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  • It can work within a species that isn’t inherently selfish. In theory it makes perfect sense. Trust a bunch of humans to keep everything just and equal and watch as the dickheads make sure they get more stuff/power than others. Iterate it for a few generations and you’ll get your average dystopia.





  • I love learning languages because it constantly reassures me how similar we all are regardless of superficial differences

    One of the many things I find fascinating about learning about different languages is how differently people can think about certain things. You add water to vodka in English? You water it down (since you’re decreasing the concentration, right?). Same thing in my language? You water it up (since you’re increasing the volume, right?). Most of the adjectives after nouns in Spanish. Entire structures that you would expect at the beginning of a sentence in English being pushed to the end in German. SVO/VSO differences. Different or similar idioms, phrases for the same thing. Two birds with one stone? Two birds with one throw? Two flies with one slap? Two pigeons with one bean? I’m boring already and I can’t even stop.




  • DicskatoScience Memes@mander.xyzShow your pride
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    That is the very definition of colour. The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that we can see. The rest of the scale includes infrared, gamma or X-ray. If you want, you can call them invisible colours - or you can call green superhighultraviolet.





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    As a kid, being indoctrinated early on by fairy tales with knights, then watching action films later on, I kind of understand, since you only know about the romanticised side.

    As an adult, by the time you’re supposed to understand the endless pain, suffering, atrocities, needless death of millions (even one single person), the barbarity of trying to resolve conflicts with violence, the immense sadness and sacrifice that comes with war… putting it lightly, I don’t get war lovers.

    But fuck me, I fucking LOVE to learn about the technological advancements, smart solutions, brilliant engineering (hey, even strategies) that came with those, from the first stone tools to holographic sights and radar camouflaging. On one hand, it’s rather sad that we could only develop technologies due to threatening violence or trying to crush others. On the other hand, without wars, we would probably still be amputating limbs due to infections we can either prevent or treat now (thanks to field medicine development), and a civilisation that doesn’t develop its own weapons (since why would they, they are peaceful) won’t have fun when running into one that isn’t as friendly.

    (And for that reason, YT already thinks I’m a WW2 nerd)