I genuinely don't understand the double-speak when people say they love animals... and then they kill and eat them for taste pleasure. That is weird.
this post was submitted on 09 May 2026
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I think it’s weird how obsessed people in general are with germs and dirt. Dirt can’t hurt you and most germs are harmless.
People seem to believe they and the world is inherently dirty and everyone and everything needs to be washed all the time and I just don’t think that’s true.
Unless something is a harmful pathogen or visibly/obviously dirty it’s really not worth worrying about
The medic I sat next to the other day literally told me dirt can absolutely hurt you. You can get hanta virus from the dirt you kick up during a walk.
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Watch YouTube and similar video. If I want to know something, I'd rather read something for 5 minutes than watch something for 15. Throw some illustrations or gifs in there if you need.
If I want to be entertained, I have many games and books. Or Lemmy to fuck around on.
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Genuine question that will probably get a lot of hate:
Why do people apologize when someone says a person close to them died? They didn't do anything wrong, so what's the apology for?
If you don't like the idea of saying "I'm sorry for your loss" because it feels like apologizing for something you didn't do, you can use the classy and traditional "My deepest condolences on the loss of your..."
And it's a legit question, no hate generated.
"I'm sorry for your loss"
This has always bugged me. There's a lot of stress on the "your loss" part, as if to say "I'm better for I didn't lose anything today". At best it's trite, and at worst it sounds sarcastic. I think that little rote gesture is about the worst thing anyone can say at that moment.
Just say "I'm sorry to hear you're going through this, so let me know where I can help" or "Jerry was a great guy ; I'm gonna miss him."
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cuddling with my dog right now as I read this. I just gave him a bunch of kisses on his face, and now he's cuddled up to me even more. He knows what's up. The oxytocin flows.