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  • What character is the king of plot armor?

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  • Mr. Magoo.

  • Sad but true

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  • When you put a Copilot button on a laptop keyboard...people will turn it into a more useful button.

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    Any finsexual friends out there?

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    Any finsexual friends out there?

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  • Nope, except for maybe Bugs Bunny in a wig.

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    Any finsexual friends out there?

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  • I understand, repression is what keeps us safe, but it can also be what holds us back.

    Could I send you a message? Just to share a resource.

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    Any finsexual friends out there?

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  • Women can be finsexual. I think the question would be whether you could be into a masculine woman or an effeminate man. There's also a question of just preferences.

  • Trump expands sanctions on Cuba with new executive order

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  • What's a movie you had to watch in pieces because it disturbed you, but you learned to love it?

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  • What's a movie you had to watch in pieces because it disturbed you, but you learned to love it?

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  • Isn't that the thing? We're introduced to them at a young age and they scare the shit out of us, but then we get to enjoy those movies and appreciate some of the schlock. (The penis gun, for example.)

  • What's a movie you had to watch in pieces because it disturbed you, but you learned to love it?

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  • Derail away, it's all good. Great explanation. I'll have to visit Tolstoy sometime.

    I'll concede that books can offer a whole lot more to disturb you. There are some stories that would probably be worse off as film adaptations.

    Clive Barker's novels had me taking a lot of breaks. Nothing like a blood orgy of Mortal Kombat fatalities to make you put a book down.

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  • I saw it a few more times because I loved the filmmaking surrounding the movie. The acting is really good, and Wayans really surprised me. The mother-and-son relationship was tragically beautiful.

    Also, go watch Satoshi Kon's (sp?) Perfect Blue and you'll see some very familiar scenes.

  • What's a movie you had to watch in pieces because it disturbed you, but you learned to love it?

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  • Okay, cool ☺️ I see there are some more on here now, but I'll give you a few of mine.

    TL; DR: The Hellraiser movies scared the piss out of me as a kid, but my curiosity to know more got the better of me, and I ended up really liking it down the road.

    I'm a horror fan, but some genres shake me too much. Body horror is one of them, but I knew there were some classics in the category that I was missing. So I gave Hellraiser a shot.

    I couldn't stomach it at first. The opening scene horrified me.

    Being ripped apart by hooks was the most visceral experience I had ever seen on-screen at the time.

    But, it stayed with me. I thought about the movie more and got curious enough to continue it. My disgust was overtaken by my desire to know more of the story.

    I ended up finishing the movie and came away with an interesting thought: yeah, it's body horror, but it's also cosmic horror. One of the tropes of cosmic horror is that the entity is beyond our understanding. What was clever about Clive Barker's story was that it gave you a closer look at what it could be like to experience the unknown at a physical level. It was Lovecraftian, but not in concept. Barker gave it shape.

    I ended up binging the original films, reading the books, and watching the reboot. It was off-putting on a physical level, but the execution, the details, the artistry of the stories really impressed me.

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  • Would you like an example to carry on the conversation in good faith?

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    What's a movie you had to watch in pieces because it disturbed you, but you learned to love it?

  • How not to go crazy from what is happening and most likely will be happening in the world?

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  • I don't know how good of advice this is, but I'll share what I'm doing.

    I believe in "don't be scared; be prepared" and "I'm not paranoid; I'm ahead of the curve."

    TL; DR: make a hobby out of your fear.

    Basically, there's some comfort in learning about how to secure your well-being, whether it's by having safe places to turn to, learning how to protect your home and family, securing your tech from spying, having a "kill switch" for your phone, etc. (like GrapheneOS's duress pin).

    Join like-minded communities. Do things that give you back peace of mind.

    Edit: I don't mean to make it an obsession, though; I'm saying that you can turn what frightens you into your motivation to seek positive outcomes.

    Your feelings of dread are legitimate, but they should pick you up, not push you down.

  • Amid All the Other Chaos, Congress Focuses on a Hasan Piker Bill

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  • Dayum! Nothing bends weak knees like a bag of cash.

    Edit: Thanks for the link!

  • What Is A Good Sub $300 Computer I Can Use For A Server?

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  • I have a NAS for storage. The pi sips power, doesn't make any sound, and runs what I need.

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    What did Benjamin Netanyahu mean when he declared that "1 Israeli life is worth 40 American lives"? What are the geopolitical implications of this ratio?

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  • I think it means I can give 1/40 of a shit. We could definitely care less about FuckenYahoo.

  • What is your favorite smell?

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  • I can respect that, especially if the sweat is from some fun.

  • What's something cozy you like to watch, listen to, or do to relax?

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    • Watch: ghost-hunter shows (they put us right to sleep)
    • Listen to: post rock (a lot of The Album Leaf and 65daysofstatic)
    • Do: recline with a blanket and cuddle
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    What's a band or artist you wish you could see, but they never make it to your area?

  • No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
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    Does cooking meat make you lose your appetite?

  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
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    I wonder of I could sell "FOSS packages" for local startups.

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    If your child came out to you, how did you adjust?

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    Guide to Push Gutting a Rabbit

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    My children ask me to take pictures of what they pause on TV. Here's the latest gem #2

  • News @lemmy.world
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    Worker who allegedly set fire to California warehouse compares self to Luigi Mangione

    www.theguardian.com /us-news/2026/apr/10/california-warehouse-arson-luigi-mangione
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    My children ask me to take pictures of what they pause on TV. Here's the latest gem

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    The symmetry of a pineapple in bloom