freaking and burn are bad words now?
What in tarnation
WHO IS CENSORING THE WORD “BURN” ???
FREAKING? FREAKING. NOT FUCKING. FREAKING. WHAT.
I initially thought it said “bitch out,” meaning that the censorship made me think of a “worse” word.
edit: Also didn’t realize until now that that freaking said “freaking.” Again … Censorship made things seem more extreme.
I suspect there’s an algorithm out there on some other platform where boosting is adversely affected by any kind of negative language, and people have figured it out and try to game it with this kind of thing.
The people who know you’ll engage with the post with a comment like this.
It’s basically free engagement from nothing.
fire hot -> fire bad! if fire bad, need to cover word to not summon fire!
Our lives wouldn’t be so complicated if we had financial freedom via a UBI and didn’t have that metaphorical gun put to our heads to make us keep working forever.
Most animals do very little every day, humans are one of the only animals to have no resource scarcity but still work ourselves into an early grave from stress.
Uhm. Most animals live by the grace of chance and circumstance. Barely getting enough to sustain life.
I think I understand what you’re trying to say, but you can’t seriously think that pre-industrial age people were sitting around and doing nothing? Post-industrial age came with an explosion of people to match the new amount of resources. If we don’t produce the resources then people die.
Do you want a simpler life or an easier life? Those are two very different things.
There are theories that hunter-gatherers worked significantly less. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_affluent_society
I’m all for testing 6 hour work days.
But the fantasy of universal income is too farfetched. Who will produce the food? Are we to collectively agree that we take turns on producing the food? I sure as hell don’t want that, and there lies the core issue. How do you force people to do things that they don’t want to do?
Lol, these downvotes. Explain the system instead. How do you propose to force people?
Why the hell do you immediately think of slavery? You don’t force people to do anything. If you need work done, you pay people to do it. Obviously.
And since workers have a guaranteed income to fall back upon, employers have no choice but to pay a fair wage. That’s the entire point.
Seriously, if you want to understand UBI, there are whole studies available online for your reading pleasure. There are dozens of books on the subject. Your question isn’t mysterious or insurmountable, but worse, it’s not even insightful. It reveals that you’ve never given it the slightest consideration or study. Do some work. You were down voted because you’re so wildly off-base as to not even be wrong.
Since you brought it up though, what do you think our current society intends to do with us besides slavery and genocide? And how do you propose to stop it?
Why the hell do you immediately think of slavery? You don’t force people to do anything. If you need work done, you pay people to do it. Obviously.
So just capitalism then. But with extra steps.
And since workers have a guaranteed income to fall back upon, employers have no choice but to pay a fair wage. That’s the entire point.
No…? The ones that work to produce would control the supply and the prices would reflect it. Kind of like that other system that starts with c.
Seriously, if you want to understand UBI, there are whole studies available online for your reading pleasure. There are dozens of books on the subject.
I’ve read plenty of articles about it, not sold on it. Was curious if anyone had any way to sell it. You just present it as capitalism, which i suppose is one way to do it. Though I would argue that people would stop doing necessary jobs, since they no longer need to work.
Capitalism is when a small amount of people own the means of production while doing no work and profiting off the labor of many. It isn’t when people buy and sell and work for money.
When you suggest that people must be forced to work, it demonstrates you don’t understand it at all.
UBI simply puts power back where it belongs, in the hands of the workers.
capitalism is when a small amount of people own the means of production.
Wrong. That would be oligarchy. But i can tell that you are confused since you present UBI as capitalism without even realizing it.
What the fuck, here there are no algorithms to please, there’s no fucking need to censor “freaking” or “burn”.
Meanwhile, the Reddit sub and the username in the left corner are censored so poorly, I don’t know why OP (original OP, whoever first “censored” the screenshot) even bothered at all.
When users are so brainwashed they can’t even say the word dead, it probably becomes second nature to be PG rated everywhere all the time.
My kid got in a fall and I had to leave work to go to Urgent Care. Three hours for a doctor to give my kid a pain med and a bandaid, and costing us $2k.
