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polysexualstick

@ polysexualstick @lemmy.world

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  • What's one giant LIE that's frequently taught in schools as a lesson?

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  • Oh god, sometimes I feel like my English is pretty good and then stuff like this happens... :D

  • What's one giant LIE that's frequently taught in schools as a lesson?

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  • In Germany, a lot of the times it's taught that we barely did colonialism. Like, "colonialism was bad but it was mostly other countries". Meanwhile, in reality, German colonialism saw the first mayor genocide of the 21st century.

  • What's one giant LIE that's frequently taught in schools as a lesson?

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  • In German schools, horseshoe theory is pretty much taught as a fact.

  • Is it morally wrong to be non-vegetarian?

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  • I would argue that no, it is not morally wrong per se to be non-vegetarian. Meat consumption is not morally wrong in general, it is just morally wrong in our society. We kill way too many animals to be sustainable and every animal you eat contributes to that. We harm climate and ecosystems to sustain our meat consumption. We hold animals captive and make them hurt and suffer. In this society you can not eat meat in a morally okay way.

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  • There's like half a dozen or so other high-quality clamp building block producers where you can get a similar product for a better price

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    Why does Monaco have a higher GDP per capita than the United States?

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  • Why do you talk about how small the country is if the stat is per capita?

  • Do you know any songs about trains?

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  • What's an aspect of you that people don't know about?

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  • Very few people irl know my actual political beliefs because I water them down constantly in order to make them sound more socially acceptable

  • What unethical life hack would you recommend to others?

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  • Imagine if like 5% or so of people in a Grocery store acted like he does. Would be so much easier to actually steal something with security being busy all the time with the non-stealers

  • Angry Italien noises

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  • I 100% don't understand the thought process here at all. Why did they think this would make sense?

  • What's the most brilliant idea that you ever had?

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  • Flirting with my beautiful, smart and altogether amazing wife back when we were just associates. I congratulate myself on that brilliant idea every day.

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    what is the most violent, reprehensible, sociopathic way to tie your shoes?

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  • Since most of these comments are quite over the top: The worst way to do it imo that you can still realistically do every time you put your shoes on without much issue is wrapping the laces around the sole of the shoe so you walk on the laces with every step.

  • Trump says ‘I guess’ Americans should worry about Iran retaliating on U.S. soil: ‘Like I said, some people will die’

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  • Being politically active is so much more than just voting. So many options to do more. You can write to your representatives or call them. You can donate to NGOs fighting for what you believe in. You can be vocal in your opinion on the internet or towards colleagues, friends and family. You can take part in demonstrations or even organise. And a lot of other options.

    The mentality of "I vote, what more can I do" is so defeatist and a huge part of the reason why the political right wing can do what they do.

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    How could we go about making a jurisdiction where advertising is illegal?

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  • You don't want to ban advertising, you want people to have an interest in only making their services known honestly and with the intention of letting people know "this exists" instead of with the intention of getting people to buy something. Because it's actually good to let people know where they can get services or goods and what kinds of services and goods are available. And the only way to truly get to this point is by abolishing capitalism. As long as capitalism exists, there will always be incentive for people to make advertising more than just letting people know. As long as capitalism exists, you can do stuff like "going after false advertising more rigorously", "banning certain types of ads" or "restricting how many ads are allowed and where they are allowed". But that only limits the harm advertising can do, it can never stop it completely.

  • Is your life better or worse than your parents (I mean specifically your parents, not your parent's generation)? (Specify country)

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  • Depends on your interpretation of better. My parents definitely led a more comfortable life filled with more happiness. At my age, they had already been able to settle down and establish themselves professionally. Meanwhile I'm struggling to find a job, may never be able to buy a flat and have been mentally ill since I was 13.

    Morally though I am fully convinced I lead a much better life than them. I live more sustainable and climate-friendly. I am politically active trying to change the world for the better and fighting discrimination. In the work I do I try to help young people along in their journey, while my mother as part of her job has been keeping homeless people homeless.

    I would not want to have led my parents' lives. Even though they are far better off than I will ever be in many regards, I am proud playing a tiny part in changing the world for the better where they were at least complicit in the world staying that way.

  • Shut it down! The US is better off with no government than with the one it has | Judith Levine

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  • Everywhere could be better off without a government, not just the US.

  • cats @lemmy.world
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    How can I show my cats they don't have to fight for attention?

  • What are some non-mainstream foods or drinks from your culture that social media isn't aware of and hasn't ruined?

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  • Social Media itself doesn't imo, but if a food becomes trendy, often times restaurants or bistros try to sell that food and do it badly, but cheaply. So people who don't know better could buy it there, at times increasing issues for people who (1) make a good but pricier option or (2) want to find good options but are overwhelmed by bad ones. In my opinion, this happened with Chimney Cakes for example. They have Hungarian and Romanian roots and in the original form I think it's a very nice treat. But a stale and weird version filled with shit like ice cream has become so popular for tourists, that it has become harder in many places to find good, fresh chimney cake.

  • What are some non-mainstream foods or drinks from your culture that social media isn't aware of and hasn't ruined?

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  • Everyone is obsessed with ruining Pizza, so our regional "Dünnele" (or I think "Dinnete" for Swabians) is very unharmed. Like, if someone sells "Dünnele" I've never seen them be shit or butchered.

  • What are some non-mainstream foods or drinks from your culture that social media isn't aware of and hasn't ruined?

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  • As a German: There's nothing to ruin, it's already shit

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    What is your response to people saying "data privacy doesn't matter because it's all out there anyway"?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    What are commonly used idioms/metaphors that make no sense to anyone who knows about the topic they come from?

  • Science Memes @mander.xyz
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    Gravity sucks

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    What musicians or bands are huge in the US but not in Europe?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    How would you put into words what gender means to you apart from societal gender roles and expectations?