orca

joined 2 years ago
[–] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 9 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

This feels like someone took their banned content list and inverted it so that it was suddenly all approved. Regardless, leaving Instagram and Facebook was one of the best decisions I’ve made this year. Can’t and won’t deal with platforms that pump feeds full of ads and fascist hate-filled toxic bullshit.

[–] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 25 points 2 days ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

I hit an age and a point in my life where I stopped caring. All of that toxic masculinity shit should be ignored because it’s just plain unhealthy. I found that I gained more confidence bucking those toxic norms, than I did hiding who I was, or trying to act a certain way to appease people that will never pick up a phone to hangout.

Being sensitive and empathetic is a strength, not a weakness. It shows emotional maturity. Anyone that tells you otherwise doesn’t even know themselves. I’ve known men that would constantly give unsolicited macho advice but rarely had anything to contribute that wasn’t cited from somewhere else. In all of those scenarios, they struggled to find and hold onto healthy relationships and friendships, and they struggled to find their identity. They filled the gaps in with defensive tactics and poor or non-existent communication skills.

I’ve found that when you take risks and be more forward with your feelings, it helps gain confidence and the outward positive energy rubs off. If you find that you’re surrounded by a lot of that macho energy and it puts a toxic damper on who you are, it’s time to leave it behind. Surround yourself with the energy you want to reciprocate. If you can’t find that, spend time alone and find yourself.

Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.

— Lao Tzu

[–] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 12 points 2 days ago (2 children)

How did soda always taste better in them?!

[–] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 1 points 2 days ago

A bunch of superfluous code that you find does nothing.

[–] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 67 points 2 days ago (6 children)

And then 12 hours spent debugging and pulling it apart.

[–] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Lol I grew up in NE and hated this. I don’t even like lobster now and never have.

[–] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That’s not a living wage anywhere.

[–] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 13 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Pick cheaper interests is my only advice lol. If you have to purchase something for a new hobby and it’s over X amount, don’t allow yourself to buy it. My latest hobby is lock picking. Not expensive and I don’t feel guilty picking it up and randomly doing it every few days or so.

Also, get off of social media. The constant scrolling and mental bombardment of other people’s interests mixed with ads for things, is what keeps these kinds of obsessions going. Your brain basically gets overwhelmed with information and never actually slows down to enjoy and sink into anything. I’ve since deleted all social media, and started doing yoga every morning and night to calm my mind, and I find these constant brain overloads have reduced considerably.

[–] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 3 points 1 week ago

Adding to my reading list!

[–] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 1 points 1 week ago

I think there are plenty of people that want to fix these issues, but at least in the US (and I guess anywhere that is falling into fascism), they are locked out or hindered by politicians and other ghouls who are too preoccupied stripping everything for parts before they ultimately bail and leave behind a fucking mess (2008 housing crash vibes).

[–] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 1 points 1 week ago

Apparently! It’s crazy.

[–] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 46 points 1 week ago (12 children)

Crises are a feature of capitalism. Marx talked about this. Things become hell for the working class, and the capitalists reap the rewards.

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John Q rule (orcas.enjoying.yachts)
 

John Quincy Archibald takes a hospital emergency room hostage when his insurance won't cover his son's heart transplant.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0251160/

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Henry Ruleins (orcas.enjoying.yachts)
 

A meme that shows an image of Jordan Peterson on the left, and Henry Rollins on the right. The title at the top reads:

Why listen to glorified motivational speaker Jordan Peterson when you can just listen to Henry Rollins

The left column below Peterson reads:

  • Thinks there is a "crisis in masculinity"
  • Insists that the "hero's journey" is a long, strenuous process
  • Never collaborated with Tool
  • Zero scene cred
  • Writes self-help books

The right column below Rollins reads:

  • Never belittles or puts you down for your inner turmoil
  • "Hero time starts. Right. Now."
  • Provided a visceral monologue on Tool's debut album
  • Well respected in the music scene
  • Writes about his travels and interacting with foreign cultures
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Baruleny (orcas.enjoying.yachts)
 

Alt text: Screenshot from the Pause menu of the video game “Barony”. The selected menu item reads “end life”.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Now to find Donnie and Raph.

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