boaratio

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[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 82 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Seriously, who ever liked Mark Zuckerberg? Elon seemed likeable early on, but who thought Zuckerberg was someone to look up to? Facebook was initially a website to decide which girl was the most fuckable in your college class.

[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

I grew up reading the newspaper which was always mostly black and white, but because of the absolutely historic nature of the events unfolding, I can't help but believe that a journalist would document it in color. Even if they just wanted to try to win a Pulitzer for it.

[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I love this photo, but one of the things that really pisses me off is that when I was taught about desegregation and the civil rights protests in school, the pictures in our textbooks were always in black and white. Color photography had existed for decades before this era, and the photos being black and white was just a tactic to get us to think it happened longer ago than it did.

[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 14 points 5 days ago (1 children)

$4.95? They're freaking $10 here.

[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Obviously the headline should have said "special military operation."

[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Let's not forget the first time he got banned from Twitter when he put "the Jews" on "deathcon 5." This guy is broken. I hope he can get some help.

[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

I wonder why his offer wasn't 69.420 billion?

[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

A phone that runs Linux, has decent battery life, and doesn't cost an arm and a leg.

[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Sure feels like it.

[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 66 points 1 week ago (3 children)

One of favorite movies of all time. I watch it at least once a year.

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submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by boaratio@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
 

I'm 43, almost 44, years old and went through a bought of alcoholism during the early part of the pandemic. I went through treatment and have been fine since. However, I can't help but feel that all the news in the last few months is just the worst. Between the AI bullshit, the wars, the effects of capitalism, and the political situation in general it's just the worst. Is it just me or have other folks noticed the same trend?

Edit: I should have also mentioned the enshitification of everything tech related.

Edit 2: Thanks for all the thoughtful replies. For some more context, yes I'm American and live in a state that's about to ban the wearing of masks in public. I haven't had a drink in over year and have been in therapy for 3 years. I don't watch any news sources and rarely read media websites. But yet, that information seeps into my life somehow. I donate blood, I make charitable donations, and try to live a good life. I have 2 amazing kids and a great wife. It's just hard to not end up in a doomer mindset at times. A Bitcoin company bought a power plant up here that has an existing lease to use a lake as cooling water, and it's heated up the lake to the point that it's killing fish.

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