it. If you lose your job, you’re on the street. If things get any more expensive, you are skipping meals.
It’s not like international law really meant anything before Trump. It has been broken many times before with no real consequences, also by the US. The UN really doesn’t have the power to enforce anything.
They support anything that opposes the US
I have tried to get my point across before, but was labeled a transphobe. I have no issue with trans people and wish them all the best in their pursuit of happiness. I understand the issue they face: Society put them in one of two gender categories, and they don’t feel that’s where they belong. That’s a valid issue in my eyes.
I just don’t really see the current approach fixing this. Its like we saw that there was an issue with racism, but instead of abolishing it, we added more categories like “race-fluid”.
In my eyes, the root issue is the concept of gender identities, and how big a role they play in our day to day lifes. Why does the way people address me (sir/madam, he/she) depend on my gender identity? Why does every form I fill out ask for my gender identity? Why are so many things separated by gender?
I’d like to see a post-gender society, where we don’t need pronouns. Where there is no concept of gender identity, because everyone is just themselves.
Instead of staying inside the box, adding classification after classification, I think we should leave the box and stop assigning a gender identity to every one of us.
It is probably best to listen to your doctor.
Personally, I supplement 25 µg K2 and 20 µg D3 (800 IU), because I am vegan.
2,000 IU seems excessive to me, and I wouldn’t be surprised if you’re overdosing with 8,000. I’m not a doctor tho, so idk.
You mean an apprenticeship?