Angry_Maple

Did you see the edit? It might have taken a bit to update the change. I noticed and added a bit at the end after removing that part lol

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People might have not collectively cared, specifically and especially the people who likely didn't see half of the population as human.

The victims have always cared, was my initial main point. To claim otherwise would be to also deny the sentience of those people.

Idk if you can see it on your instance/browser, but I didn't vote on the comment.

Added: I agree that people in general have had some level of shitty ethics though, in one way or another. Especially historically. I didn't see it was you asking either, sorry about that lol.

The wording kind of implies that it's only recently that people started seeing rape as a bad thing. I would argue otherwise.

I think that the people who were victims of it over the past centuries probably already thought it was a bad thing, along with anyone who cared about them. It's not a new revelation. People have been trying to spread awareness about this happening for multiple generations.

It's an extremely low moral bar, to be honest. Some actions are indefensible and inexcusable. Anyone who had even half of a heart would have still cared about this happening over a hundred years ago.

It's caring about your mother/sister/daughter/friend/teacher/nurse/mechanic/niece/neighbour/cousin/welder/artist/etc. If you care at all about any of them, this should have always been important to you. It's wanting people to not suffer.

It would be like saying that people only recently started caring when someone murders innocent people. It's always been terrible, and the offenders have always been terrible.

Live and let live. Their choice doesn't have any impact on you

Not to mention some of Gen Z is still only around 12 years old.

I think you raised a good point. A household where one or both parents is heavy into coding or missing would probably help them more than a household that only relies on 'smart' technology. Either of those options would be way more helpful for these skills than growing up without any technology, which is just reality for a lot of people.

I know someone from Gen Z who is horrible with computers. I also know someone from Gen Z who is fantastic with computers.

To be honest, I don't think any generation is immune to this, despite what some want to think.

My personal experience might be biased, but I've also seen a lot of millenials in their early to mid 30s who struggle with almost anything online. Too damn many. I've also seen some people from Gen X who are beyond tech illiterate. We don't really talk about those guys though.

There is still time to fix this problem with the younger Gen Z, but there's almost never any discussion about actually doing that either. "Gen Z" also includes kids who are around 12, but we often act like Gen Z all grew up into adults. Let's get some of that school funding back ffs! Kids have to learn from somewhere, and many of their parents seem to not care about teaching them any of this stuff.

Many of us were lucky enough to grow up when most of this technology was still developing. We HAD to troubleshoot things if we wanted them to work. Fewer things were locked behind "customer service" and crappy warranties. You could physically open things up to fix them without having such a high risk of breaking them in the process.

I hope that works better for other schools than it did for mine.

Most of the students that went to the school that I went to opted for a "spare" class instead of taking photography, business, arts, programming, or any of the other creative courses. The tools were there in my case, but most people just ignored them in favour of being able to leave school early, or in favour of taking an extra long lunch. They ignored the after school stuff too, because they wanted to spend time with their friends somewhere else.

We had a pretty good photography course too, they covered almost everything and there was even an option to take it for multiple years/grades if you wanted to learn even more about it. The kids at my school who usually did things like Tik Tok and Vine in the bathroom didn't seem to really care for those courses. Social media was just fun for them, they never intended on making anything of it.

There has to be some solution that we aren't seeing yet. There has to be some common ground between "let the kids do whatever they want, regardless of their education" and "dystopian hell".

It would also help if kid's parents were more involved overall, although you could also argue that a huge part of the cause is the insane hours that many of the parents have to spend working to let the family survive.

This all sucks. I hope someone is able to make your idea work, truly. We need a solution, asap.

https://www.iflscience.com/microplastics-found-in-88-percent-of-sampled-food-from-sirloin-steaks-to-plant-based-burgers-72368

https://oceanconservancy.org/news/its-not-just-seafood-new-study-finds-microplastics-in-nearly-90-of-proteins-sampled-including-plant-based-meat-alternatives/

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230103-how-plastic-is-getting-into-our-food

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9602623/

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/microplastics#microplastics-in-food

Would you mind sharing links to prove your point? Let me know if you need more sources on micro plastics being spread through more ways than just water bottles. There are many results if you just search "micro plastics food".

Scary shit. They've even found microplastics in the placentas of unborn fetuses.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33395930/

I think I've decided to not publish anything that I want to keep ownership of, just in case. There's an entire planet's worth of countries, which will all have their own sets of laws. It takes waay too long to polish something, only to just give it away for free haha. Someone else is free to do that work if it is that easy. No skin off my back.

I think it's similar to many other hand-made crafts/items. Most people will buy their clothes from stores, but there are definitely still people who make beautiful clothing from hand better than machines could.

Don't even get me started on stuff like knitting. It already costs the creator a crap ton of money just for the materials. It takes a crap ton of time to make those, too. Despite the costs, many people just expect those knitted pieces for practically free. The people who expect that pricing are also free to go with machine-produced crafts/items instead.

It comes down to what people want, and what they're willing to pay, imo. Some people will find value in something physically being put together by another human, and other people will find value in having more for less. Neither is "wrong" necessarily, so long as no one is literally ripped off. (With over 8 billion people, it's bound to happen at least once. I feel bad for whoever that is.)

That being said, we'll never be able to honestly say that the specific skills and techniques that are currenty required are the exact same. It would be like calling a photographer amazing at realism painting because their photo looks like real life. Photographers and painters both have their place, but they are not the exact same.

I think that's also part of what's frustrating so many artists. Coding AI is not the same as using the colour wheel, choosing materials, working fine motor control, etc. It's not learning about shadows, contrast, focal points, etc. I can definitely understand people not wanting those aspects to be brushed off, especially since it usually takes most of a lifetime to achieve. A music generator and a violin may both make great music, but they are not the same, and they require different technical skills.

I'll never buy AI art if I have any say in the matter. I'll support handmade stuff first, every time.

It's good for that person that they aren't feeling the loneliness mentioned in the article, yes. The poster IS feeling that loneliness, though.

Was it necessary for that person to say that in response to someone who is saying that they are having those bad thoughts and feelings? Probably not. Are they a bad person? Probably not.

"I feel horribly lonely" "I don't feel lonely. In fact, I loved the aspects of life that caused you to feel this way"

(The above might be how it comes off to some people.)

I mean, it's good for everyone who doesn't feel lonely, but that person feeling good still doesn't really help people like the poster who do feel lonely.

I don't think the commenter is wrong necessarily, but it should almost be expected to get less than happy responses from the OP, especially with the context.

I remember a time where a lot of Christians shat on other religions for doing this exact type of thing.

Lmao I guess sucks to be you if you're on opening shift.

Don't worry, I'm not actually taking this personally, but please remember that there is a very wide range of requirements for transport. I would absolutely LOVE to be able to bus to get to my job, but the city buses that I need don't even start running until my shift starts. Biking would be wildly dangerous, as there is no way to get there while avoiding passing by poorly lit ramps for major highways. Fuck me for that, I guess.

My city also recently made the (dumb imo) decision to cut back on public transit. Now we have a bunch of seniors that have to walk a long ways if they want to take the bus. In some areas, good luck to you if it's winter. Sometimes the buses will miss those stops altogether, usually without warning. Not great.

My region also completely axed public transportation between cities, without providing a replacement.

If we finally got decent public transportation, you can bet your arse that I would use it again. I do need a job to eat though, and staying alive sounds nice sometimes.

We should point more of this focus and ire at the yackadoodles who insist on removing the option of public transport. I certainly didn't vote for this shit. It used to be good, and I used to use it daily.