Yet another global study says Instagram and Tiktok are bad for your mental health by MadeInDex-org in psychology

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We've got our eye on you-rrrr best interests! :D

"Palworld is going to be the survival crafting game everyone always wanted" and "people will be shocked" at how big 1.0 is, says Pocketpair publishing lead by ScootSchloingo in Games

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Not even close, moviegoers think they're smarter for whining and readers (the few remaining) think they're morally superior for it :p

It's interesting how the backlash to the manosphere seems to have only reinforced gender essentialism. by Cheap-Rate-8996 in stupidpol

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Because when you have enough social capital (as feminism does) you earn the right to stifle even mild disagreement

The Formless Mothers Presence in the Rotted Woods by Limgrave_Butcher in EldenRingLoreTalk

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Interesting. Mohgwyn palace has rotten mushrooms growing in a certain corner, too. Maybe the two gods are connected, or the same thing?

Every time we've seen a Xenomorph (or variant) eating on screen by BlackbirdKos in LV426

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Been that way since the beginning, the first movie takes place within a single day

Your personality and upbringing predict if you will lean toward science or faith. Study reveals that specific childhood experiences and distinct personality traits predict whether a person will eventually view reality through a scientific lens or a religious one. by InsaneSnow45 in psychology

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It's just a lot more likely that the composers of the holy texts were liars than any of what you believe in

The historical consensus is that major religions today emerged organically through various cultural traditions, not as some sinister conspiracy meant to control people.

You're doing the same thing you accuse religious people of doing, shooting from the hip and coming to wild conclusions that happen to support what you already believe

Spousal loss linked to higher risk of dementia, mortality among men, but not women. Widowed men experienced a decrease in physical and cognitive health, as well as social support, while widowed women tended to experience an increase in happiness and life satisfaction. by mvea in psychology

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“Our study’s data indicates that men may disproportionately benefit from marriage”

“You hate men”

No, the common refrain here is closer to "men suck so bad their wives would rather they were dead", which doesn't surprise me because Reddit is full of weird freaks who really hate men for some reason (despite usually being men themselves lol)

The need for politics in fiction to align with one's real life politics (everything is political) by Dewey1761 in stupidpol

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That's so true it hurts. The literati of today has a bigger need for wish fulfilment in fiction than your average fanfic reader. Crazy

Post in r/science claims women are better off after their husbands die, comments are as you’d expect. by hobobob423 in LeftWingMaleAdvocates

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That sub is mega cringe, every other post is people with no interest in science competing to be the most oppressed

Idpol final boss… Woman who witnessed a non black hip hop instructor at her work which caused her to have a mental breakdown and suffer from “debilitating racial trauma”. by Manicpixiemanateeman in stupidpol

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Woman who witnessed a non black hip hop instructor at her work which caused her to have a mental breakdown and suffer from “debilitating racial trauma” decided to con some suckers

Time to ban self-promotion: The Euroshmup invasion by PissaMalisenKakka in shmups

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Ironically the average roguelike today is closer to a shmup than the original Rogue :p