I guess some people thought it was AI, but just a cool moment in my basement window well.

Edit: taken with my iPhone several years ago since that’s all I had with me when it happened so quickly.

  • Lovable Sidekick@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    23 hours ago

    There’s always an US vs THEM element to any culture, but to me it seems like there’s been a relatively recent social trend (as in like the last decade) that anybody who isn’t jumping up and down waving pompoms for the one right side of an issue is presumed to be an extremist for the polar opposite wrong side, and all their other views about the world and their overall way of life are probably also despicable. It’s very simple binary thinking and works well with memes - minimal information to take in, quick and easy to process, one obvious right answer. It also fits gaming mindset very well - is this NPC on my side or should I kill him?

    • jsomae@lemmy.ml
      2·
      22 hours ago

      This really fits my two hot takes about how we need to fix the left:

      • (1) end purity tests: an imperfect ally is still an ally.
      • (2) we need to appeal to centrists more; ± straight cis white men feel alienated when we talk about privilege as though it’s a bad thing. We could talk about privilege as though it’s a great thing that you should be proud of instead. Then we’d have privileged allies, which would be really helpful.
      • Lovable Sidekick@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        22 hours ago

        I think item 1 would be enough to vastly improve the left’s appeal to centrists, many of whom are just liberals other liberals call centrist for not being liberal enough. Perfection is the enemy of progress.