It's like trying to prove 1+1=2

300 pages of Principia Mathematica has entered the chat

S L A M

I really hate modern media. What's wrong with criticise, condemn, or even denounce?

Wait till you hear about Word!

I'd even argue that people should either start with, or get to 4 before committing to any long term relationship.

Change in the other person will come, but it's not up to you. You can only control how you want yourself to change.

You're a massive du -sh

shows wild gains

Pffft.. typical hyperbolic headline

1400%

Okay, that's pretty wild.

One thing that I feel hasn't been addressed enough by the comments:

**Stay. The hell. Away. From. Social. Media. **

It is toxic, and will bring nothing but misery, jealousy, and insecurity.

We had ours late in life, so had the hindsight of having our circle of friends going through parenthood before us. You mentioned 'social' pressure, norms, expectations, etc. All of them are amplified 10x by social media, which presents an unrealistic, curated view of parenthood. Not to mention the 50 different 'advice' on what you 'should' do as a parent. (You should breastfeed or your baby will be a serial killer. No, just start with formula, it will make your life easier. No, you should give them organic goat milk to help them grow better).

We deleted all the apps just before the baby was born. It has now been a few years since we touched any of them (except FB Marketplace, because buying anything new is ridiculous. And, I guess, Lemmy). The only pictures you'll find of our little one is in our family chat group. The only advice we'll take are from the midwives and nurses that keep track of the baby's growth, and has a 24h hotline for us to ask literally anything.

People you know, including parents, will give unsolicited advice. Feel free to listen to them, but know that most of the time you can tell them off or ignore them. This is your baby. Your family.

And feel free to ignore this advice from a stranger on Lemmy 🙂

Huh. I actually had to look this up, and you're right; they are largely monogamous and share parenting responsibilities.

My sincerest apologies. Say hi to them when you get home.

Apologies for the very personal question, but were you homeschooled by a pigeon?

No. But when the options are either:

• Shitty friends who have better things to do than hearing you vent,
• Paying $400/hr to talk to a psychologist, or
• A free AI that not only pays attention to you, but actually remembers what you told them last week,

it's quite understandable that some people choose the one that is a privacy nightmare but keeps them sane and away from some dark thoughts.

Teufel

It's hilarious that you literally have to make a deal with the Devil for this.

Well the open source crowd is probably one of the most diverse communities in so many ways.

Everything from wife-killers, toenail-eaters, to geniuses that rolled a one in social skills. From Mexico, to Israel, to Indonesia. From a kid in the library who can't afford a computer, to millionaires running a data centre in their basement.

Diversity is one-third of DEI, which currently is public enemy number one. So here we are..