I couldn’t read the whole article because it’s behind a paywall, but the answer is Trump and the Republican party made sure everyone stayed divided and at each other’s throats because they’d rather see millions dead than try to work together with the left

50% rye crisps and 50% taco flavor Chex

People still talk about Reagan like he was some kind of god-king. He never had the kind of rabid violent followers like Trump does but that’s the closest one I know of

You’re really describing a small but very vocal portion of people with kids. I don’t think most parents are that concerned about it.

The people who you’re describing only had kids because they grew up being taught that that’s what they were supposed to do wether they actually wanted kids or not. This very specific group get upset that child free people are somehow going against the plan by not bending over backwards to accommodate everyone who did have kids.

They’re also constantly angered further when they see child free adults having a fun relaxing time while they’re stuck wrangling their own ill mannered progeny.

They certainly are very petty, angry, frustrated people but they definitely don’t represent everyone who has kids lol

I assumed OP was asking about hobbies that can’t be done the old way anymore because everything has been converted to a newer way that makes it easier but not as much fun anymore. Like in the example I posted earlier it’s now impossible to buy a fully handmade high quality guitar anymore unless I want learn how to build it myself from scratch or pay thousands of dollars for a high end custom guitar because almost all affordable guitars are built on assembly lines now

When I was a kid me and my friends who lived on my street would always trade or borrow our NES and SNES cartridges

I used to go out to bars with my friends and play darts in college and it was always fun to just play and even make up your own rules sometimes! That makes me kind of sad that something as simple as throwing pointy sticks at a board had to be computerized… I could see the benefit if you were playing in a pro tournament or something, but just trying to enjoy a game of darts with your buddies definitely doesn’t need all of that

It hasn’t for me really because most of my hobbies are still done more or less the way they always have been lol I cross stitch and build models and the whole point of those is that they’re handmade. I collect vinyl records which hasn’t really changed much except that they’re more expensive now. I play guitar which technology has mostly helped more than hinder… The only thing I can think of is that a lot of the modern assembly line cheap guitars aren’t really built all that well anymore, especially considering the price you pay for them, but even that has gotten a lot better in the last decade

I suspect a lot of people on here don’t like the idea of monetizing Lemmy since that kind of defeats the whole purpose of Lemmy. It sounds more like something people would do on Reddit or Instagram

So… Basically turning your Lemmy account into a half-assed Patreon then? Pass.

Greenwood is exactly where I was headed lol this is on 178

If we’re just granting wishes here I think I’d probably just wish I didn’t need any medications at all

It’s a reference from the movie Friday lol

Ok, ok, adding more cereal after you’ve finished the initial cereal is permitted. I’m not a monster

CEREAL FIRST, THEN MILK!!! COLD MILK! I DON’T CARE HOW YOUR MOM USED TO FIX IT, THIS IS THE ONLY CORRECT WAY!!!

That’s weird I just looked the place up and they sell all kinds of beer there lol

I use the search feature in Jerboa

Do you mean are they going to drop the second most profitable OS in the entire world to focus on making apps for their main competitor? No, probably not.

A quick cursory search shows that Google makes billions of dollars annually off of Android software. Just because they’re in the number two spot doesn’t mean they’re not making an obscene amount of money

I’ll probably get downvoted for it, but I use Amazon Music. It’s the only Amazon service I’m willing to pay for because it works well and unless I’m looking for something super obscure they usually have whatever I want. The only real problem I’ve ever had with it is that some songs that are considered “too controversial” are sometimes removed from albums.

I was talking about signed photos, but we can discuss other options