and OP didn’t credit it 👀

It’s too soon to call him your boyfriend but not too soon to move in together?

I don’t think this is specific to lemmy. We generally like to hear people agree with us, and social media allows us to a) find spaces with like-minded people b) block people we don’t like from interacting with us

We put ourselves into echo chambers where our assumptions and opinions are never challenged. You might talk about people with different opinions, but rarely to them. Live in that environment long enough, and you stop to question your convictions, and become increasingly incapable of articulating why you hold them, or to consider the perspective of ‘the opponent’.

One thing I like about having human friends is the shared human experience. No AI could replace that.

Admins don’t need any qualifications, and neither do the mods they choose.

If you like a community but not its mods, you may be able to find a similar community on another instance, alternatively you may try starting a “competing” community yourself.

Here you can see the effect of increasing global temperature on precipitation:

https://interactive-atlas.ipcc.ch/

There are plenty of people though who do these kinds of calculations daily. Like engineers and scientists.

It’s not like international law really meant anything before Trump. It has been broken many times before with no real consequences, also by the US. The UN really doesn’t have the power to enforce anything.

It is probably best to listen to your doctor.

Personally, I supplement 25 µg K2 and 20 µg D3 (800 IU), because I am vegan.

2,000 IU seems excessive to me, and I wouldn’t be surprised if you’re overdosing with 8,000. I’m not a doctor tho, so idk.

I usually take my hourly wage and compare it to the inconvenience. For example, if that inconvenience takes about an hour of my life, but saves me more than my hourly wage, I take it. There are exceptions of course, for example if I am low on money.

Ein Feiertag ist ein Feiertag, ob man frei hat oder nicht. Und ich weiß nicht was verkehrt daran sein soll, jemandem frohe Tage zu wünschen, bzw inwiefern “angenehme” Tage besser sein sollen als “frohe”.

Aber: you do you, boo. Ist jetzt nicht so als wär eine Phrase in meinen Augen besser/schlechter als die andere.

“Die Weihnachtsgans Auguste” by Günter Rätz. I guess one can understand most of it without speaking German.

I just went after the first thing that sounded interesting, then the next, then again. It was quite a bumpy ride.

I ended up with a job that I really like, but that might be more thanks to luck than anything else, so I don’t know that everyone should follow my example.

I do have some advice though:

• If there is something you really want to do, try and pursue that first. If you don’t, you’ll always wonder how it would have gone
• If you have never worked before, try that before going to uni. Maybe try an apprenticeship. I found that the practical experience grounded me quite a bit.
• Do not be afraid to change career paths. You may feel a pressure to stick with what you chose. And it certainly is necessary to just tough it out at times. On the other hand, you are still young, and will still be pretty young in ten years, so don’t sweat it too much, and try something new if you find that the current thing doesn’t work.

Some dimensions you may want to consider for any potential profession:

1. How much do you think you would enjoy it?
2. How much of a positive impact would it have on others?
3. How much would you earn?
4. How easy would it be to find a job? How easy could it be to automate your work in the future?

If there is a library, go there, way fewer distractions.

Try asking your daughter to outline her desired career path and which degrees she needs for that.

Does she want to work as a medical professional? This university will not help her with that, as it is not accredited as a medical school.

It’s really more of a contract, “I promise to carry and raise your children, you promise to provide the money” That’s why throughout much of history, you couldn’t get divorced, it wasn’t about love, it was about security.

Nowadays marriage isn’t really as important as before, but still relevant. For women, having a child usually still means making career sacrifices.

no condoms 5000 years ago, so good luck

We shouldn’t confuse the effectiveness of these protests with their legality. Yes, the protests moved the government to change its approach to prevent even more unrest. Still, the CCP considered them to be illegal and reacted with force, arresting participants or those that spread information about the protests.

Of course, that is also not what I would consider ‘publicly or vocally’.

I have a Taiwanese friend who is very much anti-CCP, but he does go to china for vacation every now and then.

Yes, you need to be in the right headspace, you cannot expect to vocally or publicly criticize the government and go unpunished. But politics are not everything. China is beautiful in many ways and has many great people. I think it would be a good idea to take the opportunity and make this experience. And afterwards, your opinions on china and the CCP will have a stronger foundation than they do now.

edit: you say you are politically active: is this evident from your social media accounts? That might be problematic.