NFTs actually are an easy concept, a dollar bill is a Frugal Token, because all dollar bills are the same, you can change one for another and it all works out because both represent the same thing (one dollar). A deed to a house is not frugal, you can’t just change one deed for a different one because they represent different things. NFTs are just that, Non Frugal Tokens, why some people wanted to own a digital token representing ownership of a publicly available digital image is what can’t be explained.

And a good skidibi toilet to you, sir

Tiktok and most kinds of short form content for me. I have a few friends into Tiktok and I’m sure it’s fun but I just don’t care to check it out.

I’ve tried to see what the appeal of short form content is. Twitter, mastodon, and bluesky have all ended up being a shitty RSS feed interrupted by the opinions of strangers for me. Now I’m just over trying to get it. It’s just another weird ass thing that tonnes of people are into.

video games have come a long way in the last few decades though. the variety of genre, play style, art style, etc. is absolutely astounding for someone that grew up playing bootleg games on a C64. There are some that are basically like an interactive movie, puzzle games, building games, and then your usual shooters and sports and mario-type platformers. If you ignore the AAA-slop, there’s some really high quality content out there.

I actually love em. They’ve reverted back to the type of fucking stupid ass nonsensical comedy that in grew up with and I am here for it every day. Also, some of the fashion choices? I cannot understate how much I love ridiculous looking fashion. Bless those kids (but keep them the hell away from me).

It’s funny ain’t it? I know those older Gen Xers said the same shit about me and my generation, and here I am. I try to remind myself that. But sometimes the stupidity of these kids exceeds my abilities.

They don’t have respect. They just talk on those cell phones, and listen to their tape cassettes…

I don’t need to learn to swim, I have thalassophobia. My plan if I ever fall into deep water is to die from a heart attack before I drown

Must be a sailor

I love that two people felt the need to down vote you for this.

I’ve spotted a devil fruit user.

I’m up voting because that’s exactly what this thread is for

But man, do I think that’s a stupid take.

I’m not gonna say you need to become a good swimmer and do it regularly with great form, or even enjoy doing it at all.

But I think everyone should learn at least how to do an acceptable doggy paddle, tread water, and float. Swimming should really be regarded as a basic life skill like basic first aid or knowing that you should get the hell out of a burning building.

Do you ever find yourself near any lakes or rivers, the ocean, swimming pools, etc? Walking along them, riding over them on a bridge in a car or train, etc. Then there’s a chance you could end up in that water, and if you can’t swim you stand a very real chance of dying, and possibly of dragging someone down with you if they jump in to help.

Hell, even if you don’t live anywhere near a body of water, flash floods can happen in some pretty unlikely places, including in the middle of a desert.

Unless you have some physical disabilities that genuinely prevent you from swimming, you can probably get the basics down in less than an hour, then you can get out of the pool and hopefully never need to use those skills again if you really don’t like it.

That opinion definitely fits this thread …. But I wanted to add that the college I went to is one of the few that still requires passing a swimming test for all incoming freshmen. It used to be considered an important life skill to at least not die if you end up in the water, but I guess most people don’t think that’s important anymore

That’s a fascinating subject IMO.

Like there is a king/celeb/hero/… hole in ther mind they just must fill.

Same reason people like watching TV dramas. It’s escapism. They get to vicariously live someone else’s more colourful life - or are glad they’re not living the celebrity’s real or acted horrible life - for a short while to get away from their own.

And anyone on a screen is usually better-looking as well, which is a big draw.

Every time I put a damn pepper in my mouth I’m like WHY the hell did I just do that? Now my mouth is hot, the food feels so warm I can’t even eat and I hate all of you!! 1!1!! 1

You don’t dive into the deep end of pain. You start with midline uncomfortable and work your way up.

it’s not painful to people who have a natural tolerance to it

I like a little spice but don’t get the people who are like “I’m ordering the flaming asshole wings. Boy, my asshole is going to be on fire tomorrow.”

You know what I like? Not having a flaming asshole. We live in a world where food has a neverending variety of flavors. Get one of the many delicious flavors that don’t involve scorching your asshole.

Zeus is the most important but he sucks. Poseidon is in charge of the sea and he really likes sinking ships. Hades is in charge of you when you’re dead. Artemis and Athena are both aroace, but Artemis like platonic bathing with her besties while Athena prefers maps. Everyone hates Ares but not as much as Hephaestus, Hera will kill you if you cheat on your wife, and Hestia and Dionysus can’t agree which one is more important. Some people say Persephone is a victim, but the truth is she’s ruled the underworld a lot longer than her husband has. Demeter is not supportive.

difference is between a Catholic and a Christian

Not sure if the error was intentional to make the point that you don’t care, but Catholics are the largest denomination of Christianity, rather than an alternative to it.

Think of it in terms of gladiator movies, the crusades, the fall of Rome. That shit is history, knights in armor, clash of cultures, and is full of drama as game of thrones

My favorite thing about Christianity is how all the different sects pretend that every other sect isn’t actually Christian

Usually how those divisions occurred is much more interesting.

I’m fascinated that certain ideas have persisted over millennia and curious what it is about them that has captured minds so consistently. Religion, but more broadly spirituality, seems to have a constant presence throughout human conciousness and that is quite remarkable.

At first I thought you were talking about whacking off to golf