Sinnerman

joined 2 years ago
[–] Sinnerman@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

But Hanlon's razor says you shouldn't.

All right, we got a razor fight!

[–] Sinnerman@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Keep a choice synthwave track for when you have to show someone your screen.

[–] Sinnerman@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Do you like commercials? And how much are you willing to pay for TV?

If the answers are "no" and "zero", then that's going to affect how much TV you/we watch, even if you/we like the TV shows.

[–] Sinnerman@kbin.social 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The US version is one of the big 3 broadcast channels transmitting since the mid 1900s, though it's now also on cable:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company

[–] Sinnerman@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Clickbait. The writer is comparing historically-important books that are taught in literature classes to more modern books that can be read for fun.

Sure, we all read stuff for fun, that doesn't mean the books studied in literature classes are overrated.

[–] Sinnerman@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Looks like OP just added the title.

I can't make out what's in her hand. A watch? The medals left by her dead father? The tiny suspenders of her child who died at a young age?

More info about governesses:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governess
https://www.mimimatthews.com/2015/06/15/the-literary-governess-depictions-in-austen-bronte-thackeray-and-heyer/

[–] Sinnerman@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

Yes! It's a dark pattern microagression.

[–] Sinnerman@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

A fair-minded article. This sounded off though:

a big attraction of Reddit—that its main page is a kind of greatest hits of an enormous community.

No, r/all was the lowest common denominator, full of karmafarming, ragebait, and reposts. Every time I looked at r/all I regretted it, so I mostly stuck to subreddits.

[–] Sinnerman@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Hmmm... maybe something involving "false dichotomy", "Sysyphus", "pestering", "options", "forced politeness", ...

[–] Sinnerman@kbin.social 57 points 2 years ago (12 children)

Every time I go to the ATM to get cash it shows me an ad for a service and the options are "Yes" and "No thanks."

I am forced to choose one. I am forced to thank them for showing me an ad before they give me my own money.

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