vvilld

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[–] vvilld@lemmy.dbzer0.com 55 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Because polygamy has historically been heavily associated with oppression and subjugation of women. Can it be done ethically and responsibly? Maybe in theory, but, on a broad scale, as an institution, that's never really happened.

[–] vvilld@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 4 days ago

My kid fits in just fine. She has plenty of friends.

[–] vvilld@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 days ago

Right? And I'm over here failing as a parent by buying books and letting her play outside. /s

[–] vvilld@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Is there really fault at play here? I mean, is playing Minecraft a life skill that's vital for a 5 year old to learn?

[–] vvilld@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 days ago (7 children)

Maybe I'm parenting wrong, but my 5 year old has no idea what Minecraft is, let alone knows how to play it. The only video games she's ever played is some Super Mario Bros 3 on a vacation once. She doesn't even know how to do anything on our iPad except use the sketchpad app for drawing.

[–] vvilld@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You're probably right, but also, is it that big of a deal? I don't buy just a screen protector, but the phone cases always come with one. I work construction, so I like to have a pretty durable phone case. I usually buy an Otterbox or similar. They always come with a screen protector, and I've never had a problem putting them on correctly.

I guess I just don't see why NOT to use a screen protector if you already have one.

[–] vvilld@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 4 days ago

This exact thing has happened many many times in history. Not someone transported through time, but someone travelling to a place where nobody (or virtually nobody) speaks the same language, or even one related to yours.

I mean, for the extremely obvious examples, before the Columbian exchange, nobody in the Old World (Eurasia/Africa) had ever encountered any New World (Americas) language and vice versa. They managed to learn how to communicate within a fairly short time period.

But this was just the most obvious example. Until relatively recently (like past half millennia, or so), it was common enough.

You'd learn through immersion. You hear the language every day all day. You try to communicate by pointing and gesturing. Pretty soon you start picking up individual words (point at a piece of bread and say 'bread' over and over. Someone is going to respond with their word for bread. Do that a few times and you'll learn the word for bread, etc, etc). That builds into common phrases. Before too long, you're able to hold very rudimentary conversations, and it just builds from there.

[–] vvilld@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 days ago

Good for him!

[–] vvilld@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Folding is the worst.

At least with my laundry when I take an article of clothing out of the basket to fold you can tell the volume in the basket is reducing. Each item is large enough that the difference is notable.

But when I take a piece of kids' clothing out, it's not noticeably less in the basket. It just feels like an endless amount of clothes.

[–] vvilld@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

This is a pretty silly mindset. I cook every day. I like to use high quality tools for my cooking. That includes high quality kitchen knives. Those shouldn't be dishwashered. It ruins the handles and dulls the blade.

Same with my nice cast iron pans. And wooden cutting boards.

I also have several very large pots/bowls/etc that are just too large to fit in the dishwasher.

The dishwasher is an extremely useful tool, but it's pretty ridiculous to limit what kitchen tools you're willing to use simply because they aren't compatible with another kitchen tool.

[–] vvilld@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 days ago

You do know the DNC doesn't run presidential campaigns, right? They funnel money to the campaign, but the campaigns are run by campaign managers hired by the candidates.

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