ℛ𝒶𝓋ℯ𝓃

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Cake day: June 11th, 2023

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  • There were no food allergies because they died of anaphylaxis as infants. There was no autism because they were institutionalized as "mentally retarded,’ hidden from the public and often killed themselves. There were no gays because they had to hide or be lynched. There were no transgender people because they had to hide who they were, and many died by suicide. And they were “fine” with no vaccines because anyone who didn’t have a strong enough immune system Died. So get this bullshit out of here if you’ve ever relied on a young person to care for you, modern medicine to keep you alive, mental Healthcare to keep you from slipping into senile insanity, and the compassion of others. You’re still alive because your offspring saw your lack of empathy, and realized how important it really is…









  • ℛ𝒶𝓋ℯ𝓃@pawb.socialtocats@lemmy.worldSee you there!
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    6 months ago

    That’s not a thumb you dumbass, that’s her index finger separated from the others for the cat to rest on. Thumb is on the other side of the cat. Have you never held a cat in one arm and cradled it on your palm like that?

    Edit: I checked, to humor you. It’s a well-known image of Carrie Fisher in costume as princess Leiah, taken decades before anything even resembling an AI existed.










  • I learned all the basics of computers when I was 10 from Minecraft. Learned basic life concepts from there much earlier. I learned file directories from modding Java edition. Learned networking from multilpayer. Get an error message? Read it, Google and try to figure out how to fix it. Learned some Java coding around age 12 from a modding lesson program my parents got me. Also learned electronic skills and soldering at the same age from disassembling broken stuff and savaging motors to make stuff.

    If kids are given a difficult, nerdy interface in one hand, and all the world’s knowledge in the other, they’ll be genius. If they’re given an iPad they’ll have no idea what a folder is, much less a MAC address.

    This is why all children should start on a $100 ThinkPad running Arch Linux, a cheap rooted phone, and Firefox with the links to stack exchange and arch forums bookmarked for them.

    Thanks for coming to my TED talk.