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Cake day: August 9th, 2023

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  • Deme@sopuli.xyztomemes@lemmy.worldLiving language
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    6 days ago

    “Can’t have your cake and eat it too”

    vs.

    “Can’t eat your cake and have it too”

    Only one of these makes sense, but the other one is what’s been used for a long time now. If I have a cake, then I can definitely eat it, but if I eat it, then I can no longer have it.

    Edit: I don’t mean to disagree with the simple fact that languages evolve over time. But having a majority dictate the meanings of words isn’t something I like. The example of “antisemitism” (a bunch of people are using the word to describe valid criticism of the state of israel) raised in an other comment here is also very relevant.










  • My job is to do weather observations every half an hour, or when the situation changes drastically enough to warrant an update. I used to get a bit stressed out about noticing the clock approach one of the routine times while not at work (because that’s when I haven’t been keeping an eye on the sky so oh shit now I gotta figure it out fast!), but I think I’ve gotten mostly out of that pavlovian response. Many of my colleagues say that they also get this. But the phone alarm (a manufacturer default) that goes off at that time as a reminder definitely triggers it. Luckily I’ve only heard it like once or twice outside of work.




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    2 months ago

    No. Most racists are not people in power, and having “inferior” white skin (not a downgrade, just a sidegrade for the combination of northern latitudes and agriculture) applies to a lot more people than just the racists.

    The reason that they are the way they are, is that it’s an easy outlet for the anger caused by probably a myriad of reasons, some common, some more specific to the person in question. I’d be willing to bet that financial insecurity caused by neoliberalism is pretty high up on that list for many, and that’s why actually powerful people like to promote racism to divert the anger elsewhere.



  • You keep saying the same things over and over again. I’m sure there are more constructive ways to work towards your goals. Find like minded people irl, make friends and form a community to watch out for each other. Your current method of posting the same ideas over and over again with these memes emulating the graphical style of a psych ward patient almost seem like a psyop to discredit the ideas as paranoid delusions.