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[–] gon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago (3 children)
[–] gon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Uh, looking that up, it really doesn't seem to be true.

[–] gon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 1 week ago

None of these ever existed in my country, except for Toys "R" Us, which still exists.

[–] gon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 35 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I guess this depends on the parents. Well, and on you, I suppose.

[–] gon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 week ago

You would notice that I wrote, as a condition of the hypothetical, that you agree with the banning. Hence, it is perfectly irrelevant if you think it's crazy, in actuality. It's a hypothetical. You know? A hypothetical - a make-believe situation, if you will - to illustrate the question. It's when you imagine something that isn't real in hopes that, that way, you could maybe distance yourself from other factors that could cloud your judgement if you were tackling a real problem.

It does seem, based on yours and others' replies, that this particular hypothetical wasn't very effective. For that, I apologize.

I will, however, point out that it is indeed normal to be upset at other people when they wear intense and obtrusive perfumes, or if they smell intensely of something. If you smell terrible - including strong or disagreeable perfumes - you won't be allowed into many establishments, may be kicked out of public transport, etc. So no, it's not utter insanity, it's actually perfectly normal.

Then again, nobody was arguing about that! So, I guess that's that.

[–] gon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

Lotsa fun :D

[–] gon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 weeks ago

Cool tails :D

[–] gon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Right, OK, I get what you mean.

Well, other than this:

but leashed dogs that are aggressive are worse than a well behaved but unleashed dog so I let the unleashed and behaved ones slide.

Why?

Getting shot in the head is worse than getting stabbed in the calf, but I still think you shouldn't stab me in the calf! Obviously that's a very extreme example, but these rules exist for a reason.

The dog may seem well-behaved for now, but what if it gets bothered by something random, as dogs do? The whole point of the rule is to prevent aggressive dogs from bothering people, because owners seem to always think their dogs wouldn't hurt a fly. If you only complain about a dog being unleashed after a dog misbehaves, then aren't you just asking for an issue to happen, instead of preventing it by enforcing the rule?

You get what I mean?

Then again, it does bother me when people don't use crosswalks or cut in line lol

[–] gon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I know it must've sucked, but I laughed out loud at your comment.

[–] gon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 weeks ago

My thoughts exactly. Robin Hood, but he actually shoots those arrows at a good target.

[–] gon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Banning an allergen because a small fraction of the population suffer - Also No.

Well, that's why I said you already agreed with the banning, as part of the hypothetical. Dang, I really feel like quite a few people got kind of hooked on that... I asked this in a Discord server and several people just said "well I wouldn't want it banned."

Just out of curiosity - and some frustration - what do you think would be a good abstraction for asking this question?

Regardless, sounds like a reasonable answer.

Edit: Wait, now I'm confused.

Do you think coating yourself in allergens and going on tour is OK or not? And is banning an allergen because of a small fraction of the population OK or not?

[–] gon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

IDK, frankly I'm just straight up a dog hater. That's why I posed a hypothetical. With dogs, I just really can't stand them... Aren't there like, dog parks or something, where the whole point is that they get to roam free without bothering people? Maybe that's not available where you are. Maybe you're really reasonable with when you do it.

I don't know... I really find it hard to keep my [strong dislike] out of my thoughts here!

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/47024388

While browsing YT - as one does - I came across the video linked in this post.

It elicited in me a certain feeling that I have never felt before. It's a certain kind of warmth, a weird sort of absolute peace permeating my very being.

Is this... Love?

Perchance.

Regardless, I think it's really cool. There are a few of these looks-old-but-isn't videos out there - they come up on my recommended occasionally - but they do always leave me wondering; did these people find old videos and decide to upload them now, or did they just genuinely record something with a 20 year potato? Alternatively, did they record it with an average modern recording device - say, a modern smartphone - and then purposefully deteriorate the quality to make it look like an old video? Questions.

For the record, I wanted to use the verb degenerate instead of deteriorate, there, but, for some reason, it just didn't feel right. I'm not sure why. Looking it up, it does seem that both degenerate and deteriorate can be used as transitive verbs, meaning what I meant to mean, but... Degenerate just looks wrong. I think it might be because I associate degenerate more with the noun than the verb. By the way, I think deteriorate also looks kinda off, but I wanted to use it, so I did.

Today wasn't actually that hot, still not jean-weather, necessarily, but it's OK. I'll be going back to the islands relatively soon, though, so I might be able to wear some actual pants then.

My lunch today was really nice. I've actually not been decreasing my weight for the past couple of days... As a matter of fact, I actually gained weight 2 days ago. I was ready to chalk it up to randomness, but 2 days in a row was a tiny little bit concerning. I didn't do anything different... Except that I drank 250 ml of kefir instead of my usual chocolate milk, but I'm inclined to believe that's actually less calories. I also had a banana each time instead of an apple. Could that be it?

I'm inclined to believe that the reason is actually my lunch. I had that thing my grandma had made - broccoli and tuna and cheese - which I thought would probably be fine, but maybe it's actually a calorie bomb in disguise. Like, three sticks of butter in a trench-coat. Or something. I don't know.

I'll just stick to what I've been doing and hoping that it works.

 

While browsing YT - as one does - I came across the video linked in this post.

It elicited in me a certain feeling that I have never felt before. It's a certain kind of warmth, a weird sort of absolute peace permeating my very being.

Is this... Love?

Perchance.

Regardless, I think it's really cool. There are a few of these looks-old-but-isn't videos out there - they come up on my recommended occasionally - but they do always leave me wondering; did these people find old videos and decide to upload them now, or did they just genuinely record something with a 20 year potato? Alternatively, did they record it with an average modern recording device - say, a modern smartphone - and then purposefully deteriorate the quality to make it look like an old video? Questions.

For the record, I wanted to use the verb degenerate instead of deteriorate, there, but, for some reason, it just didn't feel right. I'm not sure why. Looking it up, it does seem that both degenerate and deteriorate can be used as transitive verbs, meaning what I meant to mean, but... Degenerate just looks wrong. I think it might be because I associate degenerate more with the noun than the verb. By the way, I think deteriorate also looks kinda off, but I wanted to use it, so I did.

Today wasn't actually that hot, still not jean-weather, necessarily, but it's OK. I'll be going back to the islands relatively soon, though, so I might be able to wear some actual pants then.

My lunch today was really nice. I've actually not been decreasing my weight for the past couple of days... As a matter of fact, I actually gained weight 2 days ago. I was ready to chalk it up to randomness, but 2 days in a row was a tiny little bit concerning. I didn't do anything different... Except that I drank 250 ml of kefir instead of my usual chocolate milk, but I'm inclined to believe that's actually less calories. I also had a banana each time instead of an apple. Could that be it?

I'm inclined to believe that the reason is actually my lunch. I had that thing my grandma had made - broccoli and tuna and cheese - which I thought would probably be fine, but maybe it's actually a calorie bomb in disguise. Like, three sticks of butter in a trench-coat. Or something. I don't know.

I'll just stick to what I've been doing and hoping that it works.

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