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on same question · c/lemmyshitpost · 3 pts · 2d

All public speed tests are nonsense in private use, unfortunately. The ISPs magically find the capacity you've been looking for, but only for that connection.

It's so sad that people act like there's two diametrically opposed options - an illegitimate CIA puppet government robbing the country blind, or Sharia law under muslim extremist rule - when in reality one gave rise to the other.

The Iranian people are free under neither, no matter how pretty the propaganda pictures are. We have to dare to imagine a world without autocrats.

Hmm. I've been keeping an eye on Veritasium's output due to the news. All I can really complain about is that some individual videos are sub-par, which has always been the case especially when you have to branch out eventually, and some stories were essentially handed to them by someone else - but they're upfront about it and still do the legwork to justify making their own video on the matter.

So because I like to be critical of the media I consume, I'm genuinely curious: What pattern do you see that justifies calling them a content mill?

The dynamic is different with women. What you describe is "pick-me"s and they do exist. But women don't cease being women the way immigrants usually desire to cease being just that, and women are generally accepted by their society (within the constraints of that gender role). So for immigrants there is a far greater incentive to distance themselves from those that came after you.

There's also a self-selection going on, as people with specific traits are far more likely to emigrate than others. This is basically never brought up in immigration discourse, but immigrants from one country are by no means a representative slice of the people in that country.

Shipping goes far further than having a crush, it's acting out the fantasy of being in a relationship with them. Or a fictionalized version of them usually. That's fine if the character is already fictional, but really creepy and invasive in regards to a real person.

Honestly I that's what I thought from context due to "closest family member", your mention of his partner, and the ages would match. But clearly that's not of interest to someone eager to project all their own issues onto you.

I'm so glad you got to figure out the person you are, and incredibly sorry you couldn't share this with your dad. All the best to you and your mom.

on rule · c/onehundredninetysix · 2 pts · 7d

I don't flash people with automatic headlights, that's just pointless. Doesn't mean I wasn't briefly blinded by them a dozen times an hour.