Sure man, insult them that'll get me on your side, you dick

From the Wikipedia article:

"Although the okapi was unknown to the Western world until the 20th century, it may have been depicted since the early fifth century BCE on the façade of the Apadana at Persepolis, a gift from the Ethiopian procession to the Achaemenid kingdom.

For years, Europeans in Africa had heard of an animal that they came to call the African unicorn."

Seems to suggest that though elusive, it was pretty well know in the region.

Thanks for making me learn stuff.

Reminds me of this quote by George Orwell:

"Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it."

Sorry but I'm about to give you nightmares... I didn't know about this.

Just because you know something, doesn't mean everyone does.

I was 28 years old when I learned ponies are not just young horses.
Ridiculous I know, but sometimes people just assume wrong things until they learn more about them.

Reporting on that stuff is important and I feel like comments like yours may discourage some from posting news in fear of being called out.

Hope you'll excuse my ignorance but how is this a right wing conspiracy theory?

This is the first time I hear of it being a partisan theory, and I remember the day it happened. (I'm not from the USA)

Is Trump planning on helping Palestinians? It always seemed a strange argument to me to use against the Democrats since I'm pretty sure the right would have done the exact same in regards to Israel. Please prove me wrong, I'd love to see a silver lining to this situation.

Exactly! So we agree it shouldn't be an argument for or against any side, right?

I think you're right!

These look just like them, and i'm pretty sure the luna moth eggs on the top voted comment are actually green shield bugs eggs too.

Thanks!

I'm sorry lots of people on here apparently need to be dicks about pretty much anything they're trying to say... I don't disagree with them but there must be a less toxic way to say it. Thank you for making new content, Lemmy needs it!

You sound like a very good person.
I think you get what I believe religion is supposed to be about.
And that's nice to see :) keep it up!

I guess for the same reason we need annual car inspections.

Probably something along the lines of : people cant be trusted to keep an eye on their vehicle's condition and we don't want any more pollution and accidents than there already is.

I think it also helps keep vehicles healthy for longer, even though that effect is negated by the fact that we're getting pushed to replace perfectly functional cars with electric ones...

I agree with the sentiment but "Absolutely no woman has ever fantasized" about that?

Do you really believe that? If not, why use these words? I don't think it serves your purpose and it's too bad.

Don't hate me please. I'm just talking semantics which are important to me

Assuming the color wasnt photoshopped (which I doubt),
Would the camera's white balance setting really matter?

I would tend to think that since both objects are in the same shot,
whatever color change you get from the white balance setting would affect them the same way.

I don't know though and would love the truth from someone qualified :)

Where did you see him asking people to vote for anyone? I'm tired of this no need to bring this shit into every conversation, lots of people on here don't even live in the U.S. Fuck off

Yeah... Quite unsettling

"The only way to overcome it is with immigrants"
How about paying people fairly in regards to how hard, important and unattractive the job is?

Thanks I love that enthusiasm!

Let's remember the ban in Australia concerns platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Reddit and X. Exemptions will apply to services such as YouTube, messenger kids, whatsapp, kids helpline and google classroom.

The account you provided starts by stating that "the most rigorous analysis" found little/no significant evidence , but fails to link to them. He immediately lumps together smartphone and social media, then goes on justifying the importance of both with arguments that clearly concern almost exclusively smartphones.

This ban is about social media, not smartphones altogether.

Garwboy's arguments:

• they let kids stay connected with friends, foster a community, allow coordination of activities: he's talking about smartphones.

• they allow access to school work, references, important resources: again, smartphones/the internet

• they allow access to support, help and guidance from experienced and informed individuals and groups: this point I'll give to him; as for years, Reddit has served that very purpose for me. Who knows what that site has become though.

• he compares them to roads (roads kill children every year, but they save many lives, make the world go round,...): again this whole comparison is only valid for smartphones.

• they are a refuge for children who experience abuse at home: this is probably true, but it is not an argument about how social media helps in these situations. I could say the same about drugs .

Which brings us to my point of view: social media are, for many, a drug. A bit of it can be good, fun and even sometimes make your like better, but we have to acknowledge the negative side, which in my opinion can have devastating effects in a person's mental, especially when the mental is still in its forming stage.

Ooh right I get you. Thanks for taking the time!

You won't see their headlights anymore if you let them pass