Hard reboot.

A person who no longer asks that question.

Do you have any kerosene? Lighter?

How much do you love the cat?

No. The poster meant it one way and I mistook where I was.

I deleted my response but it looks like some people (instances?) still see it.

It’s solidly my fault.

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Agree. It’s about a reset. And not a one time thing - a new normal.

Do you have an Excel mind of need?

I wish Microsoft had stayed in the mobile space. That competition might have changed things for the better.

Now we have a duopoly.

I’ll check it out. Thanks for the update.

Was that in the past few years?

I watched his stuff before the GN kerfuffle . I’m not unfamiliar with the self-promotion, compound-building as content, antics or free-wheeling vids (or vids made to look that way).

Yes, even the side channel stuff.

The tech signal to total signal is… Low-ish. It’s entertaining, it’s broad in its scope, but I can find denser, deeper stuff if I care about a topic.

His primary skill and draw is entertainment. Tech is just what fills the gaps between shenanigans, “isn’t this cool?” and the next self-deprecating remark.

But Google has earned that rep. And they aren’t saying or doing much to change it.

Minimal vision, weak execution, MVP agile approach with strong emphasis on the "Minimally,* and no heart, soul, grit.

I know they’re a business, but sometimes, I think, if they could just be okay losing money for longer, they’d turn some of the projects into something good.

I really don’t like Zuck, but he’s willing to lose billions a year on things he believes in. Google doesn’t do that (much) now. AI and quantum computing are the only things that spring to mind.

I’ve stopped adopting Google products and I think I recommend it for others as well. They limp in with something half-finished, don’t get the adoption a mostly finished product would, then throw up their hands.

Im tryinf to de-cloud all together and expect I can get mostly there within the next 18 months.

If you have patience and a Raspberry Pi 4 or 5, I suspect it’s a better and cheaper (and more future proof) solution.

Traicionera by Sebastian Yatra.

More people need to track to your point about The Troubles. It’s where I’d think things progress.

I heard somewhere that spirituality is the easing of suffering. Maybe that was from Mark Manson (Subtle Art, YT channel, etc.).

Something in that statement works for me. I’m not superstitious nor do I hold beliefs in the supernatural. But I do undertake efforts to ease suffering - whether that’s meditation, readings, or reflection.

I think many have a spiritual need. Anxiety, depression, grief, changing moods, and more reveal that need. There’s an emotional (“spiritual”) suffering that we hope or need to salve.

Then I think we overshoot the mark.

It’s easy to want concrete perspectives when the world is dark, unjust, or foreboding. Attempting to meet those need with concrete answers helps feed the rise of religion.

I can’t fault the feeling of needing certainty, but I’d hope we can find ways to ease suffering without the use of delusion or lies.

Having said all of the above, I’m an Atheist. I think in rejecting religion, we have, also, overshot the mark.

People need each other. We need the things and rituals that help us find or move closer to peace. We are emotional, feeling, social animals and we’ve wrapped ourselves in new certainties and - sometimes - self-righteousness.

We need people. We need respect. We need love. We deserve human rights. We, also, need to learn how to transcend some of our injuries so we can navigate more effectively. That can be family, community, or national politics.

I’m not talking about losing boundaries. I’m talking about using them differently. Yesterday was MLK Jr day. He set boundaries, but he didn’t do it in hate or overt shame and anger.

He just did the work that needed to be done with the clearest eyes he could. I hope we, the materialists, can find a realistic perspective that doesn’t over-celebrate reason, and forgets the rest of our experience.

Reason tells us we feel. We hurt. We hurt others. We need something (reality-based) that reminds us to tend to ourselves and our communities.

We need balance.

I’ve wandered some in my response. It helped me to type, maybe it helps someone else, too. Either way, I liked your comment and it spurred thought.

Thank you.

Fwiw: other than insults and a mod’s implied threat… The conversation looked like it had potential and that both of you were making relevanct, fact-based points.

Issue was that there was a low key combativeness throughout and I’m not sure why that was necessary. I see that a lot online, but I think I see it more here than anywhere else.

I’ve wondered if it’s just easy to feel like a big fish in this medium sized pond and then embarrass ourselves when we meet a fish of approximately equal size.

Having said all the above. I slip into combative too. Almost always have regrets later, but it’s super easy to do.

Disassociate. And do it a lot.

Or have meds.

Cannot recommend and I’m sure mine was minor.

Reddit had things like over40, over50, and conversation subs.

If lemmy doesn’t have that, I think it should. Those were good places, less bubbled, and often more grounded. Just limited patience for those who constantly need help.

But if conversation is what’s desired, those worked.

I may not know you, but I hope the responses help and that your week kicks some ass.

Here’s to a good 2024.

Wife had an important conversation with her adult son. One of those, “I didn’t tell you this before because you were a kid; you are clearly an adult now. There are things in family history that you should know.”

Went well. I wasn’t there because I’m not blood and wasn’t around for the relevant events. Besides, they need time without step-dad.

Spent entire day worried for them and hoping it would go well. Sounds like it did. Good outcome for a kind of draining, high-stakes day.