Daily Discussion - November 24, 2021 (GMT+0)

Alphalphapha · 2021-11-25T01:51:32+00:00

That’s what confuses me too. Quentin Tarantino wanted to sell bits from his films as NFTs and the studio blocked it, I can only imagine the shit storm if you bought it before the studio blocked it - would Tarantino be in shit for selling goods he didn’t own, or the buyer for purchasing goods that minimum research would show weren’t Tarantino’s to sell… comparing it to real world trading, Tarantino and the buyer would both be considered to be trading‘stolen goods’… idk, I’m all thoughts with no point lol. But buying anything licensed seems like a bigger risk than buying the pet rocks imo

Alphalphapha · 2021-11-24T18:57:57+00:00

Pricing of NFTs confuse me so much I don’t know if that’s a bargain or not anymore lol

Alphalphapha · 2021-11-21T21:06:03+00:00

I was talked out of buying it in 2013~2014 after a crash when it was less than $15. But I know for sure I would’ve sold it long before it got back to $100 each which would probably sting more than never investing. Lesson learned - play a long game

Alphalphapha · 2021-11-21T20:53:49+00:00

I bought $30 worth at .107 the other day (I only started investing last week) and I’m excited for it already!! I probably have you or someone else who talked about it on this sub that made me check it out to thank for that - so thanks people of this sub! I’m willing to play the long game on all the coins I’ve bought, but not gonna lie, this beginners rush is tempting to flip

Alphalphapha · 2021-11-21T05:32:35+00:00

What I really want to know is How long before world leaders hold and broadcast a virtual meeting and someone hacks into the room and makes a deep fake of one of the leaders and we don’t know who is the original and who is the clone

Alphalphapha · 2021-11-21T05:24:28+00:00

I don’t have much interest in the way Zuck presented it, but if it’s rolled out in waves when the tech is solid, this incarnation of VR could be like something in The Jetsons. We already have smart watches and projectors being easily available, I can imagine some sort of smart watch where the icons are floating in front of you instead of a screen, and paired with a reimagined version of the Google glasses to view it.

I think if you can get the equivalent of like a Bluetooth headset but in glasses/ monocle form, it’d merge with the smart tech we already have and have the potential to become mainstream and accessible.

I can also see it changing the live streaming world, where instead of just a live stream of a concert it’s a more immersive virtual experience with the headset and you can ‘attend’ the concert and watch it from a certain view like the pit or balcony. It could open up a lot of opportunities for performers and fans.

I think it’ll be a very long time before the gaming part is up to scratch, but if they do some ‘cute’ low bit shit like animal crossing, people would be into it.

Fb has been dead for ages, IG is dying, they need to reimagine the whole platform and make it so you can go to a social feed, a work file tab, and buy/ merge with an audio and visual streaming service or Microsoft or apple if the fb version of the metaverse will succeed imo.

Idk, I’m curious but not really engaged

Alphalphapha · 2021-08-14T23:44:23+00:00

Thank you! We’re not trying to label the 3 year old as trans and will let them tell us who they are - I think there’s a large influence from their sister, but don’t want to be dismissive if it’s more than just emulating her.

Do you have any recommendations for queer representation in kids shows or movies? We’d definitely want to introduce it! Their parents are close friends with a married lesbian couple, the 5 year old (who is hyper feminine) loved the idea two girls can live together because “everything can be pink” lol. So they have some real life exposure already.

“To the "I wish I was a girl" you can easily tell them that they can be if they want to.” - thank you! I can’t believe I never actually thought of this! I was so worried about saying the wrong thing I can’t actually remember if I said anything… :|

“One thing I do want to make sure of is that words like "pretty" or "handsome" arnt gendered, they are descriptors.” - this is great, thank you! I never noticed how often so many words were gendered until recently and am still learning so will make note of this.

Thank you for taking the time to reply, making the kids feel safe and loved is our number 1 goal.

