I find it best just not to engage with them at all. I know the argument can be made that it’s for the benefit of other readers, but that’s best done in a top-level comment imo

I read this headline without batting an eye before realizing it’s satire.

Link to website

If you scroll down, you’ll see a poll called “Was this page helpful?” and when you select “no” it opens a text box where you can share your thoughts. (It takes less than 10 seconds.)

The police are assisting him…

Oh lord, that caption gave me chills. Imagine touching that device.

Obviously it’s highlighted because I’m supposed to interact with it

Edit: hsopital

You’re the type of person who would ask for context on the George Floyd video

I usually don’t comment here, but I can relate because I had this exact thing happen to me (and I’m still paying for it). I can say from experience that my hospitalization was less pleasant than county jail.

I can’t afford long-term therapy, but I did manage to glean one useful strategy from my therapist. I made a list of people I can call when I’m feeling suicidal. Not even to talk about my feelings per se, but even just to call and be like, “Hey, how you doing?”

Some of the people on my list are like, a discord server admin who I trust and who I know won’t mind the call. Doesn’t have to be all close friends and family, but enough that there’s someone to talk to with whom I have some sort of established connection, which is even better than talking to some rando on 988 imo

I hope this helps. I know what works for me may not work for everyone.

Hey, quick question: In what context would these be acceptable things to say about trans people?

My biggest problem with AI is how it was pushed and marketed to us in ways that don’t make sense / are unethical. Even the environmental concerns would be ameliorated if AI weren’t being pushed into everything. (Using “AI” here to refer to things like LM, image, and art generators,etc.)

Ultimately, I agree. But what can ya do?

Yeah I’m so owned right now

This is a shitposting sub, and you are a tar pit

Tbf it’s gotta be hard from Ada’s perspective to know how to handle this without pissing multiple people off. It’s a damned if you do/damned if you don’t situation.

A 19684 community was established, which is something I’ve wanted to see here anyway, so you should join up.

I always knew corporations would turn against us like this, but it’s scary to watch it happen

Scariest stories. Try not to get Red Scared.

Anyone: “Did you know in China they have this cool thing? Just an interesting cultural difference I thought I’d share. Making new friends and learning about the world on this app is so cool :)”

Someone inevitably: “So you know that as we speak Chinese citizens are being forced at gunpoint to do their hourly salute to the east in honour of Xi Jinping, right? 🙂 And also that they hate you? 🫣 Did you know what they hate you oh my god they hate you so much and are plotting this very moment to get a hold of your ebay browsing data (like all the other american tech corps but wtv 🙄) to undermine our righteous american way of life (which has its itty bitty teeeeeny tiny flaws 😬) but is clearly superior in all ways to China’s constant brutal day to day moment by moment–”

I really hope you start to deconstruct the McCarthy inside of you. Best wishes to you.

China being less free *by every metric invented by econbros in Western Imperialist Nations

And I’m not supporting China. I’m simply saying we’re in no position to be throwing stones.

We’re already living in a single-party state that enslaves and murders POC and indigenous people with impunity, and which bars anyone remotely leftist from residency and citizenship to maintain the status quo. Not sure how that’s better, but go off

Relax, it’s just the numbers spelled out, and 196 still appears on everything else. It’ll be fine, I promise lol