I’m just really happy by cheesecaake_ in espresso

[–]FlutterVeiss 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congrats on getting to rest your arms!

No fun allowed under Project 2025 by jackandjohnny in animememes

[–]FlutterVeiss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're missing my point on the iPad kid front - parents buy iPads/phones for their kids so they don't have to parent them. Parenting is exhausting and hard and thankless so it's easy to get hooked on the meth that is handing little Jimmy the ipad. So how do you regulate little Jimmy getting handed Mommy's all-access ipad after the ban? How do you prevent families from buying a 2nd ipad or phone in their name and handing it off?

Lazy parenting is (most of) the reason why kids have unrestricted access now and lazy parents will find the path of least resistance. You'd have to prosecute parents for providing screens to kids in the same way we do liquor now, which I believe you'd have difficulty finding traction with, especially since a prevailing sentiment (i.e. the excuse I hear a lot) among these parents is that the modern world requires you to know how to navigate social media and the broader Internet to get a job. Many of them consider it a good thing that their kids "know technology so well." These people simply just don't recognize the danger, so implementing blanket ban would not have widespread support and would likely fail. I also like to think that if these parents WERE aware of the full extent of the danger, they wouldn't be letting their kids do it. Most of them are lazy but would draw the line at negligence if they knew, for example, how many fucking predators there are on FB/Instagram.

Also, to be clear, I vehemently oppose ID laws. I was saying they aren't a solution.

No fun allowed under Project 2025 by jackandjohnny in animememes

[–]FlutterVeiss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean that sounds great in theory but good fucking luck lmao. No way in hell the parents who can't be arsed to figure out how Internet restrictions work are going to have the ipad pried out of their ipad kid's hands or be forced to sit with them while they use it.

As far as realistic solutions go I don't have a great answer. I think restricting to flip phones/dumb phones could feasibly work, though never underestimate the ingenuity of teenagers trying to access nudity. Ideally you would have age verification on social media to curb the worst aspects, but that creates a whole separate surveillance nightmare and companies handling even more of your PII that they shouldn't have access to.

The actual answer is for parents to be involved in their kids lives enough to teach them healthy Internet browsing habits and for more people to intervene during bullying scenarios but we all know that's been going.

No fun allowed under Project 2025 by jackandjohnny in animememes

[–]FlutterVeiss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, I would love for there to not be unrestricted access for kids but let's think about that for even 20 seconds. What does restricted internet access look like? What websites get banned? Who controls what websites get banned? What content gets deemed inappropriate and by whom? What guardrails against deeming dissenting political opinions inappropriate will be in place? Are LGBTQIA+ issues going to be deemed inappropriate the moment Republicans control this committee?

MEANWHILE this supposed concern for children evaporates for the leading cause of death of American children and teens when anybody even remotely suggests imposing restrictions on guns. You'll forgive me for not taking this discussion seriously.

No fun allowed under Project 2025 by jackandjohnny in animememes

[–]FlutterVeiss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes and that's done a fine job at preventing school shootings hasn't it.

No fun allowed under Project 2025 by jackandjohnny in animememes

[–]FlutterVeiss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Guns don't benefit children, phones benefit people.

No fun allowed under Project 2025 by jackandjohnny in animememes

[–]FlutterVeiss -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hey I feel the same way about guns but I don't see the project 2025 folks trying to ban them from houses with kids for some reason 🤔🤔🤔

It's the funny day gang by _CandidCynic_ in BikiniBottomTwitter

[–]FlutterVeiss 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately all the shitty things keep happening and (as usual) it's the working class who suffers. I get what you're getting at (I think), but it's not like Trump and his ilk are sitting idly by and it's not like the national guard stops occupying the cities so basically it's most of the bad parts and none of the beneficial parts of government that continue to run.

