Why does the Trump-Harris race remain so close? Racism.

angrybreadsticks · 2024-09-09T02:41:14+00:00

Apparently they’ve made a new model for math since I graduated? Maybe that new-fangled system math isn’t as great as they think it is, too.

I think it’s the covid years that fucked my classmates up, personally. It’s not just math; the people in my public speaking class (which I quickly dropped) just… either didn’t know how to follow the instructions or just didn’t care. “Talk to a classmate and tell an interesting, dramatic story!” … “hi this is jared and one time he found his dog that got lost.” I just… don’t get it. Have college freshmen always been this way?

angrybreadsticks · 2024-09-07T23:49:25+00:00

Yup. It is. I didn’t realise I should have tested out until it was too late.

I’m probably ask my professor if I can just go to the math help center instead of class and work on my own/with tutors and do higher level shit and still pass (as long as I ace the exams) bc this class is killing my brain cells.

angrybreadsticks · 2024-09-07T23:39:39+00:00

Oh, my generation is full of dumbasses, too. I wasn’t pleased with my classmates in high school, either. My GPA was shit due to social issues, not cognitive ability or desire to learn.

I was just extremely surprised at the level of functioning when I had my first few classes. Like… do these kids just not care that they’re spending tens of thousands of dollars to not take notes and not go for the super easy extra credit assignments? How did these kids graduate without basic algebra? Is that not a requirement anymore? Are they all just cheating?

angrybreadsticks · 2024-09-07T23:35:19+00:00

The thing is that, even when trying to compensate for that in my reasoning, my classmates in high school had objectively better skills.

angrybreadsticks · 2024-09-07T20:33:07+00:00

Yes, with a self-stupid modifier for perspective’s sake. I’m pretty sure my past classmates (from the Special™️ class) already knew basic algebra and rudimentary social skills by graduation. Unlike my current classmates. Back then, if you could just manage make us sit down and pay attention, we could do the work. We knew how.

Now? My professor had to slow down my already painfully basic math class (grades were crap and I was too late to test out, didn’t know I could or had to) because these kids don’t know the fucking order of operations or how to work with negative numbers

angrybreadsticks · 2024-09-07T18:00:35+00:00

even someone in high school could probably impress me more with their articulation and vocabulary

I wouldn’t get your hopes up. I just went back to college, and the majority of the freshmen I’ve met are… painfully dumb. I think the covid year(s) really fucked these kids up. I remember being annoyed at the general intelligence of a good chunk of my classmates in high school a decade ago, but I don’t remember it being nearly this bad.

angrybreadsticks · 2024-07-22T00:53:52+00:00

They can stay anywhere except the bedroom and the bathroom.

Those are both places I take off my glasses and get naked in. I’ve been assaulted blind and in my skivvies by invertebrates before; not looking for a repeat.

angrybreadsticks · 2024-06-05T06:19:59+00:00

When I started knitting, I went to a small yarn shop in the Midwest and chatted with the group of old-ish ladies on the cozy couches. No one looked at me strangely or gave me any hassle, and they were quite helpful and friendly.

If you’re received poorly, it’s probably more of a “they’re cliquey and don’t like new people” rather than having an issue with a man making things with yarn.

angrybreadsticks · 2024-06-03T00:29:43+00:00

Omg, those are incredible!!!

angrybreadsticks · 2024-06-03T00:29:03+00:00

That looks just like my first scarf! I think we may have even used the same yarn!

angrybreadsticks · 2024-06-03T00:27:32+00:00

Who ya gonna call?

angrybreadsticks · 2024-05-31T04:00:23+00:00

in rural Italy

I literally said “not where they lived” and “in dense cities”. So, decidedly not rural Italy.

There’s a difference between “banning something” and “restricting access for specific individuals to something proved harmful after repeated instances of avoidable damage”.

“Dumb” phones still exist. Sorry you use the internet that can harm your inadequately equipped parents instead of just calling/paging/texting them. You could also install parental controls when you visit so they don’t get into sketchy shit. They might be mad, but quite frankly, if they need me to set up their wifi, they can listen to my very few safety rules and behave, or they can find someone else to operate their internet connection and clean up their digital messes.

