It's not really about the tiny amount for an individual, it's a problem when multiplied by the millions upon millions of iPhone users, and because they steer the market, the millions and millions of Android users that will follow.
DharmaCurious
joined 2 years ago
My best friend (we refer to each other as soul friends. It's like soul mates, but without the romance. Haha) I met while working security. I've worked security a long time, mainly solo posts. I hate working posts with another guard. Ended up working 20 hour shifts with him, stuck in an 8x8 shack with a 4 hour turn around. 12 shifts back to back. Never once ran out of conversation. Bestie for life.
Hello, fellow southern comrade! I'm sorry you're stuck down here, but there are a few of us around. Found my people near Knoxville. I hope you can find some where you are, too.
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy, doctor of anthropology. He specializes in non human sapien cultural relics.
I've never even considered blocking that bot... OMG. This is a game changer.
We got a u/stamets appreciate post going here?
Stamets, you have near singlehandedly made Lemmy my full time internet home. You keep me off the Other Place, and you bring joy and humor to my day, every day. Thank you for being a collector of humor and for distributing it in true Star Trek fashion, for the use of all. It's been a long road, getting from there to here, but thanks to you, our time is finally near.
Live long and prosper, Stamets.
Not just expensive, they're also environmentally unsound! They use more power to charge, more plastic for casing. Hooray?
Not who you asked, but Step Back History has a good video on it on YouTube.
Can confirm. Love to cook. Also love receiving gentleman callers.
Earth is New Risa confirmed.
I'd say you need to investigate why you did that, what your intention behind it is/was, and work on yourself to figure out how to overcome the challenge you face of relying on stereotypes.
I was never a conservative, per se, but as a kid and early teen, I thought racist/sexist humor was hilarious in certain contexts, not because I believed them, but because I they were, to me, absurd. The punchline for me wasn't "haha, blackness" or "lol woman," so much as it was "did you hear that ridiculous thing? Isn't it hilarious, specifically because it would be unfathomably stupid to believe it?" It seems like your joke about the truth being offensive may have been meant in this way?
It's a dark stain for me, I don't like it, and despite understanding that I didn't actually believe those things, I needed to investigate about myself, and realize that despite not thinking any of those things were true, I was perpetuating things that some people genuinely do believe, and that is harmful as fuck. Actually learning that some people legitimately held those beliefs changed my opinion about just how humorous those jokes were. It makes me feel deep regret, and it genuinely makes me scared someone is going to find my old Myspace account.
All that to say, yes. It's wrong that you did, it's wrong if you continue to do so, and regardless of the intent behind those sorts of remarks, they are harmful. They perpetuate harmful stereotypes, and can be hurtful to people in ways both intended and unintended. Buck up, do the self work, and be better. You can do it. Clearly you already want to. That's one of the things about being on the left, unlearning a lifetime of bullshit. It's not something that happens, it's a constant education, a constant unlearning and relearning. Heck, I've been an anarcho-communist for nearly a decade and I just found out a year ago that the G-word for the Roma people is a slur. We had a dog with that name. I've used that word my whole life, and never once meant harm by it. But harm it could have, and possibly did, cause. But now I know, I have learned, and moving forward, I will make changes. That's the goal here. Pobody's nerfect, but you gotta be willing to do the work, and not make excuses for past actions, and not make the same mistakes again.
Oh, God, it feels good to be logged back in to this account. My .world alt just isn't the same, and I'm glad to see you back, too!
I love that intro. Honestly, it's my favorite trek intro.
Also, don't knock yourself, I'm sure you're just as pretty as Pike. Though that man is damn pretty... Lol.