Most social media websites such as Youtube, Tiktok and the like will demonitize or hide your content if you post a word they don't like. It's a draconian policy that has spread like wildfire for some reason, mostly because everyone who uses those sites just rolls over and lets it happen instead of just leaving and using different sites that don't tell how you are allowed to express yourself

ExtremeDullard@piefed.social · 56 pts · 107d (4 replies)

That's what happens when people don't get an education.

September, October, November and December get their names precisely because they were the 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th month of the Roman calendar.

1 Martius Named after Mars, the god of war
2 Aprilis Possibly derived from "aperire" (to open) or "Aphrilis" (from Aphrodite, the Greek equivalent of Venus)
3 Maius Named after Maia, a goddess of growth
4 Junius Named after Juno, the queen of the gods and goddess of marriage
5 Quintilis From the Latin word "Quinque," meaning five
6 Sextilis From the Latin word "sex," meaning six
7 September From the Latin word "septem," meaning seven
8 October From the Latin word "octo," meaning eight
9 November From the Latin word "novem," meaning nine
10 December From the Latin word "decem," meaning ten

The guy who messed it up by adding two more months to, you know, match the solar year, was King Pompilius who died peacefully in his bed.

Successful_Try543@feddit.org · 31 pts · 107d

Adding two more months (Januarius and Februarius) wasn't the problem and they probably always have existed, but starting the year with January instead of March was. This decision was made in 601 AUC (153 BCE) much later than the legendary king.

Professorozone@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 107d

Thank you for the history lesson. I was only peripherally aware of the story.

So from your post I take it he's no longer available for stabbing?

LePoisson@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 107d

Hmm thanks for the lesson, I never really paid much attention to calendar reform in ancient Rome. Interesting to see how much random fake history is memed around.

CanadaPlus@futurology.today · 1 pts · 107d

Prior to that the winter just wasn't counted as an official period where things could happen, I guess.

Although everything recorded from the monarchy era should be taken with a grain of salt.

Canonical_Warlock@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 25 pts · 107d (2 replies)

*fucked

MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca · 17 pts · 107d (1 reply)

Say it again for those in the back

Fucked.

knotRyder@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 107d

Amen

ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net · 24 pts · 107d (8 replies)

Do you think that when we have full age verification in place and children are banned from social media people will stop censuring the word "fuck" in memes? Because if yes I will start supporting it.

laz@pawb.social · 25 pts · 107d (2 replies)

It's not for "the kids". It's for the advertisers. So in short, no.

ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net · 7 pts · 107d (1 reply)

How does that work exactly? The advertiser tells platform not to display heir ads next to content with "fuck" in it because they are scared someone will screenshot it and accuse them of promoting indecency or something? I get it that for example a gun manufacturer would want to avoid displaying their ads next to content about suicide but who would be bothered by content with "fuck" in it? Other than maybe some kid brands.

laz@pawb.social · 11 pts · 107d

Pretty much but less direct. It's generally all grouped together by advertisers as 'problematic content'. It's quite rare for platforms to get very direct feedback so they cast a very wide net.

courval@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 107d (4 replies)

Even Signal removed the finger emoji, I loved exchanging fingers with my mates.. What a fucking dystopia!

notastatist@feddit.org · 7 pts · 107d (3 replies)

In what dystopia do you live? I still have the finger. And I am happy to exchange it

zikzak025@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 107d (2 replies)

I also have it, and this is from the built-in Signal emoji interface and not my keyboard's (though the glyphs themselves are just my device's own):

notastatist@feddit.org · 2 pts · 107d (1 reply)

Are you in the US?

zikzak025@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 107d

I am

NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 107d (2 replies)

Those usernames look suspiciously alike in style...

ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net · 13 pts · 107d (1 reply)

Yes, all those memese are just the same guy setting up the joke and then responding to themselves.

pressanykeynow@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 107d

Hmmm... Those usernames look suspiciously alike in style...