What do you think idealism and materialism mean when you use them?
Jaycifer
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“Sometimes a hypocrite is nothing more than a man in the process of changing.” -Stormlight Archives
No, I think it’s unfortunately much more normal for American men at least to be exposed to something espousing toxic masculinity and get into it for a time.
For me it was 2015 reddit in r/kotakuinaction and r/theredpill, for my buddy it was Atlas Shrugged, and there have been more since.
By unsubscribing from r/kotakuinaction, Ayn Rand, or whatever manosphere-equivalent thing you flirted with as a naive teen or young adult.
“Waltuh, we gotta take down-“
Jaycifer@piefed.socialto
Political Memes@lemmy.world•Lemmy's political discourse when Republicans gutted the Voting Rights Act yesterday:English
71·16 days agoWe’re getting pretty close to an effectively popular vote-based system: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact
I’ve been a fan of Fountains of Wayne for most of my life, I like the way he writes lyrics about ultimately mundane, everyday experiences. Mexican Wine, Someone to Love, and Action Hero are pretty good examples.
I hadn’t heard of this show, but I just watched the video for “Antidepressants are so not a Big Deal” and it had a similar thing going on, I may give it a try.
Always happy to find something Adam Schlesinger had a part in!
“Stroke it, stare at it, destiny comes all the same.”
-big, bald, purple-headed fella
Jaycifer@piefed.socialto
Political Memes@lemmy.world•Another day, another horror beyond our comprehensionEnglish
1·1 month agoI agree with everything else you said, but oftentimes the reason an item is cheaper on Amazon is they have a clause that in order to sell on Amazon the item cannot be cheaper on another platform. Amazon controls enough of the market that sellers still need to sell through them for volume, but it’s just a way to lock customers into the platform by exploiting sellers.
Nah, screw those demons. I’m gonna murder those demons!
Thanks for putting that “monkey” back in my head for the next week.
Jaycifer@piefed.socialto
Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•Truly, it was the end of an evangelionEnglish
3·2 months agoThey are making a new series. I don’t know how it is going to work, but Yoko Taro (the moon-headed Nier Automata guy) is going to be in charge of it, and he is about the only person I can see pulling it off.
Jaycifer@piefed.socialto
Technology@lemmy.world•Super Bowl Ad for Ring Cameras Touted AI Surveillance NetworkEnglish
9·3 months agoDon’t worry, your neighbor across the street has one!

Wait, is that what astroturfing refers to?! That makes so much sense now.