Yeah I said it! The sensation is mid. It's Mid! The orfice is 90% bone structure and has razors at the opening. Most people can't even open their jaw wide enough to avoid scraping you. The fascination people have with it is visual, but don't get me started on that. You know what else?

Gargle noises sound like gargling. They're less than mid! Imagine asking to hear bgbhfbfhgbbghgbhbbggbggbbgbggggggg instead of having sex. Like, bro they can't breath! That is the miniature pug of sex acts.

Blowjobs are a psyop by Big Blowjob to make you have dumber sex. 69 is alright though because at least then they moan on ur dick which does feel pretty elite. But it has a height requirement, like the rollercoaster.

About a month ago, I posted something similar about darts. In hindsight, I didn’t really explain my point clearly, so hopefully I can make my point better. Idk if I’ll be kicked off/banned for reigniting this debate, but given I’m quitting Lemmy in a day or two anyway, I really couldn’t give a flying fuck anymore.

Nonetheless, here is why I don’t think I should be compelled to agree that snooker (or darts, or golf or anything else) is actually a sport, just hear me out.

First of all, who gets to define whether something is a ‘sport’ or not? Is it the WPBSA? The IBSF? The dictionary? Someone else? Who?

Think about it: why do they get to define anything as a ‘sport’? And what makes them right? Is the definition of ‘sport’ a fundamental universal truth, or is it a creation of man that is defined by man? If it is the former, show me proof. And if it is the latter, why do some of man get to make the definition, whilst others don’t? Is it not true that these men only get to do so because we let them do so?

The simple fact is that the definition of anything as ‘sport’ is not some great fundamental, indefatigable universal truth — it’s a matter of opinion. There is no fixed universal definition, we only call it so because some bloke somewhere in history said ‘it’s a sport’ and other people went along with his opinion — but we can have opinions also.

To be absolutely and perfectly clear: this is not a question of whether snooker or whatever is a sport — that’s, as I explained above, a matter of opinion (I’m not going to critique you if you believe that they are a sport, even though I personally don’t, and I’m not going to discuss that axiom of the topic at hand). No, what I’m saying is we should be allowed the opinion to say that snooker is not a sport — if we believe it’s not. I know technically we could be said to have that, though I don’t think so, if even we are aware of it.

This is a matter of taste, so I can't really elaborate at length, I just like it. It looks clean.

Bollywood annually produces more than twice the amount of movies that Hollwood produces. They universally appeal to the lowest common denominator viewer, are overly long to offer a good "value proposition", the singalongs are unbearably cringe, overacting is rampant, as are tired tropes. Whether it be comedy, drama, or regional art pieces, it's just not good.

...if it is a time-bound prohibition, maybe in the order of a few weeks, so society can rethink about their consumption habits.

Indefinite prohibition, of the kind that was amended in the US constitution, denies the human desire to consume alcohol and pretend it can be legislated away. A cursory reading of the Wikipedia article on the capital-P Prohibition showed lasting effects in alcohol consumption (I guess, good in the sense that there's changes in domestic abuse patterns, for example?) and organized crime (bad, with Al Capone and people like him)

A $20 tarp is better than a $2000 batwing awning

4runner doesn't need a snorkel kit unless you are trying to drive to askja volcano or something

Peopley says "Oh! That gives me trypophobia!" like if a phobia were some clothes that you can put on and off whenever something with tiny holes appears. There is a lot of things with tiny holes, funny that just happens with very specific and uncommon things and not with your papel towel, or another mundane thing.

cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/51946282

I am aware there must be exceptions but they must be incredibly few and far between as I can't name one nor anyone I know.

Even Stardew Valley reaches a point where you need to occupy space with all sort of machines and contraptions in order to win the game, so I can't name it as a candidate.

The easiest argument for this is that such a game would be boring. But unless one gets created, we'll never know.

I have a board game where you have to plant a forest and create the conditions to rebuild the ecosystem, while preventing forest fires. It is complex and requires strategy.

I could see something along the lines like this in a computer game, with added challenges.

In my hobby of writting, I make an effort to insert ideas like this. I'm so tired of enshrined violence and destruction of all kinds.

It's easy to view destruction. Disaster movies make excellent pop corn eating time. But when the monsters get killed or go away, the action ends and heroes won someone has to pick up the pieces. And that is a lot more complex afair.

Dear 80’s kids who had the nerve to say our (2000’s) shows and cartoons were dumb: this one’s for you! Here’s a taste of your own medicine.

Here’s why I think He Man is a load of garbage:

I just watched the intro to The He Man Show’ (allegedly a popular cartoon in the 80’s) and I’m left wondering one thing…

What prick made this thing???

So there’s this ponce Prince with his pink shirt and awful hair, who just happens to know how to hold up what can at best be described as a giant metal dildo, say some words, and suddenly he gets his magic power of… being butt naked??? Bro, that’s not a power, that’s just stripping off.

Beyond that, his main enemy is some sort of skeleton thing. Oooh, a skeleton for an enemy!!! How original — not.

I couldn’t even bring myself to even try a single episode, the intro was so shit. I’m sure I’m not having the full picture, but if going off the intro is anything, this Star Wars-wannabe-but-will-never-hold-a-candle-to-shite is undoubtedly the original brain rot.