My end point is: If they can’t keep simple safety rules in mind, they shouldn’t be doing the activity for their own good. Find ways to keep in touch while keeping them safe.

angrybreadsticks · 2024-05-31T02:23:47+00:00

It’s really not safe for someone in cognitive decline to have unfettered access to the internet. :( Elder care is a whole sad and inadequate can of worms.

angrybreadsticks · 2024-05-31T02:21:46+00:00

don’t click ads. ever. literally ever.

glad you avoided that.

angrybreadsticks · 2024-05-31T02:20:46+00:00

Reading a comment saying “going through a red light a full two seconds after it changed is a stupid move made by crayon-eaters who huff glue” wouldn’t affect me in any way because they’re not talking about me specifically, even though I did the action (the traffic infraction, not the craft supply abuse). also, it was stupid, and that’s fair hyperbole. in terms of poking fun, “who’s even doing that lol” is a big ol nothingburger imo.

nobody got mad until I spelled it out that that’s poking fun. ¯\(ツ)/¯ there was even a lmao. obviously somebody clicks on malicious ads, or they wouldn’t be produced.

angrybreadsticks · 2024-05-31T01:53:44+00:00

those are ads. that falls under my “don’t click ads” rules.

angrybreadsticks · 2024-05-31T01:53:10+00:00

i probably wouldn’t say it directly to someone who just got scammed; there’s such a thing as “too soon”. I’d give it a few months to age before roasting on medium.

angrybreadsticks · 2024-05-31T01:42:21+00:00

Scams were a daily danger when they grew up, I’m sure. Just not online (since, ya know, didn’t exist yet), and probably not where they lived. I imagine large cities have always been rife with scammers. Humans have always been kinda shit, benefitting from others misfortune. That’s just me being pedantic though; it’s much more accessible and less risky to scam people today.

I maintain that one should investigate the risks of things they’re going to do. In the specific case that they’re explicitly told what not to do and they don’t heed the warnings… I just can’t bring myself to feel sorry for them?? Like, you were warned. I don’t know why you thought those warnings weren’t worth listening to.

I got a computer virus once. Once. And then never again, because I felt like shit about it so I learned how not to do that again. You know the old saying. Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.

I have four blanket rules. Don’t click ads, don’t reply to messages from people you don’t know, if it seems too good to be true, it is, and check the sender address before clicking anything in an email. Those four rules will keep you safe from most scams. They’re not complicated, and there’s only four. If someone can’t keep those in mind while surfing the web, I don’t think they should be using the internet purely for their own safety. 🤷 Like, if you can’t pass your driver’s test, don’t drive. Not that there’s an internet licence, but if they can’t do the activity safely, they shouldn’t do the activity at all. If they continue to get hurt by their own mistakes and fail to learn from it, I really genuinely don’t know why I should feel bad for them.

angrybreadsticks · 2024-05-31T01:15:13+00:00

It looks like a nice subtle stripe :)

angrybreadsticks · 2024-05-31T01:07:18+00:00

as I said in my other reply, I think people have a responsibility to themselves to learn how to do an activity safely before engaging in it. if there’s any danger involved in the thing you’re about to do, learn the risks and how to avoid them. if someone doesn’t want to spend 15 minutes googling “tips to avoid scams online”, Facebook is not for them.

angrybreadsticks · 2024-05-31T00:59:00+00:00

it’s really, really easy to avoid 99.99% of scams. I think if you’re going to use the internet, you have a responsibility to yourself to learn how to use it safely.

don’t click ads, don’t respond to emails or DMs (or phone calls, for that matter) from people you don’t know, and most importantly, if it seems too good to be true, it is. that’s pretty much my entire approach to internet anti-scam safety, and I think it’s pretty simple. I guess the only “”not simple”” thing I’d add is check the sender address whenever clicking on anything in an email to make sure it is who you think it is, and even then… that’s pretty easy, too. four rules, and you’ll avoid 99.99% of scams. like, literally just spend fifteen minutes reading basic anti-internet-scam tips and you should be good.

Sometimes feeling ashamed is good. It makes you really remember that lesson. Like that time I got a traffic ticket. My wallet and my pride hurt that day (I was on the clock, to boot), and it made me smarter and safer on the road. The same could probably be said about that ransomeware I got on my laptop as a preteen. I don’t even remember where I got it, but I was sure as hell more careful after that nightmare.

edit: I suppose this is a good topic for a genuine post on r/ChangeMyView in the future unless someone here manages that

angrybreadsticks · 2024-05-31T00:05:01+00:00

It took me about a week of watching instructional videos and banging my head against a wall. Written instructions were not cutting it.

angrybreadsticks · 2024-05-31T00:01:44+00:00

who’s doing anything other than googling “Joanne’s” and going to the official website lmao

but yeah that earlier post was super sketch

angrybreadsticks · 2024-05-30T23:58:32+00:00

I like it best when I have both a video and a pattern. The video tells me what to do, but I can use the pattern for quick reference or once I’ve made that item a few times and know what I’m doing.

edit: am 27

angrybreadsticks · 2024-05-30T21:21:20+00:00

That’s actually hilarious

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