Ive been helping my unemployed ex-teammates find work and stay motivated.
My wife’s side of the family messed up on their paperwork and because they’re also dark skinned, I’m worried about ICE.
I took my other kid to the park last week and was called a sexual predator by another mom. Ive been pretending to be okay as the women in my family all blame me for “looking how I look”.
My cousins have called me twice in the past month concerned about bills, and I’m sending them food money.
Oh and the Europeans on Lemmy is yelling at me for being an American because I’m not doing enough to stop Trump.
I respect you. If not for a random parent being dual citizen somewhere else, I’d be in the exact same shoes. We got out four years ago.
Try to ignore the people on this site who can’t distinguish between real people and real problems. The system is all about making good people less activated. Just keep doing your best.
Lots on your shoulders brother. I praise you for holding it all together. You’re doing a great job despite being ask so much and disrespected. Man to man, family man to family man, this all will pass. Stay kind brother.
Stay with us, friend.
This, too, shall pass.
why did they self censor “burn”?
Engagement bait
To my knowledge, it’s because advertisers don’t want to be displayed next to potentially negative posts.
That then means that commercial social media platforms would rather display posts for which they get paid. So, potentially negative posts get downranked by the content curation algorithm to the point where they will be seen by virtually no one.
And that then means that users self-censor, and also potentially overdo it, because they don’t know for certain which words will get punished.
This is similar to the phenomenon known as algospeak, where words such as “unalive” are used: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algospeak
Yet they are fine with being seen next to Nazi propaganda.
I fucking hate goddamned social fucking media.
Fuck advertisers.
i wish reaction to that would be that users go to use some other service instead
And “freaking”
that is at least kind of understandable. but if one thinks “Burn” is bad word, why stop there :D should censor also adult and problem, maybe also endless, never and no too since those could potentialy also have negative connotations which seems to be big no no. oh and also laundry since moneylaundring is a thing.
and “adult” clearly means porn, and “ends” clearly refers to murder or suicide 🙃
gaaaaaasp plz tw c*nsorship
Smashmouth tried to warn us. The years keep coming and they do not stop coming.
Get a significant other, share the pain.
It’s on my to-do list.
Fuckity cunt, lickety clit screw this god damn censorship shit.
Rat shit bat shit, dirty old twat: 29 ass holes tied in a knot!
Do you pronounce twat with a British accent to make it rhyme better?
Indeed! Twat is such a versatile word.
fuck that censoring
Who censors burn?
Frick freaking frack!
One must imagine Sisyphus happy
True, also these thoughts are somewhat depressive. Many if not most people are perfectly happy with what hey have (family, home etc) and the work they have to do. This is impossible to imagine if you have depression, but it’s a reality.
Because he CHOOSES to push the boulder. That’s the important distinction. If you wait until you HAVE to do laundry it’s not really a choice and it feels like the chores are now dictating your schedule instead of the other way around.
Actually, sisyphus was forced to roll the boulder by hades as punishment, bc he tried to cheat zeus. N the boulder keeps rolling down bc hades enchanted it, so sisyphus could never complete his task
Yes, I know it was his punishment. But he later comes to accept his fate and DECIDES to push the boulder up the hill everyday. It’s just a made up story anyway I’m sure people heard other versions hence the downvotes.
Thats not rly deciding tho is it? Bc he was never the one to start pushing the boulder of his own volition, he was made to do it. N the fact that he may have accepted his fate eventually doesn’t change that. Also dont worry abt the downvotes :3 it happens sometimes 🫂
You can always decide, that’s the point of the story, or so I thought. That even if something is forced upon you (like laundry or having to work or eat, etc) that you can still make a choice to do that thing. It helps give you a feeling of control, even if it might seem small and unimportant it could make a big difference. Maybe I’m just projecting lol
I think reframing a situation can be a healthy coping mechanism :3 but it’s also fine to acknowledge that it wasnt u who got urself into that situation to begin with. What u focus on in the end prolly comes down to whether ur a more problem or solution oriented person :D Ig im just a bit more problem oriented lol
Have we really reached a point where censoring “Burn out” is necessary?
