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CosmicGoat

@ CosmicGoat @lemmy.ca

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  • [Discussion] Paradise - Season 2 Finale (Spoilers)

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  • You know, I've noticed some pretty heavy genre shifts. I'm not against them, but they can sometimes be quite jarring. Westworld was pretty jarring. Some less so, like Dark (which I didn't mind at all) or maybe Lost. I don't think it's inherently bad, I think it can be disappointing sometimes when you expect it to be one way and then it shifts hard.

    Honestly, when Alex was revealed, I was disappointed. I really live scifi, but some tropes are tiring and overused. I'm really really really hoping this AI is actually benevolent because I'm exhausted by the malevolent super computers...

  • [Discussion] Paradise - Season 2 Finale (Spoilers)

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  • I really like well rounded shows that actually finish strong. So 3 seasons would be great.

    The elevator scene was annoying for the time waste. Seriously, stop hugging her. Move! But it (or something similar) was necessary so that Dylan, his mom, and X would connect. So I get it.

    I knew they would try to bring Jane back into things. The gun was in the ground. I told my partner that if Gabriela doesn't pick it up now and make sure she is dead, then Jane will be back. Ugh.

    I'm sure Alex has a reason for Jane, but I really dislike her character.

  • The flashbacks on Paradise are annoying

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  • I get it. So what is/was next on the watchlist for you? Liking something else currently?

  • The flashbacks on Paradise are annoying

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  • I know folks who really struggle with flashbacks. Some shows are better at providing queues than others. It can be tough for some to enjoy as a result.

    Are you liking and still watching the show in spite of it?

    tbh, I didn't even notice 'layered' flashbacks. 😬

  • ‘Paradise’ Renewed for Season 3 at Hulu

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  • Just finished season two. Really glad it was renewed for a third. 💯

  • Do people really communicate like this?

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  • Yep. ☺️

    Basically how every 90s chat room session started.

  • Do people really communicate like this?

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  • ASL?

  • The Physics of Trying To Be Quiet

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  • What elephant?

    Dang it!

  • The Physics of Trying To Be Quiet

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  • Actually... it might have been a 🐧 that I saw...

  • The Physics of Trying To Be Quiet

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  • This seems way too logical. It almost sounds even correct.

    But... I'm pretty confident there's gnomes involved.

  • Casual Conversation @piefed.social
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    The Physics of Trying To Be Quiet

  • Do people really communicate like this?

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  • Most definitely the last one. 😁

  • Do people really communicate like this?

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  • 100% this. There are very specific kinds of communities that I gravitate towards. Forums, link aggregators, and the older social platforms like FB where are you friend actual friends. The lack of high-speed internet and mobile data made a lot of the other platforms less accessible to me as I've lived around the world. When you have a data budget, you don't tend to use media centric services where people scroll through content rapidly. I've also never really been into "following" strangers. I've only recently started doing it on Pixelfed because it helps further define the kind of photography and art I'm interested in looking at.

    I pick things up and figure things out over time. Like 4chan green text which I never understood, but would see quoted on Lemmy or Reddit. I'll figure out these abbreviations and manners of speech as well... eventually..haha.

  • Jeffrey Epstein TV Series in the Works: Laura Dern to Play Journalist Who Investigated His Crimes, Adam McKay to Produce

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  • Stop... please... ugh.

  • Do people really communicate like this?

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  • This is interesting.

    My lack of experience on most socials isn't helping. I've never used Snapchat Twitter Instagram tiktock etc. Pixelfed was my first venture into that realm, but i only use it as a person gallery and to check out interesting photography from others. I know it's modeled on Instagram, which has grown beyond that quite a bit, but that's never been for me though.

    Anyway, thanks for the insight.

  • Do people really communicate like this?

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  • It's a cold message from a stranger on a platform that doesn't have call support.

    The first half is sort of what I got out of it, though.

    Thanks.

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  • Thank you Chat GPT for translating this one for me. Haha.

    🧓🏽

    EDIT: I quizzed my three kids from different generations.

    Eldest didn't know know wsg, but middle child did.

    Currently, my 10-year-old is running around me in circles calling me an "unc"le.

    Smh

  • Do people really communicate like this?

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  • They sent a private message to ask if they could privately ask something? That's really really strange to me.

    And if they're starting the message implying that I'm not in trouble, then that makes it even more confusing because I have no reason to think I would be in trouble.

    But if this is a now common way of communicating with people, then I genuinely want to understand that. I simply never read or heard any examples of it from a stranger out of the blue.

    The main reason I'm not indulging it is simply because I get multiple spam messages via SMS each week. They all start with an attempt to phish for somebody's attention. Something as simple as saying "hello" or "are you still going to make it tonight?" Then it's revealed that, whoops wrong number, and they start trying to interact with you (because, why not, it's friendly) and eventually phish for information. It's a pretty common scheme.

    At first I used to have fun responding, but after doing more reading on the scheme and the unfortunate people who are being used to send those kinds of messages, I realized makes things worse for the person being forced to do that work.

    What threw me off about this one is that I couldn't understand it. And for that reason, it made me wonder if it really was spam in the first place. I mean I've seen grammatically incorrect spam all the time, but this one could be intentional. So I figured I'd see if other people fully understood what it meant.

  • Do people really communicate like this?

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  • Well, to be honest, language is always hard to understand if you've never heard the words ( or acronyms) used in the first place. That's the nature the ignorance.

    Out of genuine curiosity, if you were to translate the original message into plain grammatically correct English, how would you translate it?

  • Do people really communicate like this?

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  • Most people, regardless of language, use slang. Including myself. When it comes to acronym use though, I don't often use text acronyms. I understand most early ones, but newer ones pop up now and again.

    I've heard 'what's good', but never a text acronym of wsg. After my daughter mentioned that, it made sense. (Although I proceeded to forget and you're reminding me again of what it means. Haha.)

    "No disrespect" is something I think I would normally understand given some context, but this message is out of the blue from a stranger I've never interacted with. I honestly thought that if this message wasn't spam and I responded, they were going to be critical or rude about something and they were perhaps trying to soften the blow upfront. Ironically, that seems to be the opposite of what your suggesting. 🤷🏽

    Language can be funny.

  • California Scrub-Jay, Aphelocoma californica. Crystal Cove State Park, Laguna Beach, California

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  • I hope to meet a scrub jay someday. Excellent photo. 💜

  • Casual Conversation @piefed.social
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    Do people really communicate like this?

  • Television @piefed.social
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    Small Prophets—a curious, strange, and lovely show

  • Casual Conversation @piefed.social
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    Favorite Snack or Treat

  • Casual Conversation @piefed.social
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    Ingrained Daily Habits

  • birding @lemmy.world
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    Two mysteries solved

  • PixelFed: A free and ethical photo sharing platform. @lemmy.ml
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    PixelFed to Mastodon Federation Issues?