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  • How do people in cities have fun without spending money at every turn?

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  • Other people already gave most of the answers, but

    Parks. Go for a walk. Play a game with folks (Frisbee, soccer, whatever). Ride a bike. Read.

    Meetups. I go to a tabletop RPG one. That's not unique to cities, but I can walk to this one and there are probably more people attending than you'd find in a less populous area. I also used to go to a basic neighborhood hangout one. There are many others.

    The library is free. Many books and other media to enjoy.

    This city has beaches. It's $3 for the subway ride there , or if I was really broke I could ride a bike.

    There are free museums. I don't go that often but they're interesting.

    But also

    And to make it worse many of them probably have a 1 bedroom apartment so its not like you can sit in there all day long (at least i cant).

    I realize im still spending money by being in my house out of town, but still, at least things I buy are owned by me, and im not paying someone else every time I want to do anything. If I want to stay at home all day I have tons of stuff to occupy my mind without going nuts.

    I don't think I accept this premise. I stay home in my one bedroom without any more trouble than when I lived in the suburbs. A computer full of games doesn't need a lot of rooms. I have plenty of entertainment here. I don't see what's stifling about a one bedroom. Maybe a tiny studio I could see. But even so, when I lived in a whole house it's not like I went skipping from room to room.

  • We don’t memorize phone numbers anymore, we rely on GPS to tell us where to go and Facebook reminds us of birthdays. What else will we stop remembering once AI remembers everything for us?

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  • I memorized my friend's phone number. It's because she's a lawyer, and that seems like a good number to have memorized.

  • It's just like Karma farming

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  • A lot of people struggle to read, and it's kind of sad. https://features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/ was an interesting post about it (available as a podcast and transcripts).

    That said, some people really just do wallow and the slop and that's an embarrassment.

  • Trump Admin Cancels Grants for Pedestrian Safety and Bike Lanes, Calling Them ‘Hostile’ to Cars

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  • Pretty much every conservative idea is bad.

  • Oklahoma official says all high schools will have Turning Point chapters after Charlie Kirk killing

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  • See, you can't fix our society's problems by just killing one guy.

  • Referring to Fediverse services as "Alternatives" is bad marketing

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  • I've never worked in marketing but I imagine it's hard. People don't care about things. Certainly not remote or abstract things like "centralized control" or "tomorrow".

    You could probably just do "Oh yeah, lemmy has good memes and posts" and be done, and only go into technical details if they ask.

  • Jimmy Kimmel Chokes Up After Returning From Suspension: ‘It Was Never My Intention to Make Light of the Murder of a Young Man’

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  • The answer to all the kirks out there is to sharpen your arguments and learn how to deny him control of the narrative.

    I don't think this is the complete solution, because of the consolidation of power in the hands of the wealthy. You could have the best arguments in the world, but if YouTube promotes your opponent instead of you, that's an uphill battle. If they get millions in funding for advertising, staff, and research, and you don't, that's not a fight won merely by sharpness of wit.

    People talk about the marketplace of ideas as if solely the better idea will win. Stuff wins in marketplaces for dubious reasons like funding and familiarity rather than merit all the time.

    That's not to say we should just shoot all the republicans. Rather, this is a conflict on many fronts, and "they have almost all the money and thus control" is a big tactical concern. I don't know how to fix that.

  • Calls to boycott the company "Uber" after its investment in Israeli #drones

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  • Uber has always sucked, so I'll continue to not use them.

  • Jimmy Kimmel Chokes Up After Returning From Suspension: ‘It Was Never My Intention to Make Light of the Murder of a Young Man’

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  • "I have many friends and family members on the other side who I love and remain close to, even though we don't agree on politics at all. I don't think the murderer who shot Charlie Kirk represents anyone. This was a sick person who believed violence was a solution, and it isn't, ever."

    I don't know how you could stay close with maga people now. That sounds extremely difficult.

    Not a fan of "sick" used in this context. I don't think there was any evidence that the alleged shooter suffered mental illness. Writing off disagreeable actions as sickness maligns people with actual illness.

