[-] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 71 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Self immolation as a form of protest. For anyone unaware of it there was a Buddhist monk who immolated themself to protest the oppression of Buddhists by the Catholic PM of Vietnam.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%ADch_Qu%E1%BA%A3ng_%C4%90%E1%BB%A9c

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rage_Against_the_Machine_%28album%29

https://time.com/3791176/malcolm-browne-the-story-behind-the-burning-monk/

[-] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 120 points 4 months ago

They don't produce anything except some numbers. A total waste of energy. I had to laugh when this guy I know who is very "progressive" and environmentally concerned got pissy when I pointed out how much energy was wasted on bitcoin mining just because he was into it.

[-] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 83 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I thought men were supposed to suffer in silence then die early from stress and chemical numbing?

Edit: Funny this popped up in lemmy today https://lemmy.world/post/8222670

[-] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 55 points 8 months ago

Trivia of the day, horseshoe crab blood is blue because it is copper based instead of iron based like our blood

[-] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 73 points 8 months ago

I'd like to see rules for moderators, for instance they cannot ban users based on participation in other groups

[-] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 58 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

But they are seen as more productive because they are on farmers' hours

[-] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 53 points 9 months ago

I'm the guy who handles all of the 4:59 crisis because the morning people all left at 4

[-] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 65 points 9 months ago

You aren't old enough to consent to sex but you are old enough to be charged with sex crimes. Bizarre

[-] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 61 points 10 months ago

The purpose of reddit is to keep people engaged while seeing ads. That's it.

[-] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 55 points 10 months ago

Probably the same lazy slobs who leave frozen meat on random shelves in supermarkets because they changed their mind but are too lazy to put it back.

[-] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 71 points 10 months ago

Because every gun owner thinks they are "the good guys"

[-] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 62 points 11 months ago

I'd say they increased their distress, they were naive too. Living off the land is a major commitment and requires skill and knowledge. People in the past still used trade and tribes to survive that way. Even back then they didn't try to live in something as flimsy as a tent. Also, going 100% solo was a death sentence. Reminds me of Chris McCandless ("Into the Wild").

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