I suspect this is due to it having been a holiday across the country, so people figured they had nothing better to do. Either way, it’s nice to see.

I’m in a city of about 10K and this was the first time in about the 12 years I’ve been here where I had to actually wait in a proper line. It probably took about 20-30 minutes whereas I’d normally be through in about 5.

Right? At this point I’m just sticking with WordPress because I can’t be bothered to migrate a bunch of sites off of it. Every year for the past decade it’s felt jankier. Tumblr’s backend has to be a dumpster fire for this to seem like a good idea.

My criticism aside, WP still has the convenience factor of being the open source web platform that has a plugin for just about any need. Whether those plugins are gonna break for site or introduce interesting new vulnerabilities is a different discussion.

Oh, I get it. I definitely didn’t mean to imply that this doesn’t fit here - just that the situation isn’t quite as demoralizing as many posts in this community.

He did a good thing and was handsomely rewarded for it by others. The situation in question wasn’t directly related to his financial plight. I’m sure I’m over-complicating it though. I’m just less bummed out by this story than I’m used to on this sub. Sooooo … yay?

I mean, Absurdism can (to a degree) take you from depressed to content. It obviously can’t help with the actual chemical imbalance sort of depression that drugs can fix, but it sure can help with that good ol’ existential dread.

It’s been a staple of my mental health for decades, though the drugs certainly help. SSRI’s for me, but whatever works for you.

TLDR: Absurdism is good and drugs are good too.

Good on him for doing the right thing, but a few thoughts.

1. Who the fuck walks around with that much cash? I keep a $20 bill (CAD, so only about 14 EUR) in my wallet for emergencies and everything else gets paid by card.
2. I suspect the police had a few similar questions for anyone brave enough to claim that wallet.
3. As per the community this is posted in, it’s a bummer that he was homeless in the first place but this is a huge windfall for him. Systemic issues aside, I see this as a win for the dude and his family.

Okay, this got me curious. From the wikipedia article on viruses:

Viruses are considered by some biologists to be a life form, because they carry genetic material, reproduce, and evolve through natural selection, although they lack the key characteristics, such as cell structure, that are generally considered necessary criteria for defining life. Because they possess some but not all such qualities, viruses have been described as “organisms at the edge of life” and as replicators.

Judging by Modi’s electoral success there are a lot of rightwing Indians in India as well. Just goes to show that conservatism can take many forms and doesn’t have to adhere to any (specific) racial bounds.

Either way, I feel for you.

TIL that she’s Indian-American. I always just assumed she was white and had slightly tanned skin.

Well, just goes to show that you don’t need to be white to be a total piece of shit. (Though it sometimes helps.)

These are great suggestions. I’ll add a book to that list: “Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion” by Dr. Cialdini. (Not so coincidentally, his doctorate is in social psychology.)

It’s been a few years since I read it, and if I’m remembering correctly it’s oriented toward business people. Regardless, it teaches you what to watch out for and how to mitigate its effects on your own psychology. People use this book everyday to exploit others, so why not learn their tricks?