Pretty adorable tbh.
Critical thinking has to be taught in order for a person have it. And when you either restrict/limit education (for example, making it so that one needs a lot of money for proper schooling, thus barring lower classes from getting the education they need) or alter the education to become indoctrination. (These methods are most efficient combined!) It's why authoritarian people and parties want to control and/or destroy education systems so bad.
Being a history nerd, I've been convinced that the vast majority of people can be tricked into believing nearly anything. No one is immune to propaganda, it's just a matter of circumistances and the education you receive.
If you had grew up in a society where everyone told you that, say, pigs are a type of lizard, and your school taught you that pigs are lizards, all biologists were bribed or forced into saying pigs are lizards, and all the books you read and all the movies or shows you watched said pigs are lizards, chances are that you would believe pigs are lizards.
I'd also like to note that the above scenario would work especially well if you had never actually spent time with pigs. For example, it's a lot easier to convince someone that gay people are evil if they don't personally know any gay people.
I also think that often people know that, for example, elections are fraudulent, but they are too scared to say anything and thus act like they aren't.
Seems like the cat is out of the bag.
ittybitty and veeery busy
If your carton can physically do that, then either your carton is paper and not carton, or your eggs have stones inside them.
At least he wore a suit!
I'm sick, so nothing :(
here you go: ✋
I could use a hug and/or girlfriend...
What if they abolish weekdays?
In the mirror I guess. Or maybe upside down in a spoon.
Seriously. Why the fuck would I want a machine that draws for me? What's next, a machine that pets cats and laughs at jokes so that I can use all my energy towards making profit for our overlords?
this reminded me that I really need to shower, ty
San Marino
Does "pope" no longer seem like a real word to anyone else here?
Well, from what I know, a lot of his propaganda involves religion, and doing that could very well affect his image.
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It's a matter of perspective. When you study ancient history, the French Revolution is basically yesterday. When you don't, a few of decades ago is nearly primordial times.
I'm the former, and to me the 50s are very, very recent times.
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WHAT
I think it's probably a combination of animals that eat bamboo and climates/habitats not suitable for bamboo.
That's... not crochet.
Are foxes more prone to rabies than other animals?
What is this flower?
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/24579268
Southern Finland. I've found these and some more bluish ones. They are fairly small (the flower itself is about 4-6cm) and have these long, pretty thick leaves. It isn't visible in the photos, but the petals have this glittery look on them. Here's one of the blue ones, in a vase:
I've mostly seen them near yards or gardens, so I think they aren't native.
What is this flower?
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/24579268
Southern Finland. I've found these and some more bluish ones. They are fairly small (the flower itself is about 4-6cm) and have these long, pretty thick leaves. It isn't visible in the photos, but the petals have this glittery look on them. Here's one of the blue ones, in a vase:
I've mostly seen them near yards or gardens, so I think they aren't native.
What is this flower?
Southern Finland. I've found these and some more bluish ones. They are fairly small (the flower itself is about 4-6cm) and have these long, pretty thick leaves. It isn't visible in the photos, but the petals have this glittery look on them. Here's one of the blue ones, in a vase:
I've mostly seen them near yards or gardens, so I think they aren't native.What are some slow acting poisons?
And before anyone makes a cheeky "what do you need this for 🤨" comment, I'm a writer. I'm not going to murder anyone I promise, I just want to write a scene where one guy gets poisoned.
I need something that doesn't require modern technology to extract/produce, and would make sense to be avaible in a place with a temperate to mediterranean climate. The slower, the better. Does a plant or something like that exist or do I need to make one up?
Update: I looked into death cap mushrooms and they might be just what I'm looking for! Long reaction time, and being dried doesn't make them less toxic! (the scene takes place in midwinter so no fresh ones would be avaible) If anyone has more info on them, please do share.
Help me choose a laptop!
I got 150€ as a birthday gift and thought that combined with the small amount of money I have, I might just have enough to get an old used laptop. The thing is, I'm not tech savvy and don't know what kind would be a good choice.
I'd want something old enough to have a DVD slot. Other requirements are having space and battery life, though I don't think I can have very high standards on my budget. I'd want something that lasts a long time, not some planned obsolence bs.
Are Thinkpads any good? I have been using one for school and think that a Thinkpad might be okay if it just didn't run Windows. I have been thinking about getting an older Thinkpad and downloading Linux on it, but from what I have heard, Linux seems to be complicated for someone who is not that good with tech. Any thoughts?
Finally a place to vent about this fucker
So, in front of our kitchen window, over 200 meters away, there's this place where they keep buses when they're not in use. A part of the building is a parking lot, for the bus drivers own cars.
And then there's this fucker. Every evening they get into their car and turn on those horrible headlights that hurt my eyes, from 200+ meters away, which is very fun when the kitchen is dark. They're so bright that if the curtains are open and it's entirely dark inside, they illuminate the entire room.
I made an illustration of this:
Took these screeenshots and thought they'd make a good meme template. Do what you will with them. (rule)
Amuse me, my jester army.
Why are serfs so lazy?
I keep hearing excuses like "but your highness the entire crop was destroyed and we're starving" or "but my lord I'm dying of the plague". Like ok? That sounds like a you problem. Someone has to do all the work around here and that someone's not going to be me.
What even is fire?
Is it gas? What material is fire? Why does fire exist?
Does a tool like this exist?
So I've been thinking about if there's a tool that lets you make a world where only certain biomes appear (for example, only sunflower plains, dark forest and river biomes would generate) and/or kind of 'paint' biomes. Not worldpaint kind of stuff, more like single biome worlds but it can be multiple biomes. It's hard to describe but I hope you get what I mean.
Is this a thing that exists?