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  • Speaking of tv, it is weird when you get to around 30-40 and realize the majority of people on shows and in films are now younger than you. All those young adults that always looked like grown-ups, you realize how they're practically babies.

    It almost applies to everything I guess, not just media, once you're at the mid-ages. But it's especially striking there, because you keep watching those same shows and movies from time to time. The actors don't age, but your perception of them changes.

  • Wait, technically, is that disjunction vacuously true? I thought that term meant the premise wasn't true. And I'd think 1=1 is instead just regular true.

  • This headline is somewhat misleading.

    They mean most of Allianz's (1.4m) North America customers, not data of most people in the US.

    First read of the headline, I thought it was another Equifax level thing - where a single company has way too much data.

  • Network effects, mostly.

  • I don't think it's neccesarily just 'on currency must imply he was a president'.

    But rather that Franklin and Hamilton both are involved in a lot of those early USA events alongside your Washingtons and Jeffersons. Given their enduring popularity and heavy involvement in US politics, it is a little unintuitive to realize they weren't presidents.

  • After I first read the post, I thought 10, 100, easy typo. But then saw hundred was written out. And every place accepts 10s.

  • He was totally a president though. (Of Pennsylvania)

  • Nice! I was wondering if US or India would be higher and this answers that. I didn't spot that page in time for the previous response.

    I should add too, I don't disagree with your point! It is a huge portion of the English speaking population. I was mostly just being pedantic, but also wanting to push back on a statement that could overstate the importance and relative size of the US.

  • Maybe native speakers or English only speakers. But over a billion people speak English (approx, per Wikipedia), and US only accounts for a fraction of that.

  • You mention Lemmy and Facebook and Bluesky and Discord all in the same breath, but they all serve different purposes. The topic premise isn't quite wrong to lump them all in as 'social media' or 'communities', but I think those strokes are too broad.

    It really depends on what your goals and interests are. All have their problems, from dark patterns to limited user count.

  • I wonder if SteamDeck counts toward desktop share here? It kinda is a desktop OS, even though it's mainly used on a handheld device. Either way, I think that contributes a lot to normalization and stability of the ecosystem, if not device count.

    The big factor though is probably just a shrinking market. For people that aren't computer nerds or businesses, it's getting less likely they own a laptop or desktop, and more likely they think their phone is good enough.

  • I've been using an open-source app called Eqonomize!. Before that I was doing something similar, but with spreadsheets.

  • Kanji first sounds pretty good to me. You didn't feel like it worked well?

    I went through Genki I with Kanji mostly sidelined, and I felt like I wished I'd known Kanji better first. Having to look up how to write every character is a drag, and I don't think using kana is a much better alternative.

    You say you could read but not understand... I feel like that's a step up from the reverse! (That being, "I'd totally understand thus if I could read it") And I find that learning Kanji now is making it way faster to remember vocab.

    I guess the lesson is just that it's all important, skipping or putting off any of it doesn't work so well.

  • My answer too. Dark Side is easier to get into, and I preferred it when I first heard both. But going back over the years I think Wish is the better record; I stay wanting to hear it.

  • LOL, I did take a semester of French in high school.

    I guess it makes sense as an overlap - North America and Europe both have primarily English, Spanish, and French speakers in close vicinity. And Japanese cultural exports are just really popular.

  • I'm learning Japanese. On and off for years, but mainly the last couple. I'm still only at the advanced beginner stage, trying to work on my Kanji, reading, and listening.

    Also learning Spanish, but I feel like I'm in a better spot with it. I took classes in school and have a decent foundation, just need way more practice. It's on the backburner since I'd rather build on my Japanese.

    For fans of this thread/topic, check out !languagelearning@sopuli.xyz . They have a weekly thread for progress and a few active folks. Lemmy also has more specific language learning communities that could stand to be more active.

  • I've subscribed to a few, though I often find myself getting lazy about listening to them. So take my suggestions with a grain of salt.

    Some I used to listen to, some I've wanted to listen to, some of these coworkers recommended in recent weeks that I have little to no idea about. Hopefully this helps you find something you like!

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