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trashcroissantto
Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•"What is the oldest country in the world that still exists?" is a Ship of Theseus problem.
6·14 days agoSame with indigenous people on turtle island (north america).
I’d argue that it doesnt really count since the concept of ‘country’ though is more colonial in its origins so realistically, a ‘country’ wouldn’t exist until after colonization in these areas.
Nations might’ve existed with different groups/tribes/villages sharing a culture, but the concepts of clear-cut borders, strict land ownership, and nationalism (which to me are a requirement for the concept of a “country”) are significantly different in many indigenous cultures as compared to colonial states. Maybe with the exception of some Latin American empires? Though I don’t know enough about those empires to be confident in that.
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Trans Joy•I went to a restaurant yesterday, I think I looked really goodEnglish
4·15 days agoYou look nice! And side note, I spent far too long trying to figure out why you had merged 3 pictures together before I realized that was a mirror :(
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Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•There's a part of my soul that needs 'cat lady' culture to be adopted by the mainstream like 'gamer' culture was.
1·15 days agoKnitting is sometimes related but not always required
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No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•How to separate self-worth from Achievements and External Validation?
2·16 days agoI feel you 100%, I have the same voice. If you want to watch something truly depressing but extremely relatable, the episode called “stupid piece of shit” from bojack horseman covers the topic in a much more real way than any cartoon has the right to do so.
We can get through it though, the voice is a liar.
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No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•How to separate self-worth from Achievements and External Validation?
2·16 days agoI don’t… Hahaha this is one of the things I most often speak to my counsellor about though and I’m working hard on it.
My issue is more around productivity (achievements), so what I work on is doing things for the sake of doing them, not for the final product, i.e. doing art for the process or even playing a game just to play and not for literal achievements. Learning to just enjoy things for the process or just doing ‘nothing’. They suggested I could just come home and sit and watch my cats and… Just do nothing. I’m still working on that one.
We haven’t gotten that far into external validation, but I think learning to have compassion/love for yourself helps with that.
Its a great initiative but from the looks of it, the creators are taking a break. I wonder if there’s any other organizations (not shitty websites that rip designs) that are selling something similar towards a good cause.
Honestly, I had that one and this GIF of a fat weiner dog chasing batman saved to my bookmarks for a long time because they bring me so much joy.
With my current cats I have a clear favourite so I would go to her, and then the other one would run in the room and demand the attention because he is a needy little shit. I love him though, he just never lets her (or anyone) have a moment of peace.
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No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Did it really used to be common for guys to go to a bar every night like in Cheers or The Simpsons?
7·16 days agoI had the same experience and did feel badly for them as well. For a lot of them (especially middle aged men in my experience), they just seemed very lonely. I miss a lot of those regulars, they were generally good people.
There has to be more of a reason that all the anti-trans legislation have gone throughover there (I mean, aside from JK Rowling’s massive lobbying). Laws might not represent all of the people all the time, but they certainly represent a part of a population.
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Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•The people who protest against the Palestinian Genocide would be the same people who protested against the Holocaust.
10·16 days agoI’ve been to a pro-pal protests few around different cities and have never met any real anti-Semite on the side of the protest. I have, however, met a couple of counter protesters that hold the Israeli flag yet proudly call themselves white supremacists.
I don’t have time to find it right now but that GIF or video of the cat in the bee costume falling over gets me every time
Found it

I think it’s just saying that it’s dumb to call other people’s rallies pointless if you yourself have rallies as well. Like either you believe rallies accomplish something or you don’t, but you don’t get to say that some rallies work and others don’t, because regardless of the cause, all rallies have the same purpose (awareness and solidarity for a specific cause, generally).
trashcroissantto
No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•What are some good things to purchase to add a new distraction to my life?
8·18 days agoCross stitch :)
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No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•What are some good things to purchase to add a new distraction to my life?
3·18 days agoAnd (at least for me) the most rewarding!
Some cats are a bit balder there, it can be normal and it can be a health thing. My mom’s cat has a big belly bald spot and the vet says its cause she grooms it too much, but the vet wasn’t able to tell us why she is doing that. My own cat just has a little less hair there naturally ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Uplifting News@lemmy.world•Vermont plastic bag use dropped 91% following ban, researchers findEnglish
1·19 days agoWe banned those in my city in 2018. Honestly, the only downside is that now we have to actually buy garbage/cat litter bags. I also have enough reusable bags to shove some in ever single purse/jacket pocket I own so I’m never without.
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No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Is there an anti- sleep-paralysis device?
1·20 days agoI cant see my demon but I can sense it, just out of sight. I’m not sure which is worse.





Def not in the show. Doubt the person who made the meme has ever even seen the show tbh