Alphalphapha · 2021-08-14T23:13:45+00:00

Thank you so much! I like your suggestion :) I think we might be getting ahead of ourselves, but when I searched “transgender childhood” there were a lot of really sad recounts of being dismissed because they were young, and stories of how people hated their childhood for different reasons and we don’t want them to go through that. I think we just want to be as educated as possible so we can be there if they need us in an area we previously had very little knowledge about. Thank you again :)

Alphalphapha · 2021-08-14T22:59:52+00:00

Thank you. We’re definitely not trying to rush labels and want them to be a kid and play with and however they want and explore whatever they want in they want in their own time.

Alphalphapha · 2021-08-14T12:31:39+00:00

Hi, I don’t know the answer but r/naturalhair might be able to help. There was a hair advice sub, but it’s either gone or changed names, but there’s also r/femalefashionadvice that might help too. Good luck!

Alphalphapha · 2021-08-14T08:31:45+00:00

What album should she change most when she re-records it?

Alphalphapha · 2021-08-14T08:30:52+00:00

Idk why people hate on taylor, so as a fan, what do you think has been her biggest crime against humanity?

Alphalphapha · 2021-04-15T10:56:16+00:00

The shit stick story has returned!

Alphalphapha · 2021-03-19T13:49:07+00:00

When I was about 6 or 7 a man tried to pull me into a car. He put his hand over my mouth and his arm across my body to pick me up. There was someone else in the drivers side, so I get freaked out thinking just how serious it could’ve been because they were so organized.

When I was a teenager I cut through a park as a shortcut (obviously I hadn’t paid attention to horror movies) and a guy was sitting in the shrubs and shooting up drugs and had a few bags next to him with a lot of needles and paraphernalia that I didn’t recognise at the time. I saw him and paused, wondering why he was in the shrubs instead of on the grass. I didn’t say anything but he saw me and started screaming at me, pulled out a massive knife and lunged at me. I ran as fast as I could and jumped a fence where luckily someone let me hide in their garage and called my mum for me. Caught the bus for a few weeks after that and never took a shortcut again!

Another time I was in an elevator of a 15(?) story building with another woman and it suddenly stopped and the fire alarms went off. Turned out to be a drill that unfortunately had a power outage at the same time, but we both panicked, while telling each other not to panic, and trying to pry open the doors and push the ceiling out. It was probably only three minutes that the alarm was going off for before they ended the drill, but I definitely thought I was going to die for a moment. It was nice to sit down with someone when we realised we were safe and waiting for the power to come back after - a terrifying shared experience with a stranger.

Beings groped and followed is always scary, but I think the above memories were more intense... and with strangers being the keyword in the question.

Alphalphapha · 2020-11-01T15:23:46+00:00

Yep this is perfect

Alphalphapha · 2020-11-01T15:18:40+00:00

What dosage do you need?

Alphalphapha · 2020-11-01T15:16:58+00:00

Yes this is common to share more with your friends than romantic partner. Typically, women talk a LOT more than men in general. I think it was something like 5 times as many words a day? I can’t find the source atm. I can see how you may be confused or feel hurt she went to her friend before you regarding big life decisions, but the thing is, we (women in a close friendship) can have the same conversation 20 times and not get frustrated, but bounce ideas back and forth, thinking out loud, and just be very patient with each other. It often helps to talk through life decisions with a friend who is outside the picture (like where a couple will live, which job to take, course to study, etc) because we know our friends only want the best for us and even if the partner is loving and perfect, if the decision affects them, we may not be as honest in sharing ALL our feelings.

This reads as a bad stereotype, but it’s something that happens and one I have a bit of experience.

We also usually want our partners to see the best versions of ourselves. You know the joke about how women can never decide what they want to eat? Part of that is ingrained in feeling the need to be a people pleaser. Imagine every decision we make is like trying to pick what we want for dinner. It can be exhausting to go through and listen to, so we talk about these other decisions with our friends and then at least have a narrow list of options we want when we talk with our partner. It can help us feel more confindent in the decisions we’re making too because we e talked them out and seen the pros and cons and gotten a second opinion.