They censored AskReddit. There’s no logic here.
The only thing there that should be censored. Fuck r*ddit.
At this point I think that any censorship is a type of “engagement”.
“if you wanna make clicks, censor some words!”
Can’t have the oligarchs letting us talk about burning things in our ad infested gardens.
While this is an issue everywhere, America dials it up to 11 by making you deal with all sorts of overcomplicated nonsense.
Healthcare in the US:
- Annual Prep: Open enrollment
- Figure out what HMO, PPO and HDCP means, and what it means to you (which one is better depends on both your needs, your job, and also your spouse’s job, so good luck coasting on knowledge from last year)
- Figure out what to do with HSA and/or the various FSAs, requires mapping out what you’re expecting to happen with your health, childcare and elderly care that year
- If your chest hurts and you’re worried:
- Go to the ER (not urgent care, they’ll forward you to the ER even if you seem fine)
- Get lots of unnecessary care (like three EKGs, a chest X-ray and some blood work) before they conclude you’re just stressed from living in America
- Receive five different bills several weeks later
- Keep those in mind for another week or two until your health insurance sends their version of events
- Receive the explanation of benefits, which does not match the bills
- Call both the provider and your insurance a few times to figure out what’s going on, because of course you have to mediate between them (they don’t talk to each other)
- After thinking about these bills every day for about three months, you can finally pay them and be done with it
Healthcare in Norway:
- Annual Prep: None
- If your chest hurts and you’re worried:
- Get a same-day emergency appointment at your doctor or call an ambulance, depending on how worried you are
- They listen to you with a stethoscope and maybe do an EKG, conclude you’re fine
- You pay your copay on the way out, and never think about it again
After thinking about these bills every day for about three months, you can finally pay them and be done with it
Oh your not done with it. In almost all cases you’ll get another bill in 6 months to a year later that’s a mistake but you have to call to correct the error.
Here’s a thirty minute video for anyone struggling with those first couple bullets!
Oh, I knew it would be BDG. It’s fascinating how nicely he managed to put all that
Right? It’s insanely well done. I’ve showed that video to my mom who’s worked in the health care/insurance industry for multiple decades, and she had no notes
No thanks, i will continue to have zero Healthcare
In Germany you wouldn’t have to pay for any of it, you go to ER or call an ambulance, they help you, you’re done.
- Annual Prep: Open enrollment
They literally teach you this in highschool science. They teach you that the universe is a dynamic system driven by entropy. They teach you that equilibrium, i.e. a state of stability in a dynamic system, is achieved when the rate of structural formation equals the rate of destruction, e.g. bonds forming/breaking, population birth/death, organizing/disorganizing one’s room… Managing while not burning out is stability.
The classic question of “when would any of this be applicable in the real world” is intended to be a critique of how school curriculums can be dated or out of touch with chages in how the world works. It also highlights the often understated goal of a good education–shaping students into people who have the fundamental tools and the mindset to actively answer that crucial question for themselves.
It never ends and it doesn’t get better with age. Aging sucks and the endless drudgery of the useless activities like work just wears on you, and when that fat, bloated, bald creep looks back at you in the mirror and you wonder what the fuck is going on, you wonder what a .45 feels like at the back of your throat.
I wake up every morning with a knot in my stomach and I need to yell for about ten minutes about how sick and fucking tired I am of all this endless useless crap.
you wonder what a .45 feels like at the back of your throat.
Maybe a suicide prevention image shouldn’t have made ‘being a skeleton’ look like quite that fun idk
And I didn’t know how to play the guitar before! Awesome!
“We all shred down here. You’ll shred, too!”
c/the_pack APPROVES THIS MESSAGE!!! AWWOOOOOOOOO
Friend, adulting can suck for sure and you’re not alone in thinking so, but if you’re experiencing suicidal ideation you might need to talk to someone professional. I hope things end up okay. Let me know if I can help.
