Hey! So you may have noticed that you got downvoted into oblivion here. It is because of the unnecessary amount of negativity in your comment.

In communication, there are two parts - how it is delivered, and how it is received. In this interaction, you clearly stated your point: giving yourself the title of pro oftentimes means the person is not a pro.

What they received, however, is far different. They received: ugh this sweaty asshole is gatekeeping coding.

If your goal was to convince this person not to call themselves a pro going forward, this may have been a failed communication event.

The Fedi is good and all but just … Fucking brace yourself lol

Funny! But like Palatine isn’t actively trying to end the voting system so am going to vote for him for the sake of the future

I think for people who have had long distance relationships it kinda is. Like I would say something like that to my ex, but we both knew it was impossible. Sort of a dark humor but you do what you have to do in those situations

Yeah I get the idea the meme is saying, but it lacks nuance at best, and is actually sexist at worst.

As a former English teacher, I can say that I have made some rash decisions in my life

I’ve used the Boox color e-reader. It’s fine. My one complaint is that the white background of the screen is not as white as the background in traditional e-readers. Like I saw somewhere that the Kindle’s white background is somewhere near 85% white, and the Boox color screen is 65ish% white. It was noticable when I used it, to the point that I sent it back and got a non color e-reader.

I ended up getting the Boox Nova Air 2. it is fantastic. https://onyxboox.com/boox_novaair2

Look I’m not judging I’m just saying you could have been at least listening to a podcast

After 7 years the bankruptcy disappears from your credit report. After that it’s like it didn’t happen.

It is so engrained into society that suggested tip amounts on the receipt are welcomed, because then you don’t need to do the math

Yep I do that on a local project basis before I make any updates. Saved me a couple times from my own mistakes 😅

Checking the backups… Ah yes, the backup done in August 2017.

Hello boss, I broke the company. I’ll see myself out

It exists but it is actually quite rare.

Eat your freakin pizza

Hey! Ngl dating apps suck - they are engineered basically to keep people addicted to them, and single.

The best thing to do to find a real interesting person to date is to go do stuff you want to do. Join Meetup groups, school clubs, etc. Just have fun. Live your life. Don’t base your happiness on finding a romantic partner - that is looking for an external solution for an internal problem. It doesn’t work.

Eventually you will run into someone else interesting. Don’t have expectations, just express genuine interest in them. Ask questions. Let them talk. Be open and willing to be vulnerable.

Good luck dude!

I mean the bar is pretty low right now. Tinder/matchgroup basically owns the market. I used the Facebook dating app for a bit and honestly, it ended up being more worthwhile than tinder.

Yeah I think as long as consent is given. Animals can’t give consent, which makes it immoral to eat them (according to vegans).

Cool lemme just build a train really quick to my work, great idea

Like I get what this is saying and all, and I will vote for anyone who supports this kind of thing, but telling me not to drive my car is not the solution.

No.

Doing your own part as much as you are aware or capable is good, but if I were to try to avoid anything unethically sourced, I simply would not be able to participate in the modern world.

Do you use electricity? Do you have a cell phone? Have you ever used anything battery operated, like a flashlight? Have you ever eaten a hamburger? Have you worn a shirt?

Going around shaming people for things that are simply inevitably contributing to some unethical corporation is useless. We just need to agree that there is a problem, and do our best to make change.

I’m all for making personal commitments on topics you feel passionate about. But the fact is, that won’t make a difference on the grand scale. Only through government action is that possible.

That’s awesome! I think it’s important to note, however, that the burden of change here is not on the individual. The average person is not an activist, and shouldn’t be expected to be. Nestle knows that, too.

Change on this scale can only happen through government regulation.