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I think both torx and pozidriv have their place. Torx for any screw that needs a lot of torque, is in a hard to reach place or for really small screws.

When I have lot of screws in a simple application, like driving them directly into wood, I prefer pozidriv though. Due to the conical profile, the bit just automatically slides in correctly. Also, torx just has way too many different sizes.

Fuck Philips. Pozidriv is so much better.

I think it also has a lot to do with the influence of patiarchy and toxic masculinity on the grieving person.

If you managed to push back against some of society's expectations on men, know how to express more emotions than "angry" and "horny" and have shown vulnerability in the past, people will find it much easier to approach you.

On the other hand, if someone is working super hard to keep up their "manliness", you may realize that they're struggling, but you'll have reservations about tearing down the crumbling facade they're desparately trying to preserve.

People don't dislike neoliberalism, they dislike the effects it has on society. But they fail to connect the dots.

I think one of the main problems is that there's no "home" for people leaning left. The SPD has long dropped the "S" from it's name, it's just another conservative party representing those who are already well-off, without any ideas or plans to improve life for those who are exploited in our current system. Die Linke is completely detached from reality and too busy with fighting between themselves to address the giant issues that they should have the answers for. Greens are a climate/environment party first and they're too elitist to pick up any of the angry people who (rightfully) feel like they've been cheated by the system.

So when you have a well organized, populist party on the far-right that provides (wrong) answers for those people, it's no wonder they flock to them. Of course, you'll always have those who are actual fascists and will always vote for a fascist party, but a strong left could easily draw a lot of the other voters away from the AfD.

I'm also a bit heavy and I know the struggle. I use a lot of energy just do prevent popping back up like a cork. I've considered using a little bit of lead, but what I like about freediving is not having a bunch of belts and vests and other gear on me. So I'm currently also trying to lose weight.

In the same vein, freediving is easy to learn up to a certain point and safe as long as you don't hyperventilate and stay away from caves. Most people can learn to dive to 10-15m and look around a bit before they have to resurface. That's far from breaking any records, but enough to have fun and see some cool stuff that you can't see from the surface.

Plus, you don't need any special gear, besides snorkel, mask and fins.

I agree, Scholz is an idiot but Merz fucking terrifies me. Every time I see him on TV, it sends shivers down my spine. I don't get how other people don't feel the same way, it's like Lord Voldemort sitting in a talkshow and everyone just going along with it...

Noch lieber würde ich bei der Maklerprovision das Bestellerprinzip umgesetzt sehen. Die Grunderwerbssteuer geht zumindest theoretisch an die Allgemeinheit und dient irgendwie noch einem guten Zweck.

Aber einem Makler, der mir als Käufer überhaupt keine Arbeit abnimmt sondern stattdessen versucht, den Preis möglichst in die Höhe zu treiben, zusätzlich noch zehntausende Euro in den Rachen zu werfen, widerstrebt mir echt extrem.

Wenn ich einen Makler engagiere, der für mich eine Wohnung oder ein Haus sucht, dann muss ich den voll bezahlen. Was ja auch Sinn macht, schließlich will ich ja eine Dienstleistung haben.

Wenn aber der Verkäufer einen Makler engagiert, der für ihn einen passenden Käufer findet, dann soll ich die Hälfte bezahlen, auch wenn ich nichts und wieder nichts davon habe. Die Logik erschließt sich mir überhaupt nicht.

Und die Höhe der Provision ergibt für mich auch überhaupt keinen Sinn. Das ist je nach Immobilie für viele Deutsche ein Jahresgehalt, das da an den Makler geht. Und das ohne dass er für seinen Job eine einzigartige Qualifikation braucht oder er mit extremen Strapazen oder Risiken behaftet ist.

A similar situation in my old apartment was actually one of the main reasons why I decided to move...

They're awesome! Being 100% clean instead of 75-90% makes a world of difference. Plus, you can keep browsing Lemmy or even brush your teeth while the toilet cleans your butt.

You still have to use toilet paper to pat yourself dry, but much less than before and you can buy the cheapest and scratchiest half-ply garbage, it doesn't matter. There are also models with a built in blow dryer, but it takes ages, so I never use mine.

Only downside is that I dread leaving home for more than a few days now. Using toilet paper feels so stupid and ineffective now.

I didn't fully quit reddit, but I'm going to Lemmy first and foremost and rarely go back to reddit for very specific communities. My reddit usage dropped by 90+% probably, but I'm not completely gone.

I'm sure the same is true for many other users as well, so simply counting the number of (active) users then and now won't get even close to the actual loss in traffic and participation.