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Cake day: June 21st, 2023
  • Hyperreality@kbin.socialtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•Anyone else banned from world news for criticizing China?
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    4 months ago

    Yeah. He’s an obvious troll. The bigger problem is that when I’ve called him out in the past, a mod here has deleted my comments for misleading reasons. So it’s obvious that at least one of the mods does support Russian bs. Of course, there are other mods who do give him the occasional ban so he calms down a bit.

    I’ve said this elsewhere, but if you’re angry about what’s happening in Gaza, you really don’t want ‘friends’ like that supporting your cause. One spoilt apple ruins the bunch. It’s like if you run a children’s hospital that accepts donations from Gary Glitter.

  • Hyperreality@kbin.socialtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•Why are UFOs only seen in the US?
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    4 months ago

    For example:

    https://www.dw.com/en/ufos-and-aliens-in-germany/a-58077707

    However at least of the German UFO clubs seem to be perfectly reasonable:

    In Germany, there seems to be an endless list of hobby clubs and nonprofit associations. The Association for UFO Research (GEP) is one of them. Their databank includes 140,000 entries, and 95% of them can be explained. Aside from satellites, strangely shaped balloons is one common answer, as well as weather phenomena and insects that zoom across photos. The remaining 5% “perhaps also have natural causes, which we just can’t explain yet,” Hans-Werner Peiniger, GEP’s head, told DW. Members of Germany’s UFO clubs — there are at least three — are not blind alien believers, Leipzig-based Fleischer said. They are rational, engineer types who use limited resources to analyze what curious sky watchers send them. The result, however, can be a great deal of information about what is happening above us. The really interesting cases “are a matter for the military,” Fleischer said. “They control the skies and have instruments and radar.”

  • Hyperreality@kbin.socialtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•If money was not an issue, would you move to an entirely different state or country?
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    4 months ago

    I’d move back to the UK. It’s where I spent my childhood. I genuinely love Shakespeare, theatre and all that crap. Small studio in London, volunteer/work in the arts/cultural sector, go to the theatre or a tv recording during the weekend.

    Unfortunately life is shit in the UK if you’re not rich. I once calculated that I’d be better off staying unemployed where I live, than finding suitable employment in London. I have a couple of degrees, but starting wages were abysmal when you factored in cost of living (rent, etc.). A lot of money would also mean I can get another degree and get a visa. Also: private health insurance. The NHS ain’t what it used to be.

    Of course, if I was really rich I could also just stay where I am (low capital gain taxes), build a fully self-sufficient eco house (energy, water) then fly/drive/take the train to London, Berlin, Paris, Prague, Amsterdam for the weekend. Hell, buy a nice car, go for a drive.

  • Hyperreality@kbin.socialtoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•My life be like
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    5 months ago

    It’s not just that.

    It’s that a lot of (young) guys rarely get to talk about their emotions. So when they meet someone who seems to care about them, whether it be a prospective partner or a friend, they overshare. It all comes out in one big trauma/emotional dump.

    Which is fair enough. It has to come out some time, but it’s not particular fun, sexy or fair on the other person. Especially if it’s some young girl who has no clue how to deal with the twenty problems you just listed.

    Better to see a therapist, work on yourself, or talk to someone who’s prepared for it. Not on a third date at the theme park. Certainly not the entire story from childhood and all the stuff that they can’t easily solve anyway. Better to have fun together, maybe mention you were having a bit of a bad day, and thank them for making you feel better.

    Obviously, this is advice I should have followed when I was younger. It’s hard. We’re all human.

  • Hyperreality@kbin.socialtoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•My life be like
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    5 months ago

    You’re joking, but a pro-tip: don’t talk (too much) about this kind of stuff when you’re romantically interested in someone. Make the first dates or ecounters with someone a positive experience, rather than ersatz therapy.

    It’s a mistake too many (lonely) men fall into when they feel a connection to someone new or also in longterm relationships.

  • Hyperreality@kbin.socialtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•Why do Germans have no sense of humour?
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    6 months ago
    1. The German language doesn’t work well with pun based humour. This is the kind of humour English speakers are used to.
    2. They do but you need to be able to speak German to understand the jokes they’re making. Understandably, it’s hard to be funny in a second language.
    3. IME German humour is often incredibly dry, deadpan or even anti-humour. In the past I’ve experienced Germans making jokes, and British people thinking they were being deadly serious. Eg. “An Irishman, a German and a Brit walk into a bar. They order beer.” Expressionless face - shit example, but you get the idea.