Interesting, thanks!

Ew then.

As a mod in one of the places, I wouldn’t make much of a difference. The point is to keep it civil, not to avoid the emergence of “bad words” per se.

Before Reddit exodus, Lemmy has primarily been a place of politeness and mutual respect. Sad to see that stuff coming up again in this once pristine place.

There is really no need in such language, especially if your goal is to convey your point and make your opponent consider it, instead of virtue signalling and hostility. It’s no Xitter 'round here, and rageposting is not incentivised.

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Putting [redacted] over slurs doesn’t make you any less rude. Just sayin’.

Astronauts have access to a team of psychologists and other medical professionals that do ring alarm if the mental or physical state of the crew isn’t compatible with quality work or is damaging to a person. But again, we can’t expect them to work 9 to 5 up there, and only select few that are most stress-tolerant are ever even suggested to go to space. This is not an easy position, and everyone is aware of that long in advance. They know what they are going for, and it’s not that they go there because they have no alternative. Many also have military background and are trained to remain attentive and productive under any circumstances.

It’s easier to make cigarettes than vape juice. Everyone can produce them.

No reason to believe it’s any hard to build a similar monopoly on that, too

Also true

So, it is a drug, but it’s not right to call it one?

There’s no indication they use cameras in there. It’s most likely just a sensor for vape smoke, similar to your common fire alarm.

And if it makes bathrooms a place where everyone can breathe without inhaling nicotine, I’m all for it. This is not a serious privacy concern.

Doesn’t Phillip Morris profit from vapes, too?

Bringing vapes as a popular nicotine delivery system is literally the way tobacco companies are able to proliferate and return smoking into fashion.

Also, smoking should be prohibited as well. Not only because it hurts the smokers themselves, but because others are affected without their consent.

Lemmy generally has a pro-drugs sentiment, which is certainly unsettling.

Also, can I visit bathrooms and not get into clouds of vape smoke, pretty please?

Nicotine is a drug.

Alcohol too, btw.

Unpopular opinion: the cost of keeping people up there is astronomically (pun intended) high, so it’s only natural that they are expected to work way, way more than us here on the ground.

We may take a vacation and it’s alright. They take a day off and burn hundreds of thousands of dollars as they do so. Their rest is paid by insane amounts of primarily taxpayer dollars. Their schedule must be packed, and only the individuals capable of sustaining such workloads in space conditions should go there in the first place.

After that, indeed, they deserve a very long vacation to restore.

What is this

Using Windows is a true flex on Lemmy

For that, one should test all the software personally.

Of course if you use something with only the old reviews, leave a new one! But the fact is, utility of the service is often dampened due to this fact.

A bit more politeness goes a very long way.

Try being more civil, this will earn you way more support, especially since you want to change people’s minds.

I see - thanks for clarification!

Got confused because beforehand there was GNU IceWeasel (now GNU IceCat), which is now separate from IceWeasel. Quite a shitshow.

I was under the impression IceWeasel changed to IceCat.

And, honestly, from all I could remember, the default protections are so strong a good half of sites doesn’t even work properly lol

Typical GNU maximalism.

(But yeah - it really blocks all the bad stuff and doesn’t do anything you don’t ask it to do, not even call for updates by default)

lol

Memory’s a weird subject

Nothing to be ashamed of - the world is too complex to connect everything, and we all miss out on something very simple :)

Somewhat related XKCD