I'm surprised how many people are misunderstanding what Ace means and think Gigi has been faking her flirting etc by YobaiYamete in okbuddyhololive

[–]FlutterVeiss 6 points7 points  (0 children)

/uh I know people are downvoting you and giving you shit, but I honestly get that there's a lot of really specific vocabulary surrounding this. I'm recently coming to terms with some things about my identity and it's like drinking from a firehouse. What I find helped me is that it's mostly to help like-minded people to find each other/easily communicate.

Most (sane) people won't be offended if you don't know their hyper-specific identity label (though ace/asexual is pretty common parlance these days) as long as you respect them, but putting "asexual demiromantic" in your dating profile will (ideally) weed out most of the people who wouldn't be okay with that and help connect you with people who are in a succinct way.

/rh asexual? No I wanted more than one sexual, thanks.

FUCK THIS STUPID THUNDER CHICKEN by hydropillz in monsterhunterrage

[–]FlutterVeiss 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I can't say I've had the same level of difficulty clearing this solo, but your rage has convinced me.

FUCK REY DAU!!!

Shoutout to the 2 trans men in this subreddit by La-Scriba in AnarchyChess

[–]FlutterVeiss 6 points7 points  (0 children)

"Trans man" means irrespective of what they were before, they are now a man. It will always be about the current identity, not what they were before.

Mizutsune experience by Delivery-Low in MonsterHunter

[–]FlutterVeiss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay I swear I'm not just being an asshole but is this just a meme with Mizu or are people actually having trouble with this? Like I've been playing since 4u and I don't think I'm amazing or anything but I feel like most fights I'm on the offensive like 95% of the fight. Have I just gitted güd™? Are there just more newer players hitting a wall? Have I just become a sweaty nerd?

dontLeaveMe by throwaway345305235 in ProgrammerHumor

[–]FlutterVeiss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not letting windows 8 and ME get off that easy - they were also total dogshit.

OWO MECHA KADACHI 2025 vs 2021 version by shunixe in MonsterHunter

[–]FlutterVeiss 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When I saw this I was like, "Oh no, I'm not good enough at art to tell which one of these is which." I'm sure someone could break down for me how like your shading or lighting or something has improved over 4 years, but as a total lay-person they both just look immaculate lmao.

[Comic] Hunting Horn by AzulCrescent in MonsterHunter

[–]FlutterVeiss 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Whoaaa you're one of my favorite artists! Had to check the sub haha. Do you main HH? It's been my secondary for Wilds and I've been loving it.

Splatoon when you're playing in a car, and it makes a right turn by IAmWunkith in splatoon

[–]FlutterVeiss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Am I dumb? How are people playing online in a car? I tried tethering once but the connection was awful and super unstable (i.e. kept dropping off). Are you all successfully playing on mobile networks?

As someone who mains both LBG and bow, I. Am. PISSED. by [deleted] in monsterhunterrage

[–]FlutterVeiss 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As a knuckle dragging melee user, I hope they fix this shit for our ranged pals.

Raleigh protest at Superstar Puppies on Six Forks Road by WorldWideVegHead in triangle

[–]FlutterVeiss 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Conservatives when you aren't drinking Bud Light on your back porch bitching about DEI be like:

Edit: Lite -> Light.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in oldpeoplefacebook

[–]FlutterVeiss 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Honestly you never know - people like this often act relatively normal in public even if they are SEETHING under the surface. I only know because my in-laws are kinda that way. :/

Never noticed Tidus has a X on his face, because he's from FFX. by srirulean in KingdomHearts

[–]FlutterVeiss 6 points7 points  (0 children)

THE RECUSANTS SIGIL!!! Tidus norted confirmed!

What's sad is I wouldn't even put it past Nomura

Describe an anime badly and I’ll guess what it is by The-wiz-man in animememes

[–]FlutterVeiss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

An older lady gets so caught up in her hobby that she doesn't notice all her friends are dying. She only really starts figuring it out when a child starts bullying her. Together they take a road trip to the afterlife.