whatisallthis

joined 1 year ago
[–] whatisallthis@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

When you’re the biggest shop in your town it’s because you do good work.

When you’re the biggest shop in the world it’s because you’re scamming your clients.

[–] whatisallthis@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m not limiting this to work.

And of course you can have a relationship with someone remotely.

But overall, for the average person, in-person relationships are going to be stronger. Friends, family, romantic relationships, hobbies, work, you name it.

[–] whatisallthis@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

It’s honestly like someone comes up to you and tells you that you have to win class president for the local kindergarten.

You’d love to talk about stuff like human rights or healthcare but you know that if you want to win the election you need to promise them longer naps and candy every Monday.

[–] whatisallthis@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I think that any study you find over the past 30 years will show that while online relationships can be meaningful in some cases, the average person will not form as strong a connection as they would in person.

[–] whatisallthis@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago (11 children)

Because the #1 reason why employees will stay at a job that underpays them is because they like the people they work with. And you can’t form those bonds remotely.

[–] whatisallthis@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Even if they do remove it, I'm sure a browser extension will just step in to mimic it as best as possible.

[–] whatisallthis@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

The psychological ramifications of that are immense. It would destroy people. It would be no different than any other drug.

[–] whatisallthis@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago

I keep pulling the “mob the same level as you kills 2 of your characters with 1 attack on the first turn” lever

[–] whatisallthis@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Waiting for a Primus fan to make the joke

[–] whatisallthis@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well it’s like a super tape recorder that can play back anything anyone has ever said on the internet.

[–] whatisallthis@lemm.ee 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So what you’re telling me is that written tests have, in fact, existed before?

What are you some kind of education historian?

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