I think we will actually reach a point where most sexual encounters will be via virtual reality. You taylor the interaction just as you want it and get the same physical reaction as if it was real.

I never understood why there wasn’t a federal web site where you input your gross based on W2. Then check off boxes for special deductions like kids. And wamo here’s what you owe. But if our tax system was simple and stupid than thousands of people at IRS wouldn’t have jobs. Too bad. Let them find other jobs.

I treated like a stronger than usual strain of the flu. I was and am healthy. I had no comorbidities. I knew that if I was infected it wouldn’t kill me. And I’m sure that at several times if tested I would have come up positive but I never had any significant symptoms. I live in a state that was one of the first to end all restrictions and simply lived life normally. I did get the vax before it was know that it actually didn’t prevent you from getting covid and it did not prevent you from spreading it if you were positive.

funny thing is that even when they back off their LIES, the mentally compromised continue to believe the lies that they were duped with.

That’s an excellent point. Not technology, but people ask me for tips on playing golf. I tell them what I think they need to correct and how to do it. And they start arguing with me. And I’m like I don’t care if you play like shit, you ASKED ME for help.

Gold. Just like it always had been. Then you would finally have balanced budgets

you really have to keep in mind how much the world has changed since they got here

We all tend to think that the existing technology when we grew up was the benchmark and always existed. Many people are alive today that went to college before computers even existed. Back then the closest thing to a computer filled a room and worked with punch cards. On the smartphone side, how many even remember those pink pads that were used to write down phone messages. Or dial up internet over a phone line with those strange noises as the connection was made.

That’s a great story

kinda miss the snow but also remember how quickly its charm wears off.

Yep. Peaceful and relaxing when it first comes down. Then quickly turns to dirty slush

I don’t miss the snow or cold, but I am occasionally dealing with hurricanes. They have been close but haven’t caused any significant damage where I live. And I always say at least the snow never tried to kill me

threads is a great way to ban anyone who doesn’t think just like me. And i know what to think because the mainstream media tells me how to think

It honestly got a bit too addicting so the slower pace here at Lemmy is a welcome change.

THIS is an excellent observation. Reddit became an addiction. I wasted hours a day there. I like it here. Less drama and I spend far less time with it.

Perfectly stated. There is a big difference between shaming someone that is significantly overweight vs. coming out and saying that it doesn’t affect your health. The few people I know that are in the obese category will outright tell you that they don’t want to be overweight. But they struggle with it just like someone sincerely wanting to stop smoking.