With how unessecarily smug you were being, I honestly wasn’t sure.

A brand written on a product is an ad. Let alone the ads everywhere in public. Acknowledgimg that you’re seeing an ad makes you less likely to be sub consciously influenced (‘brand awareness’). Pretending you’re immune might make you more susceptible.

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You’re not buying any of this yourself, are you?

Ok, just in case there’s a chance for you to be good faith. The above comment was a reply to a post about there being a lot of pro china and pro Russia propaganda being on Lemmy. It implied that the only way you can be against china and/or Russia is if you’ve fallen for western propaganda. This is a very clear fallacy, as being critical of china and/or Russia does not imply that you aren’t also critical of the west. There’s no conspiracy going on where everyone agreed to comment the same stuff, but if the same fallacy gets repeated over and over, multiple people will independently see it for what it is and call it out.

Do you folks not know that two things can be bad at the same time

For me it’s that when I drink 3L of water over the course of 16h, the dehydration after 8 hours of not drinking is such a stark difference that it’s uncomfortable.

Greedily taking up an obscene excess of resources and producing crazy amount of emissions and pollution makes the planet less livable for the rest of us. Yachts do those things.

The psychologist who did like a shortened test on me actually recommended against going further and also getting diagnosed by a psychiatrist if I don’t want any official support. Just not worth a lifetime of discrimination within the medical system. I’m noticing it happening with my ADHD diagnosis. That one’s worth the discrimination though, since the treatment is a life saver (potentially literally).

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It’s not as good as google was when I was first allowed to use the internet 15+ years ago, but much better than today’s google. Just so much more peace of mind to know that profit isn’t what governs my search results.

For the price of two big studio games, you can buy yourself a pair of running shoes, DND dice, a few books, watercolor and paper, and have some money leftover. It’s not that you can’t afford it, it’s that the way capitalism is designed makes you too exhausted to have a hobby.

True, I’m one of them. Wouldn’t really say I’m in poverty, but I certainly couldn’t afford a car. But that’s not relevant, since nobody questioned that. You did, however, question why one would make a 4 min drive, so I gave reasons why someone might.

Please don’t ride your bike drunk. Youre not just endangering yourself, but other cyclists and pedestrians too.

Some parts of the world are so heavily built for cars that they are hostile and dangerous to walkers and bikers, and also have little to no public transport. Also, some people are disabled.

My sibling in Christ you’re the one arguing that phone addiction isn’t real

Lmao makes sense

This to me reads that you have a serious self control issue. If you need to use therapy to limit your gambling, you’ve fucked up. Learn and practice some self control. You don’t need therapy, you don’t need to stop gambling or cut off ties with your dealer, just stop doing it. This is like needing to have your parents tell you to do your homework or something. You are in control of your life. You will feel much more empowered if you do it yourself.

What’s your alternative? Been meaning to use Lemmy less, but since I started using social media in place of idling/skin picking/bad thoughts when I don’t have the energy to do anything else, that’s what I return to when I put my phone down. (I have adhd)

That’s the first time I’m hearing this experience, thanks for the input! Changed my mind