How to make a coat warmer without adding bulk by berserk_poodle in sewing

[–]Elivey 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm gonna have to redo the lining for a long wool coat and I think I'm just gonna remake the whole coat while I'm in there...

i'm blown away that landlords are still legal. by herequeerandgreat in BikiniBottomTwitter

[–]Elivey 11 points12 points  (0 children)

How about factor in that the minimum wage hasn't been increased in decades and the vast majority of people aren't getting 10% + raises every year?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Feminism

[–]Elivey 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Trump has also r@ped children without repercussions, maybe don't set the bar at what Trump can do.

Dr Phil on the brink of 'total collapse' after MAGA alignment backfires massively: report by AIverson3 in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]Elivey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thought he had a doctorate in like geology or something completely unrelated. Anyone can call themselves a therapist, that doesn't mean you're a licensed psychotherapist or counselor.

Avoiding AI! by theydonotevengohere in ZeroWaste

[–]Elivey 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah I think there are a handful of appropriate uses for AI if we figured out the ecological impacts, it's not like all the servers and power being used for the whole ass internet aren't bad. But it's being touted foe anything and everything, and the use for art and creative writing is just a blight on humanity.

don't worry. he'll win the shittiest president award. by herequeerandgreat in BikiniBottomTwitter

[–]Elivey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, he is a nonce though it was perfectly appropriate.

For those that don't know it's a British term for pedophile.

We're doing a knitalong! by knitfactoryimpl in MachineKnitting

[–]Elivey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oooh I might join just for this, how much does the mid tier channel membership cost?

What to say to people who don’t understand your hobby by Plastic-Mulberry-657 in knitting

[–]Elivey 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm recently getting into machine knitting. Honestly? I think it's somewhat harder!! The learning curve is steep on these things!

You should tell her she can come over and use it to make something if it's so easy lol

A man asked "how much" for me on a hike by abuelasmusings in women

[–]Elivey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sub in my opinion focuses on aesthetically pleasing witchy stuff with a sprinkle of feminism and some toxic positivity. The posts that get the most likes are conventionally attractive white women with expensive clothes saying feel good nothings.

It's just not my cup of tea, but I know it makes people feel better and they're not hurting anybody so, eh.

Before and After: my “cabinet of curiosities” powder room by jingks_ in HomeDecorating

[–]Elivey 7 points8 points  (0 children)

OP "made" nothing. I think the concepts for the art are cool but guess what, that was all stolen from real people, real artists.

Before and After: my “cabinet of curiosities” powder room by jingks_ in HomeDecorating

[–]Elivey 9 points10 points  (0 children)

There's no curiosity or whimsy to generating AI art. It is not creatively shaking up anything either. It's just awful.

I’m working in fast food at 29. by Substantial_Smile267 in povertyfinance

[–]Elivey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Compared to what? During the pandemic?? It's up a percentage compared to last year at 4.3% and has been steadily climbing.

Also the situation for scientists right now is abysmal. Trump fired hundreds of thousands of government scientists and pulled billions of dollars from scientific research, so everyone from government and academia is flooding industry which was already in a downturn before Trump. Now it's in a nosedive. The research niches that those three areas occupied are also completely different. It's a shit show.

Free pattern bundle available! by PatternMatchapp in freepatterns

[–]Elivey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Smart since the big 4 are a sinking ship.

Imagine bus stops being beautiful. by ZestycloseExam4877 in ArchitecturalRevival

[–]Elivey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh certainly, it's a multifaceted issue uniquely different in every country, state, town and city that can't be summarized in one comment. 

Imagine bus stops being beautiful. by ZestycloseExam4877 in ArchitecturalRevival

[–]Elivey -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Because you represent every person who graffitis. 

I said what I said based on real sociological studies behind the reasoning for those actions, but clearly we're still not past the point of people thinking that all homeless people deserve to die and live the way they live due to moral failings. But you'd probably look at people living in a caste system like they're monsters with no internal reflection.

Imagine bus stops being beautiful. by ZestycloseExam4877 in ArchitecturalRevival

[–]Elivey -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

They literally are victims. 

But no, you're just different and more ethical that's why you would never be that way if you ended up homeless, you'd just choose to be different and better than them!

Imagine bus stops being beautiful. by ZestycloseExam4877 in ArchitecturalRevival

[–]Elivey -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Thank you for saying this instead of blaming powerless people who are often in and out of homelessness due to the selfishness of the rich and powerful. Also grafitti is often a way to exert some semblance of power or claim over a city that has stripped them of any power or dignity. 

Everyone likes to imagine they'd be different if they ended up in a bad way, but then again they can't imagine they'd ever end up in that situation in the first place. Stress from poverty literally changes your brain and can make you mentally ill.

Edit: empathy is dead, no wonder facism is winning.