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Supreme Court upholds law banning TikTok if it's not sold by its Chinese parent company in c/news

[–] chuckleslord 5 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

There is evidence that it shortens attention spans. Can't cause ADHD, however, because one of the diagnostic criteria is that it's lifelong (must have symptoms present before age 12) and it's something inherent to who you are.

Also, entirely a special interest rant here, but ADD is no longer the term. ADHD is the term for the disorder and those who were diagnosed with ADD before now are considered ADHD Inattentive Type. Reason for the change is we don't typically differentiate diagnoses based on symptom presentation. You don't get the flu or the chilly flu, you just get the flu with chills as a symptom.

This world is turning out less like the movie Idiocracy and more like the series Continuum. in c/showerthoughts

[–] chuckleslord 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Wasn't The Book of Revelation just an acid, fever dream fanfic about Nero coming back from the dead? Kinda not relevant.

Until Dawn Movie - Full Trailer in c/[email protected]

[–] chuckleslord 1 points 16 hours ago

It's just a prank, Hann

Until Dawn Movie - Full Trailer in c/[email protected]

[–] chuckleslord 2 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

No, it wasn't. This has the serial killer from Until Dawn, but that appears to be it for similarities (as far as I can see). No Wendigos either.

After Giving Medals To Billionaires, Biden Warns Of "Oligarchs", "Abuse Of Power", & "Tech-Industrial Complex" In Farewell Address in c/uspolitics

[–] chuckleslord 2 points 17 hours ago

Obviously not the good ones /s

Landlords are parasites... in c/politicalmemes

[–] chuckleslord 8 points 17 hours ago

Death toll in Israeli strikes on Gaza rises to 77 since ceasefire deal, residents say in c/[email protected]

[–] chuckleslord 3 points 18 hours ago

How will it take to reach this number once the cease-fire begins? I'm guessing less than a month.

Many Americans doubt Trump will be able to lower prices in his first year, an AP-NORC poll shows in c/news

[–] chuckleslord -2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Please denote when you're quoting someone else with quotes. Unless you want to have said "n-- bitch"

tremble ye mortals in c/[email protected]

[–] chuckleslord 1 points 1 day ago

Unattractive and awful people still desire those things, even if they don't get them. Entirely not godlike

NPCs, definitely. in c/comicstrips

Lemmy today in c/memes

[–] chuckleslord 26 points 2 days ago

Cool. Not for you then, eh?

"Bakery down the road is closing" the person on the street corner says to anyone listening, "here are some alternatives"

"I don't eat baked goods, they're bad for you" you reply

"O- oh okay. Thanks for letting me know... I guess. Wasn't really talking to you, then"

House Republicans pass bill to ban trans women and girls from school sports in c/politics

[–] chuckleslord 1 points 2 days ago

Implying "insanity" could be taken either way. It's insane that we're putting this much emphasis on what is ultimately an extremely uncommon occurrence, and one that objectively has no impact on the competitiveness of sports. It it's also insanity, from the perspective of bigots, that "men" can compete in women's sports. I know what they're likely getting at, but by playing dumb I can get them to out their actual position and then call them out for their bullshit.

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Elon Musk’s super PAC awards $1 million prizes to 2 registered voters, despite DOJ warning (www.cnn.com)

submitted 2 months ago by chuckleslord to c/politics

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If you don't use /s when being sarcastic, I'm going to treat your comment as being earnest (self.unpopularopinion)

submitted 4 months ago by chuckleslord to c/unpopularopinion

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Before downvoting, check the community.

If you fail to use the /s tag or specifically call out that your comment is sarcastic, I'm going to treat it as being earnest. I might ask if you're being sarcastic, but I will downvote as though you are being earnest.

The /s tag not only clarifies, but it also confirms that you're being sarcastic. A thing you cannot ordinarily convey via written text unless you specifically call it out. You can hint at it, readers can infer it, but you cannot convey it. To convey it, sans directly stating it, you would need to include a recording of you speaking the comment, which defeats the whole point of text chats.

"It definitely reads as sarcasm, you're just missing it" So what? I'm neurodivergent. I barely get this shit in its normal, spoken context. Why should I be expected to understand the implied sarcasm in your text comment?

"Telling someone you're being sarcastic ruins it" Unless your definition of sarcasm is just lying to someone's face, you do indicate sarcasm when speaking. Via the exaggerated, deadpan tone you use. Something you can't convey in written text unless you specifically call it out.

"I made it very clear via hyperbole that it was sarcasm" Have you talked to people? Your obvious, over-the-top, hyperbolic sarcasm could just be someone's opinion taken whole cloth. In fact, you probably modeled your exaggeration AFTER a person. Can you see why, if I don't know you, there's no way to tell?

"I forgot the tag" cool, if I see the edit adding it back in, I'll revert my downvote. Consider it the opportunity cost of forgetting.

"It doesn't hurt anyone" Yes, it does. You give credence to your exaggerated position that you would never take because the people who think like that exaggerated position will point to your comment as proof that they have support. It's why 4chan rebirthed nazism.

"I still won't do it". Then have fun with the downvote. You want to make the internet worse? I'll be sure that you don't get the internet points your brain craves.

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Aurora rule (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by chuckleslord to c/196

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