The_Empty_Tuple

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[–] The_Empty_Tuple@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Interesting. Seems like the DOD has been aware, but just can't do much about it. They can control how emails get sent from military/government accounts, but they can't influence or filter what others send to them. I imagine it would be diplomatically problematic for the US government to take control of certain sites under the .ml domain without negotiating with Mali.

Worth noting is that some entities are legally contesting the notion that a nation can have jurisdictional rights to a domain.

[–] The_Empty_Tuple@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Reading russian cursive is a truly mind melting experience.

[–] The_Empty_Tuple@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

I'm still convinced I'm looking at one.

[–] The_Empty_Tuple@kbin.social 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'd be surprised if there was ever a time the admins cared about the opinions/rights of mods or users. It's always been about freedom until freedom threatened their 'bottom line'.

[–] The_Empty_Tuple@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Glad to have you with us! This place feels more like a real community. I've commented more on kbin this past week than on reddit the past two years combined.

[–] The_Empty_Tuple@kbin.social 53 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Reddit admins aren't even pretending to try to explain their decisions. The gloves have come off and they don't care about justifying their actions to the mod communities they're wiping. It's a matter of time until every subreddit has either fallen in line or been 'reset' unfortunately.

[–] The_Empty_Tuple@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Reddit isn't the first online community I watched outgrow itself into the grave. I guess it's just the cycle of social media. Here's hoping this time's different.

[–] The_Empty_Tuple@kbin.social 17 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I fully expected Reddit to fight dirty, but it's still surreal watching the iron hand come down against the community. Silver lining, I hope this helps accelerate the migration to the fediverse.

[–] The_Empty_Tuple@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

Not at all; that's not something I can know. But if you struggle with the things outlined in this post to an unhealthy degree, it might be worth talking to somebody much more educated than me to figure out the source of your symptoms and learn how to handle them within that context.

[–] The_Empty_Tuple@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Not OP, but I've asked myself this as well. I think it depends on where you live and what you want out of your language learning experience. If your goal is to learn something more useful in everyday life and you live in the southern US, Spanish is a great option. If you're from Canada, French is probably the most useful. German and Mandarin are useful in the business world, but the latter is significantly harder to learn. If you're not worried about maximizing the utility of what you learn, Norwegian is considered one of the easiest languages for English speakers, and let's be real, Norway is awesome.

It's more important that you stick with whatever you choose though. That's the part I've struggled with.

[–] The_Empty_Tuple@kbin.social 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I have ADHD, not autism, but this is something I hear a lot, and I think this is a mischaracterization of what these conditions are and how they impact daily life. Most mental illnesses/disorders/etc aren't just defined by unique and niche symptoms, but also by issues most people have experienced, but cranked up to 100 and present all the time.

Take depression for example: we've all felt sad at some point, and maybe even had times where we had low motivation and felt empty due to grief or stress, but if these struggles are permanent and all-consuming to the point where you struggle with life, you may have a disorder.

Some of the things listed in the image make sense when done in response to a certain stimulus, or in a specific context. But if you're living your entire life in this way, something is clearly off-center.

There's also a lot of overlap with symptoms between different disorders, but understanding the source of these behaviors can be crucial in learning how to deal with them. Just because 'hiding ones feelings' isn't unique to autism, that doesn't make it less unhealthy.

[–] The_Empty_Tuple@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I forgot all about this game. Has it changed much in the past several years? If so, I might pick it up again.

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