Skip Navigation

InitialsDiceBearhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/„Initials” (https://github.com/dicebear/dicebear) by „DiceBear”, licensed under „CC0 1.0” (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)L

lasta

@ lasta @piefed.world

Posts
1
Comments
43
Joined
1 mo. ago

  • Not a bad idea

    Jump

  • This is almost the plot of The Hunger Games.

  • It's real science

    Jump

  • According to my beer-drinking friends, several companies have not only discovered the precise point where people will fold, but successfully marketed it too.

  • rule 🫣

    Jump

  • Not the worst outcome, considering the other kinks you could have been dealt.

  • France sends letters to 29-year-olds telling them to get on with having children

    Jump

  • For anyone else wondering why 29-year-olds specifically:

    The letter is being sent to 29-year-olds because women are able to have their eggs frozen at that age without a medical certificate. Women will also be reminded that social security in France covers the cost of freezing eggs for women between 29 and 37.

    The article also does mention the arguments that short maternity leave, environmental concerns, and negative outlooks on the future in the country deters people from having children.

    So not quite as harsh as the “hurry up and reproduce!” message the title implies.

  • Help with email + alias provider

    Jump

  • I am happy with Tuta, but I believe they do not support third-party email clients. Posteo and MailFence are two privacy-centered European email providers that do, and both offer email aliases.

  • What's an objectively terrible movie that you love anyway?

    Jump

  • While I didn’t love this movie, I don’t think it was terrible either lol. He’s a very charismatic actor and elevates any film he stars in, not just the ones where he is typecast as a villain.

  • I'm foss plus steam

    Jump

  • I would argue that the person willing to give up 95% of their meat consumption cares more about making a change than the one telling them not to bother at all because it’s not the full 100%. 

    According to one survey, which has some interesting statistics on veganism:

    52.1% or 6779 participants said they were vegetarian prior to going vegan.

    Research suggests that people are more likely to stick to habits that they adopt gradually rather than suddenly making drastic lifestyle changes, and it’s much easier to reach 100 from 95 than it is from 0. Maybe a better vegan substitute for bacon will be invented in that time and they’ll give it up even sooner.

    As another user here says, don’t let perfection be the enemy of good.

  • Nature sure made the right choice

    Jump

  • With enough cocaine usage, you can tear down the partition wall and have yourself a uninostril (not recommended).

  • Vote with your dollar/ethical consumerism is not effective at bringing political or economic change

    Jump

  • I think voting with your wallet can be effective on smaller levels: in local communities where reputation matters, in a market where there are enough competitors (not monopolies), when the thing you are “voting” against is the only/major source of revenue, or when the demands are very specific. If anyone has an example of this strategy working on a large scale, I’d be curious to hear it.

    Like you said, the organization you are boycotting has to be aware of why it is happening and what is the change that is being demanded. Then, a large enough number of people have to participate to make an impact, which can be hard to do when there aren’t many ethical alternatives. Many people aren’t aware just how many “smaller” companies are owned by the same handful of large corporations, the alternatives are expensive or inaccessible, or they simply don’t care enough to inconvenience themselves.

    In some cases the owners of the boycotted organization have their roots deep enough in other institutions (government contracts, workplaces, schools) that they don’t depend on the average consumer.

  • Are there any ways to make the blue veins under my eyes less noticeable?

    Jump

  • Blue veins and dark circles under eyes are mostly genetic. You might be able to minimize them by getting enough rest and hydration, or cover them with under eye concealer.

  • I'm foss plus steam

    Jump

  • Being overly pushy and judgmental towards people who want to make a change in the right direction is a great way to repel them from your cause. I prefer to welcome them and offer them the proper resources to get started.

    It’s entirely possible that once the people who want to go vegan but aren’t ready to give up bacon/cheese/that one other food get used to a vegan diet and substitutions, they will eventually be ready to let go of those last few products on their own.

  • Removed Deleted

    Permanently Deleted

    Jump

  • Grunting and straining noises So, nice weather today.

  • Deleted

    Permanently Deleted

    Jump

  • Thanks for the info and for teaching me the term fail-fast. I figured salespeople had their own strategies but didn’t know this term. It’s definitely not a job for everyone.

  • This New Android Smartphone Is For Everyone Who Misses the Blackberry

    Jump

  • The BlackBerry Curve was great. I kept using mine until support ended for most of the apps I needed on BlackBerry OS :(

    I still keep it as a spare phone and for travel.

  • It's the little things

    Jump

  • There was a great post on Reddit about someone designing a maximalist style bathroom for their cats. Link

  • Deleted

    Permanently Deleted

    Jump

  • I wouldn’t be able to work in sales, marketing, or any client-facing corporate role since I find those interactions very draining and dislike having to negotiate or push people into something they aren’t already at least a little bit receptive to, especially if I don’t fully support that thing myself.

  • Deleted

    Otto Dix - Город (2007) [Album]

    Jump

  • I generally know little about artists beyond the music they make and only wanted to share an album I enjoyed when I first heard it years ago. It was not my intention to promote such ideologies and I’ll remove the post to avoid misunderstandings.

  • (removed by author)

    Jump

  • DeviantArt, now that is a site I haven’t heard about in a while. I used to create flash games there a long time ago 😁.

    Would love to see a community for goth/alt fashion if there isn’t one already, especially with a focus on DIY clothes and accessories.

    Is there a particular style you all prefer to dress in?

  • Legit me

    Jump

  • This is just my default shade. It’s either “snow” or “lobster”. Nothing in between.