I disagree. Human beings are social creatures. Happiness primarily comes from healthy interpersonal relationships, not marriage/prison. In isolation, only the insane are happy. You can downvote and try to replace all human interaction with the screens, hate, and pets, but I can see right through your BS because I’ve been there. Tell me sex isn’t important. Maybe you’re content and you keep yourself distracted by being a workaholic and BSing with the people that are paid to be around you, but that facade and those relationships end the day your employment does. The sad truth is that before the screens, people entertained each other. Now we’re addicted to the screens. Everyone seems to think happiness is on the other side of one. People are convincing themselves that they don’t even need other people… Just need their next fix of screen time. The people on the screens have got us afraid of each other while the crime rate is at an all time low. Got us more likely to fight our neighbors than the people that are robbing us. And taters suck, nutritionally speaking, but I’m content with 'em as long as it’s 25% cheese.
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diptchip@lemmy.worldto Fuck Cars@lemmy.world•10-year-old walked less than a mile to a dollar store, prompting a passerby to call police, who arrested his mom for reckless conduct.English7·5 days agoIt’s almost like kids belong to the state, now. “Parental rights” lol
Thank you all! Upvotes for everyone!
diptchip@lemmy.worldto News@lemmy.world•A record low level of Americans drink, and a majority now say alcohol is bad for your health19·6 days agoIt’s literally toxic
diptchip@lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.world•More Than Two Dozen People Linked to Jeffrey Epstein Have Died Under Mysterious CircumstancesEnglish2·6 days agoIt would be silly to assume there wasn’t foul play. Follow the money.
diptchip@lemmy.worldto News@lemmy.world•Federal building housing DHS and ICE in NYC evacuated following report of unknown powder4·6 days agoDo they not get enough holidays and PTO? Any little excuse to get out of the office.
diptchip@lemmy.worldto News@lemmy.world•A driver who plowed through a group of cyclists in Arizona, killing 2 and injuring 11, faces a one year prison sentence. His driver’s license will also be suspended for six months.2·7 days agoI imagine he’ll face the consequences for the rest of his life, regardless of how the “justice” system handles it. Honestly, I’d be surprised if he lived 10 years before something happened to him. The victims had families.
diptchip@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Is there an actor you can't stand? Do they have any exceptions?272·7 days agoKevin Spacey. Because the people that accuse him of raping them keep committing suicide right before trial. And then he released that creepy video of himself sitting in front of a fireplace talking about “killing them with kindness”. I’ve refused to watch anything with him in it since I found out.
Honestly wouldn’t acknowledge his existence. A younger version of myself would refuse to believe this was a true story and that people are like that. Now, I’m wise enough to choose my battles. Some people just aren’t worth your time.
diptchip@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What do you do when homeless folks ask for money?73·11 days agoI’d be much more likely to give money to someone trying to sell something or offering a service. They don’t even try anymore. Miss the old gas can routine.
diptchip@lemmy.worldto News@lemmy.world•She ate a poppy seed salad. Child services took her baby.315·9 days agoChild Services took “her” baby? I think you mean “OUR” baby. If you think “your” children don’t belong to the state, you haven’t been paying attention. Edit: I had kids. Maybe we shouldn’t be taking people’s kids all willy nilly.
diptchip@lemmy.worldto News@lemmy.world•ICE detainee found hanging by neck in detention facility, agency says3·14 days agoWell that was a roller coaster.
diptchip@lemmy.worldto Not The Onion@lemmy.world•South Korea's ex-president Yoon avoids questioning by taking off clothingEnglish10·19 days agoWondering how his crimes compare to that of other leaders. He obviously overlooked someone he should have payed off.
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