Bruh I think of suicide on a daily level. I don’t do it, but I think about it. Honestly the basic things of modern life get me more than things that most people would expect. My jeep has been dinging because it eats oil. But it’s at that level in-between the problem levels. So it senses the oil level is low, and if it were really low, it’d ding 3x and stop. But it is somewhere in-between so it’ll ding 1-3 times, then cut off. But then it goes off again and it’ll ding another 1-3 times. But then it senses oil again, and I shift gears and it’ll ding again for one to three times. Just be below the level for fucks sake! That dinging is enough for me to want to kill myself. Id love to have a more valid reason, but the little things set me off more than anything.
You might need a new vehicle.
But you shouldn’t be considering suicide regularly. It’s not a personal failing, just an indication that you need help.
I’m not a professional, but if you want to reach out, I’m a safe recipient. If you want to talk to a professional, there are resources.
Please don’t end yourself. Especially not because of your jeep. I’m certain the world is better with you in it.
It’s not like that. I never seriously consider it. But I think about it. It’s hard to explain, but I’m not at risk and I appreciate your concern. But for real, I’m not at risk. I’m just… Off. I’m more likely to consider it in a long line than anything really serious. Bureaucracy is more likely to make me consider it than any real life issues. Like fuck me, I have to go to the DMV? It’s more like just being sick of dealing with unnecessary bullshit.
This sounds like passive suicidal ideation: something that’s always there in the back of the mind, but not about to be actively acted on. To quote Anna Borges:
I don’t always want to be alive. Yes, I mean it. No, you shouldn’t be afraid for me. No, I’m not in danger of killing myself right now. Yes, I really mean it. How do you explain that?
I keep her article in my bookmarks, and re-read now and then: https://theoutline.com/post/7267/living-with-passive-suicidal-ideation
You don’t have to defend yourself if you’re hurting. Even if you did … I get hating bureaucracy.
It’s just like God damnit, another speed bump, another needless bullshit hoop to jump through. So it’s more of just being over the bullshit than actually being suicidal. I appreciate the concern, but it’s more like me just being sick of the bullshit.
Yeah, that makes a lot of sense. I’d love to hear of anything good you’ve got going on, though. Probably it’s not productive to carry on this thread with negativity but I’m also fully open to private messaging if you want to send complaints to me.
But positivity does seem likely to be more fun.
I heard an interview with a woman who tried to commit suicide. She was having lots of suicidal thoughts without actually planning to do anything, like you are. But, one day something happened and suddenly she decided that was it. I think she took a lethal dose of pills and she was just lucky someone happened to find her before it was too late. I think that’s a very common sequence of events.
She now really regrets trying to do that and works to try to prevent other people from committing suicide.
I’ve also been there, thinking about it without actually ever planning to… I regret not getting therapy sooner.
My point is this is actually serious and therapy may help you enjoy life more. What’s the point in living if you’re not enjoying it? Why not do what you can to make it more enjoyable? And maybe it would prevent you from doing something really regrettable.
I think you should at least call a hotline and explain your feelings to someone who knows about this stuff professionally. I’ve heard they get a lot of calls that are much less important and they’re still happy to help.
Again, I appreciate your concern but I really am not at risk. Im far too good at what I have been trained to do to take myself out before what’s to come. Im not going out senselessly. Fuck that. If I can help people, I will. And unfortunately I have been trained to be good at keeping people safe while they do their job. I assume that in the near future, my skills will be needed to help keep people safe from worse people.
Edit: it’s less “I wanna die” and more “I’m willing to die on this hill”
Hmm. Can you drive over me before the check engine lights up?
Yes, a professional will know how to hold a 1911A1 the wrong way and engage the grip safety. Good idea!
I suspect you’ve deliberately misinterpreted my missive.
But I still want you to be well.
But hey, we created this bureaucracy thing to put hurdles in your way, so uhh enjoy that. Why did we do it? Meh, don’t worry about it.