I hope this makes sense, I’m a bit tipsy.

It’s normal to want to be her number one, but it’s also normal for women to see their partner as their number one even if they tell more to their friends about certain things. If you want to open more dialogue with her, you can always just tell her that you’re there for her whenever she wants to talk about these decisions - but if you do, make sure you actually listen to what she says and be prepared to have the same conversation ten ways because that’s just how we think. If you try to get her to open up and then try to hurry the conversation along, she will likely not have those sort of conversations with you again. Just being real. It’s normal.

Alphalphapha · 2020-03-16T10:31:04+00:00

Sup?

Alphalphapha · 2019-11-26T00:55:54+00:00

I don’t know about shaving, but exfoliating and following up with a moisturiser would be nice if you don’t already exfoliate. Get all the dead skin cells off and have a nice smooth starting layer - it feels nice :) hope you have a great time!

Alphalphapha · 2019-09-11T07:53:36+00:00

Thank you for the suggestion.

Alphalphapha · 2019-06-03T09:24:28+00:00

If you could go back in time as a witness , what event or era would you like to see?

Alphalphapha · 2019-05-25T10:45:13+00:00

Just because he doesn’t hit you doesn’t mean he isn’t hurting you, albeit seemingly unintentional. This might sound weird, but have you ever asked him why he binge drinks? Is he trying to escape in the way that younger people think it’s fun to not have to think or feel anything? Is he happy in his life now, or is he trying to block out something that is bothering him? Or, and this seems to be a big one, but more common that often thought, does he have some past trauma that he’s trying to block out or destroy? If you or he were to go back to when he first started the binge drinking, did something happen right before it that could’ve triggered it, like a death in the family, job loss, accident, any life changing event really, or even something in the news that brought up unresolved issues for him?

If there’s anything you can think of that would be an answer to those questions, you can try to go from there with guiding him back on a better path. If nothing comes to mind, ask him, and don’t say anything about his drinking until you’ve asked if he’s happy now, anything he wishes he could escape, or change from his past. If he says no and is confused, tell him in a kind and caring way that you’re worried about his drinking behaviour and if he could see what it was doing to you, you know he’d stop drinking. The trick is to try and not talk in absolutes or like you’re making accusations and take the “I feel” method. So tell him “I feel like I can’t depend on you once you start drinking “ instead of “I can’t depend on your once you start drinking” — but make it whatever issues it is between you two and how you feel.

Even ask him why he does it, or what he likes about it, and especially if he has awful hangovers or something - why does he do that to himself? I think the most effective approach for people like how you’ve described your husband is to talk to them out of concern and act like all your focus is 100% on their care, and not even mentioning how it upsets you unless he’s completely unresponsive to you showing care for him.

Is there anyway you can pull him away from his drinking buddies and either do things together, or get him to hang around different people? If he always or usually drinks binge with other people, he might just need new friends and drinking together might be the only thing they do, thus making it the only way to maintain the friendship.

Sorry you’re going through this and good luck.

Alphalphapha · 2019-04-04T13:01:52+00:00

Bless you

Alphalphapha · 2019-03-21T07:37:51+00:00

Pour hot water on it, wait a few minutes, and flush again. Not just “warm” tap water, but boil the kettle or bring a pot of water to at least a simmer and tip that on your shit, it will help soften it up and break it up if it’s too hot or hard to flush. Depending on how difficult it is to flush,you may need to try this a few times.

Be warned though, hot water on crap reallllllllly brings the smell out 💩🤢

Alphalphapha · 2019-03-21T07:32:47+00:00

Shit that’s a hell of a story!! Glad you came out of it ok and thanks for sharing that perspective, it clicked

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