LovableSidekick

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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

They seem conflicted.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

And another about whether black trash bags are racist.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Because business types eventually ruin everything.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Exactly - go in for a pack of socks, come out with socks, a hotdog, and a nine-foot TV.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I guess most phone users aren’t bothered by this

Bingpot!

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I would say "non-lockable" means can't be locked, and "unlockable" means can be changed from locked to unlocked, implying also being lockable.

But to answer the question, yes we are making up language as we go along. For one thing we've always done that, but recently the trend has accelerated as people strive to reduce complex ideas to simple, overgeneralized slang to avoid having to think as much or do as much thumb-typing.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Because all I need to know is if my battery looks low enough to worry about, like the gas tank gauges on most cars. Nobody needs to see the exact number of gallons or liters of fuel they have left. "Close to F great, middle fine, close to E bad" has been doing the trick for well over a century. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with people who like seeing an exact battery percentage, but it really isn't necessary.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

And yet none of the boomers I know think or act like that. Whaddya know - people are individuals and aren't defined by the public perception of their generation. It's almost like people deserve for you to treat them as the individuals they are instead of regurgitating memes about them.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Exactly, it's the abject willful ignorance that angers me. It's not like the facts aren't there, but profiling is easier than thinking.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Boomer here, the first moon landing happened before I started high school. The same "greatest generation" that fought the nazis also brought them into the space program. Please get your fucking history straight.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

Right, cuz of course the Young Republicans are a myth.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world -3 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Yeah it's not like boomers showed up for anti-war marches, anti-racism marches, environmental marches... no, nothing like that, we just said "fuck you entitled brats". This manufactured hate is as ignorant as criticizing young people for not having kids, or thinking they all sit around eating avocado toast.

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