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  • People who lost a parent they truly disliked but were still in contact with, how did you feel?

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  • There are many who defend family no matter what

    Yeah, I really don't like this point of view. Unfortunately it exists out there, but it at the very least does not seem to be as common online.

    One of my closest friends is like this, and I really don't get it. Imo people with this point of view have often not seen the more damaging side of some human beings OR they seek validation too much to be able to shun those who deserve it.

    We only have one life on this planet. It doesn't make sense to remain in a relationship with someone if it's hurting you.

  • People who lost a parent they truly disliked but were still in contact with, how did you feel?

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  • I have a parent who is still living, but that I don't have the best relationship with. He was an abusive husband, but I still see him occasionally and speak to him over the phone. Currently, he lives across the country and likes to talk about moving close to me when he retires within the next couple of years or so. It sounds bad to say, but I kind of hope he dies before that happens instead.

    My mom is a wonderful person, and it always makes me feel some type of way with interacting so much with the person that harmed her for so many years.

    Many years back when I was in my late teens, my dad threatened to kill himself over finding out my mom had evidently been cheating on him. I honestly thought it was hilarious and I just went to college as normal that morning, not caring whether or not he was actually going to kill himself. I wasn't sure if I'd come back and he would be dead, but I didn't really care at the time.

    I don't know if it makes me a bad person, and I guess I don't know for sure that I would feel relieved if he died. But I think I probably would.

  • What devices or equipment you own or had that doesn't have much use in the modern world anymore?

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  • LGR???

  • What is something non-physical that makes you physically uncomfortable?

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  • It's very interesting that despite all of your exposure to gay people that you have this sort of reaction. Why do you think you have this sort of a reaction with two men but not with a man and a woman? Do you think you have any sort of idea?

  • Spotify wrapped

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  • I have no idea what this is, but it looks hilarious

  • Spotify wrapped

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  • I got 49k minutes and it said I'm in the top 5% of listeners. So decently far up there, I'd say!

  • How would you process the fact that a new friend of yours is a cop? (USA)

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  • Thanks for some sanity here. Some of these comments are really bizarre.

    Look, I get that the system is shitty and corrupt. I don't condone that and I agree it needs to change. But that doesn't mean that every single individual is a terrible person. Some people are too chronically online to understand that life is not black and white.

  • Why does Mississippi issue different plates for each county?

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  • Instead of "number plate", we call it either a "license plate" or just a "plate". Some states require both front and rear plates, while others only require a single rear plate.

    A "tag" is a small registration sticker that is updated/changed every so many years for proof that your vehicle registration is current. The "tag" is often placed on your license plate itself, but some states put the tag on the windshield instead. Some other states don't actually have any tag stickers that need to be placed anywhere on your vehicle even though your vehicle still needs to be registered.

    I think the confusion is arising because a user here is referring to their license plate as a "tag". In my experience, this is not common word usage. I've never heard of anyone refer to a vehicle tag as anything other than the registration sticker. But just because it's not common in the places I've been doesn't mean that people don't use the word that way.

  • Meme.

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  • I am sorry to hear that tbh. The only instance I blocked was lemmynsfw (altho not the users) because porn kept flooding my screen whenever I would attempt to browse for new communities. I also blocked a buttload of lemmygrad.ml communities before I had the ability to block instances, but I'm not sure if my instance even federates with them anyway. For users, I only ever ended up blocked one person evidently according to my account info.

  • Meme.

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  • Yeah it seems a lot of the bigger communities from Lemmy.ml have seen alternatives grow in popularity on different instances now.

  • Meme.

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  • Well now you're not making any sense. I don't see "tankie" comments because I don't subscribe to or browse political communities. Yet I see plenty of posts and complaints about said users in non-political communities. Check where we are right now. We're in a meme community. Of course if I subscribe to meme communities, I'll see posts and comments like this. It's not that complicated to understand.

  • Why does Mississippi issue different plates for each county?

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  • I don't understand what OP is asking either, even with the upvoted response to your comment. What do Mississippi license plates look like?

    I live in a different state, and we have the option to have either our state's motto on our plate, or the county that we live in. I chose the county that I live in. When I drive around, I see many others displaying the county that they live in as well. Is Mississippi's system similar to this? I don't understand why it would be a hassle on the part of the state to print different license plates for different people. They already do that anyway.... I don't get how that would be using excessive resources.

    When I have to renew my vehicle registration, it is either done online, within kiosks at certain grocery stores, or at a government building within the county I live. It doesn't seem like a confusing or weird system at all to me. But again, I don't know how it works in Mississippi.

  • Meme.

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  • I mean I just never ended up subscribing to political communities, so I never see any political related things anyway. If you only subscribe to meme and lighthearted communities, you're not likely to run into that stuff. Your comparison of it being a "Nazi bar" doesn't work. I've never been someone who browsed the "all" category of Reddit, and I've not been inclined to do that here on Lemmy, either. So no, you often won't see that sort of thing unless you're browsing by all communities.

  • Meme.

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  • When choosing an instance, it is not necessarily overtly advertised as such. It's just one of the largest instances, so many "regular" people are obviously going to pick it. New users are not going to be intimately familiar with the elaborate politics of federated Lemmy servers upon first arrival. It would be a bit bizarre to expect them to be.

  • What smartphone do you have (if any) and what are its issues/quirks?

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  • I agree with the one user who stated that modern phones are too goddamn big.

    I've had Samsung's Z Flip5 for over a year now and I've been really enjoying it. Small form factor when folded that actually freaking fits in women's pockets. And when unfolded, I have a case with a ring that helps me hold it and reach higher up on the screen. Honestly, I would like if it was a bit smaller when opened, but it's a fun compromise.

    It doesn't seem to fit in with what you want though, as it doesn't have a headphone jack and isn't going to be as durable as a regular phone. Still, it's fun and I like it!

  • Is it worth buying a "renewed" laptop on Amazon?

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  • Yeah this is my only issue with refurb electronics. Imo they are often a fantastic option because people are too scared to purchase something used. BUT the biggest problem is battery degradation. For that reason, I would actually avoid most refurbished phones, laptops, and tablets. That is...unless they are either relatively new release models (within about a year) or if the seller states the battery has been replaced.

    Laptop batteries seem to vary wildly in price depending on the model. Some can be very cheap as the people responding to you say, but still others are very expensive like you say. Also, when most people sell a particular battery for $100, if you happen to find a seller from China that sells the same specced battery for only $20, the quality becomes a bit suspect. Battery safety is not something I'd really want to play with too much.

  • It has been two years since the release of ChatGPT. How has it impacted your work or personal life? What changes have you experienced, and do you see it as a positive or negative influence

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  • ChatGPT has had absolutely zero impact on my work or personal life. I do not have any useful case for it whatsoever. I have used it for goofs before. That's about it. I cannot see it as a positive or negative influence...as it has had zero influence. I do get annoyed that every company and their mother is peddling worthless AI shit that most people have no use case for.

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    Have you ever questioned your sexuality?

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  • The problem is that ace people are so incredibly rare that you're not going to just stumble upon them in the wild. I have similar frustrations as the person you're responding to. I can never really have that kind of deep relationship with someone because I'm not compatible with 99.99% of people on the planet.

    There are dating websites that are asexual focused, but that doesn't mean they are densely populated. I go back to these now and then and it's rather frustrating how few people exist on these websites. I have yet to match with someone who will respond to me, is in my desired age range (not 10+ years older or younger), and is within a day's driving distance from me.

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  • It seems like this would negatively impact the health of the snake. Do we have any scale-less snake experts?