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Ada

@ ada @piefed.blahaj.zone

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  • 10 years ago, I was running a LOT. I ran a lot of half marathons that year, and was doing about 300km a month towards the end of the year (About 10km a day). I was also developing a stress fracture in my shin though I had no idea at the time.

    I started as a run director at my local parkrun (though I had started running at parkrun the year before in 2015). I'm still running parkrun today and volunteering as well, with 303 runs and 210 volunteers.

    In 2016 my kiddo turned 11. They turn 21 in a couple of months!

    I was dating someone new for the first time since getting divorced, though it didn't last very long.

    I think that's probably it?

  • If you woke up a billionaire tomorrow, what's the first thing you'd do?

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  • Turn myself in to a millionaire

  • Do most Lemmy users know that they're in an echo chamber and their actions are perpetuating that?

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  • If you're not on the side of any marginalised group, if you're neutral about their marginalisation, then you are ok with them being marginalised.

    Which is why, as I said, a community can not be both neutral and safe.

    Edit - Imagine my surprise when it turns out you're a transphobe who complains about being called out for having "moderate" opinions about trans folk

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  • Fair, but I would put it under the umbrella of "social pushback". When someone gets enough signalling from the people around them, either at large, or just in their communities and sub communities, they can shift from their opinions. But I don't think arguing holds a special power there. Just telling someone their opinion is harmful and you don't want to hear it has the same effect in the long term

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  • Yep. I'm trans. I have zero desire to exist in a space that is "neutral" to me having equal rights. I actively and deliberately choose spaces that are not neutral, and I imagine many/most marginalised communities are the same. Neutrality is not a privilege many of us can afford

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  • People do change their mind over time, but not from repeated exposure to arguments. That tends to have the opposite effect, and causes people to consolidate and solidify their position.

    What gets them to change the opinion is varied, but it's rarely "lots of arguments"

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  • I used to, when I used to believe people could change their minds in response to a good argument. Now that I realise no one ever changes their mind because of an argument, I no longer enjoy it. Now I mostly see it as a self reinforcing public display of affiliation

  • Do most Lemmy users know that they're in an echo chamber and their actions are perpetuating that?

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  • Lemmy is a neutral, open-minded, safe community?

    A community cannot both be neutral and safe. Being safe involves picking a side and pushing back against harmful shit. Being neutral involves letting the harmful shit slide, as long as it's hate presented in a civil and polite fashion.

    Which is to say, I have absolutely zero interest in a "neutral" community.

  • What's the best TV show from your country?

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  • From Australia, and I don't know about "best", but one I'm watching and enjoying at the moment is Deadloch

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  • It's emotional manipulation designed to make you feel worthless and unlovable to others and yourself, whilst also making you feel like the only person that actually wants you is him. The ultimate goal is to keep you with him, no matter what he does by making you believe that only he will put up with you.

  • NaRuLe

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  • Chemistry cat!

  • What the heck is it about this pic? Why does it look so familiar?

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  • With a ph!

  • What the heck is it about this pic? Why does it look so familiar?

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  • US man pleads guilty to defrauding music streamers out of millions using AI

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  • That would be the missing bit! Cheers

  • US man pleads guilty to defrauding music streamers out of millions using AI

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  • I feel like I'm missing something in this article. If he was taking the music but also faking the play counts with bots, how were other artists missing out?

  • Coffee ☕

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  • All you had to do was brew a coffee...

  • Google gives Android users a way to install unverified apps if they worked hard for it(including waiting 24 hours)

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  • I want the opposite! I currently use a fold phone because phones are too small :P

  • Google gives Android users a way to install unverified apps if they worked hard for it(including waiting 24 hours)

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  • I don't care whether it's technically android or not, I care that it's not a tool to let google in to my life.

  • Google gives Android users a way to install unverified apps if they worked hard for it(including waiting 24 hours)

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  • Is that meant to be a "gotcha" or something?

    My point is, this is the last time I let google control my phone.