    Also, "ever" is a pretty broad claim. I don't think violence is typically the best solution, and arguably there were more tools left in the box to stop Kirk, but ultimately every right has to be backed by "or I'll stop you" or it's at risk. If masked men come to abduct you, violence is likely an appropriate response. Shooting a giant talking head, arguably not justified even if he's fanning the flames of hate and stochastic terrorism.

    But overall it wasn't a boot licking capitulation, so that's nice. I didn't watch it live since I rarely watch TV.

  • Massive Attack to take all songs off Spotify

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  • Interesting. Haven't heard of this one but from their FAQ and writing it sounds interesting.

    Not sure if a subscription fee for artists will work. Bigger ones can certainly afford it.

    The main problem as I see it now is what any new platform has: getting people to use it.

  • Massive Attack to take all songs off Spotify

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  • I've been using bandcamp for years, and I feel pretty good about it. I'd spend about $10/month and get 1-2 albums, and now I have a pretty big collection. I've been unemployed so I haven't bought new music, but my library is still here and ad-free.

    Bandcamp might enshittify, since it's privately owned, so make sure you download the drm-free copy of anything you buy.

  • Jesse Watters says America needs to bomb or “maybe gas” the United Nations

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  • Watters is a piece of shit and he doesn't deserve his wealth and peace.

  • Hegseth dissolves women’s military committee over ‘divisive feminist agenda’

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  • "divisive" is such a weird complaint. It ignores the value of whatever people disagree on. As if being divided on "pizza or burritos" is just as bad as "should women be allowed outside".

  • Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 is richly authentic, intriguingly written, dripping with brooding atmosphere, and… not very fun to play, unfortunately

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  • Thinking about it, it seems like the kind of wacky thing that would be on par with dwarf fort. A passion project years in the making. I doubt any big studio would go for it.

    Side note, I really liked how mage: the awakening 2e did paradox. You risk more for witnesses, sure. But you mostly risk paradox for making your spells more than you can safely handle. Hubris. That's the theme of the game.

    (Further minutia details: you can make small changes to your spells magnitude or subjects, and that only risks the spell failing. But bigger changes, those require you to "reach" and that can cause paradox. make a spell last two turns instead of one? -2 dice. Or, reach, and make it last the whole scene... but maybe roll for paradox. Mind2 can't make someone hurt themselves... unless you reach. Great system. Very fiddly. Wouldn't play well as a real time game.)

  • YouTube will let users booted for 'repeated violations' of COVID, elections policies 'rejoin'

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  • YouTube's leadership is complicit. Fuck them and their blood soaked hands.

  • 'The Bear' writer arrested on train after complaint from white woman

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  • I believe in racism AND systemic racism.

    I don't believe you. I don't think this conversation is worth continuing further.

  • Trump Supporters Are Lying About Biden ‘Censorship’ To Justify Brendan Carr’s Unconstitutional Kimmel Threats

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  • Conservatives say stuff for effect, not because they believe in truth or consistency. They are dishonest, broken, people. They should not be trusted.

  • 'The Bear' writer arrested on train after complaint from white woman

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  • Do you think the old lady complained more or less because the guy was black? Do you think the MTA guy has any discretion? How many other people got the police called on them for sitting "improperly"?

    I feel like you don't accept the concepts of privilege and systemic problems, and are really zoomed in on individual actions to the point of not being able to see the whole picture.

    The old lady probably complained because the guy was black. The MTA conductor probably escalated for similar reasons. The victim may have reacted negatively because of decades of racially driven abuse.

    I'm not really sure if you're arguing in good faith, or have some emotional investment in disbelieving racism can be pervasive and covered by other plausible excuses.

  • 'The Bear' writer arrested on train after complaint from white woman

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  • You're missing or refusing to see the point that the conductor is likely policing certain people's behavior more

    So yes, if the conductor or the police tell you to do something and you refuse you're probably going to have a bad time. But more importantly, that situation is far more likely to occur in the first place if you're a minority. It's likely there was a white guy on that train sitting "badly" and no one policed him.

    Zoom out more.