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  • How much do you care about music?

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  • I hear it when it's playing on a car radio or in an ad or on some show, and I acknowledge how music can spur an emotional response when used effectively, but I don't regularly listen to it.

    I’m assuming everyone here listens to music somewhat regularly

    As somebody who does not regularly listen to music, I am curious why you would make this assumption.

  • What happened to nuance discussion?

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  • Is it less common than it used to be or are you just becoming more aware of it?

  • What's an unscientific opinion that you firmly hold?

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  • Assuming that I am aware of the perfect predictability machine and it's affect on the situation: I move to the other side of the lever and push it. They predictability machine would be correct in its prediction that I would not pull the lever and nobody has to die.

  • What would be interesting to bring to a home made pizza party?

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    • Shrimp
    • Apples (thinly sliced)
    • Pears (thinly sliced)
    • Pine nuts
    • Goat cheese

  • How do I finally get a long term career and become financially independent?

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  • Not sure if it's helpful, but pivotal steps in my career path involved unintentional networking.

    Started working at a call center reading scripts and calling it "tech support" from that job I made friends with a coworker with a similar interest in computers. A few years later he was working in-house IT for a major company and referred me.

    A few years in that field and I made friends with another coworker who got me interested in scripting / coding. A few years later after meeting that friend, he was working as a software developer and referred me to my first coding job.

    Once my foot was in the door I would learn and grow in each position until I felt like I stopped growing my skillset and I would find a new job where I could build new skills.

    It helps that I have a genuine interest and enjoyment in learning and improving my skills. Computers and technology just happened to be the skillet that people started to pay me for. I could have just as easily ended up a machinist, contractor, chef or any other profession sparked by a personal interest of mine.

  • What are the demands of the No Kings protests? What's the plan if they win?

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  • To keep with the analogy: the goal is to step on the brake ... aka apply the checks and balances supposedly built into the system and stop letting Trump just do whatever he wants without consequences.

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    How successful would a masked vigilante be in real life?

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  • Richest American to FAFO?

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  • Founding Father, Alexander Hamilton was shot and killed in a duel for insulting Vice President at the time, Aaron Burr.

  • What is your favorite version of FTL in science fiction?

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  • I think it was the Old Man's War series that had a really creative form of FTL travel that played off of the infinite multiverse theory.

    Instead of traveling through space, they would jump into a parallel universe were everything was the exact same, except that their desired destination was closer to them and the same group of travelers were also jumping to a different verse at the same time.

  • What was your number one favorite website 'back in the day', that is now defunct?

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  • Not defunct and was only my favorite for a very short period of time, but it left an impression and I still find myself referencing it from time to time. Serving the same great content for 25 years!

    https://zombo.com/

  • Which career to pursue?

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  • Don't go into coding if you don't have a passion for it and are just looking for a lucrative career path. With the exception of some niche specialties, that field is over saturated.

    Disclaimer: The following suggestions are uninformed guesses and should be treated as such.

    If you want to go through school, maybe psychiatry? Lots of interesting insight into people that can help inform your stories. Plus, the mix of growing normalization of mental health and current trends, I see this as a growing industry.

    If you want to skip university, look at trades like electrician, plumber, nurse, etc. Good money and, at least for now, there is a lot of focus on careers that require (or at least favor) 4 year degrees, some competition for work is significantly less.

  • Has a stranger's reply to you on social media ever changed your strongly-held belief(s)?

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  • Not directly, and sometimes not in the direction the responder probably intended.

    Comments have introduced me to new ways of viewing topics, exposed blindspots in my way of thinking, bolstered my existing opinions, and otherwise motivated me to question and / or do more independent research.

  • 'Read' and its past tense are spelled the same. How should they be spelled?

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  • Just remember

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  • This. I was going to throw out some advice in support of investing, but this is better than my plan of sharing anecdotes of my investing adventures.

    Find a fiduciary, explore your options and do what makes the most sense and feels comfortable to you.

  • Any suggestions for a link UNshortener?

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  • Whoops, my mistake. I did not check where this was posted. Sorry about that.

  • Any suggestions for a link UNshortener?

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  • I've not used it, but your question got me wondering so I searched and found the following site which tries to navigate various redirect methods to find the final destination. I'd be curious to know how well it works.

    https://www.redirect-checker.org/

  • Have you ever hired someone just because they were more attractive?

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  • Only that one time I was self employed.

  • "Rizz", "cooking" and "based" are going to be stereotypical old people words one day

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  • Yo dawg, that would be like totally tubular unless the geezers spaz out like lamo rents gettin all agro after gettin to tha crib and finding all da homies having a jammy jam in the hizzie. Ya feel me, cuz?

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    What is Peter Thiels sexual coming out story?

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  • You should search for "Peter Thiel and Gawker" for that story. A glance at this Forbes article looks like it does a good job of telling the story.

  • Lately, a great many people who used to say they didn't care about privacy because they had nothing to hide must be realizing what a flawed conclusion that was.

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  • “Ultimately, arguing that you don't care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say.”

    — Edward Snowden

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    What is our guaranteed tear jerker movie or scene?

  • Dad Jokes @lemmy.world
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    I gave my handyman a list of tasks but he only took care of the 1st, 3rd and 5th items on the list.

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    What is your favorite AI chatbot?

  • Dad Jokes @lemmy.world
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    I have always wanted to open my own nursery business,

  • FoodPorn @lemmy.world
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    Green eggs and cheese croissant sandwich

  • Would You Rather @lemmy.world
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    WYR nobody be capable of lying to you, or have a device that allows you to witness any event that happened on Earth more than 10 years ago?

  • No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
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    What do you think this vanity plate "DLAFRCE" is trying to say?

  • Dad Jokes @lemmy.world
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    Took the kids to the park and warned them to stay away from the trees.

  • You Should Know @lemmy.world
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    YSK How to tie your shoes. Seriously, I was doing it wrong for years before I saw this 3 minute Ted talk.