Having said that, I admit that my point of view may be biased, so I vow to, at some point, watch at least 1 full episode of The He Man Show and revisit this post to consolidate my actual opinion.

EDIT: it occurs to me that most posts on this community don’t tend to put pictures in. I’m not sure the community rules on that, but if it’s against the rules I apologise to the mods, hopefully I can figure out how to remove it.

I think Alien is a solid 7/12. The individual elements are pretty good, but the bait and switch really brings it down. I prefer Outland (1981) for the capitalism in space stuff, and Terminator for the sci-fi monster movie stuff. The two themes are both good, but they don't reach a unification like they do in the sequel, Aliens.

But Mickey 17 is a 10/12 that takes the individual elements of Alien, and makes a better story out of them. The aliens are integrated with the capitalism with a really brilliant twist, and the eventual victory of the heroes over the monsters is much more satisfying.

While I whole heartedly agree with Mackelmore's message, Ed has been pretty direct about wanting to keep things apolitical. Knowing that, Mackelmore decided to use his set as a platform which is very disrespectful.

If he had been opening for RATM, my opinion would be much different.

People aren't there to hear what you have to say about global politics. They're there to enjoy a performance, not to be reminded about all of the horrible shit going on.

If he wants to start a "Free Palestine" tour, I 1000% support that, although I won't go because politics doesn't need to be shoved into literally every facet of life.

Am I the only one who feels this is a manufactured outrage? I don't listen to either Pink or Ed, but there is so many other issues to be outraged about besides some artist support act voicing and attacking the main artist. Or are people just channeling their anger towards Ed.

All the reactions just seems out of proportion to me.

This is not a puritanical issue. I have no problem with porn in its place in life.

I have no desire to control anyone else's body, to shame or judge anyone for sharing themselves online or elsewhere.

Even if I feel there are unanswered questions that our society has not really tackled yet with the speed of change the Internet created, I'm still broadly ambivalent about porn.

As someone with a background in studying historical social attitudes especially around gender, sex and equality we've taken a step forwards I believe, but with more to do.

But I just don't have any interest in seeing stranger's genitals. Genitals can be a lot of fun of course, I have the superpower of enjoying whatever I find in a partner's pants.

I just don't think the fun part is looking at them. When I see a lady spreading her legs in a pose of "check this out" I'm left cold. Yes. Very nice. Gonna keep scrolling.

If I am seeking out porn I'd much prefer something with dignity, make it erotic over explicit.

I think finding an unannounced vulva in my Lemmy feed is a little like an unsolicited dick pic, except it's not aimed at me.

The photos where she's spreading her labia make even less sense to me. Yes, it's a hole. I know how they work. Unless you're hiding something up there that's not the interesting part, and if you are that's not arrousing, just entertaining!

I'm working on the assumption that these things are popular just because of the prevalence. Be funny to find out that this is a normal perspective and those people are sharing their cocks and fannies for a niche audience.

With the sole exception of those mourning their friends and family members who died on that day, and don't politicize it, it all is so hollow and performative.

The US government, and by extension the US voting population who supported the government's actions, have committed orders of magnitudes of 9/11s before and after 9/11.

In Afghanistan the US killed tens or even hundreds of thousands of civilians.

In Iraq, at least 1 million people died in that conflict, and that estimate doesn't even include the rise of ISIS which was a result of the Iraq War.

Even Iran's death toll can be attributed to the US's 9/11 response. Not only did Trump use it to justify the Iran War just yesterday, but the Islamophobia that lead to the Iran war was exacerbated by the colossal surge in Islamophobia post 9/11. Even Bush claimed Iran was in an "axis of evil", and the Pentagon plotted a war with Iran to take place after the war with Iraq, just months after 9/11.

Furthermore, it seems the only people still bringing up 9/11 as a matter of discussion, are those who want to use it to justify far-right talking points and policies. Even the GOP's and many Dem's support for Israel and the genocide against Palestine is constantly followed with talks about US victimhood during 9/11.

I so look forward to the day when Boomers and Gen X lose their stranglehold on US politics and media so we can finally shut this performative bullshit down. 9/11 shouldn't simply be seen as a great US tragedy, it should be seen as the beginning of the collapse of the US empire and the reign of terror the US brought in it's dying days as a global power.

As someone who likes both Cartoons and Anime equally, I have yet to find someone who doesn't get offended by me saying that. They're just animated projects at the end of the day, just made differently through cultural norms. I'll enjoy both like I'll enjoy a burger & ramen, both are good and tasty, don't care which one's better as long I'm munching down

That's it, I'm just writing this because I'm bored

no, i don’t think that the “common man’s position has to be abandoned”. In fact, i think that people should be allowed to believe that the earth is flat. For 99% of people, that is what they can observe in their daily lives, and it’s the simplest model that “gets the job done” (i.e. navigates the person through their daily lifes). You only need to know that the earth is a globe if you’re doing international trade, geopolitics, or spaceflight (or weather prediction, for some reason). For every other application, it does not matter.

From the community sidebar:

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I don't think Pizzacake's comics are terrible or bad or [insert synonym]. Matter of fact, I find some of their comics actually funny.

every 10 years while you are under 60, then one every 3-5 years after that

Just like 16 years old people can't vote because too young, 80+ years old people should not be able to vote, most of them are too distant from everyday reality of younger people to be able to take a wise decision for the community and also often stick with (way too) old ideals from their years