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A404@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Lefty Memes@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 10 days ago

Socialism is when you are social

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Socialism is when you are social

A404@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Lefty Memes@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 10 days ago
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  • piconaut@lemmy.ca
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    Graduate degree

    • Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      Graduate degrees just prove someone is very knowledgeable about one specific field of study. Nobody said they couldn’t be idiots over anything else.

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        Unfortunately you’re right. Maybe I’m deluding myself but I like to believe that higher education strives to be at least somewhat well rounded. I don’t know what the programs are like everywhere but in my undergrad as a science major I also had to take courses from various disciplines(English composition, anthropology, philosophy, art, history, etc).

      • k0e3@lemmy.ca
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        Graduated… To a certain degree.

      • Flames5123@sh.itjust.works
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        You still have to take general credits though.

        • kurwa@lemmy.world
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          You know how easy that shit is?

        • BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world
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          You can fix all that in the disiplines

      • diaphragmwp@discuss.tchncs.de
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        And not always, even

    • lugal@sopuli.xyz
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      It also says “Hindu” so English might be their second language

      • ToiletFlushShowerScream@piefed.world
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        Ok fine, you are probably right, and this explains it. But it was funnier before your logic.

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          naaah bro. A lot of people in India knows the meaning of communism, socialism and capitalism. Dating apps are cesspool of humanity, and terms of India, even worse.

          Hindu is a religion, not a language. You can be educated while being a hindu.

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    Socialism is when you are social. The more social you are, the more socialism it is. If you are very social, you live in a commune

    • Lovable Sidekick@lemmy.world
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      To live in a commune you have to be communicable.

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        I have things that are communicable if that counts.

        • X@piefed.world
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          …

        • Lovable Sidekick@lemmy.world
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          Ding Ding Ding! Our judges will accept that answer!

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      This is praxis.

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    Socialish

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    “extrovert with close friends” is just introvert

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      Extroverts can’t have close friends?

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        What’s your dunbar#?

        • thethrilloftime69@feddit.online
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          I had to Google this. Hmmmm well I’m planning a wedding rn and my invites are probably around 200 people. So I guess that.

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            Can all 200 of these change your undergarments, clean you up, and carry you around?

            ’cause for me that’s close relationships. Closer are intimate partners.

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              https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunbar's_number

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                Yeah, what’s your close friendship number?

                Extroverts have a much wider pool they can easily get close to.

                We are past talking about people you know.
                How many of them can change adult diapers for you?

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                  Ok but you realize you used the term “Dunbar number” incorrectly?

                  But to answer your other question? Idk maybe 2-4 people

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              Are you a baby?

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                some folks can be disabled. We are talking about closeness.

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    I wish I was that naive. Imagine how much less rage-inducing life would be. You could just vibe and get along.

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      There is a reason the happiest people are usually ignorant to their surroundings. Head in the sand works for a lot of people’s sanity.

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    Am I being defensive or is that first question combative?

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      I read it as being maybe mildly combative but in a flirty way. But also conveying emotion over text is difficult, so I’d assume good intentions until unless given reason not to.

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        If you are sending this kind of thing as a first message on dating apps, you are probably getting ignored a lot

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      If you have lots of choice you can afford to vet strictly lol. I guess also if you’re used to people being arses you put up a bit of a wall before they pass the vibe check.

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    I’m not a full on socialist, more of a socialite.

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      That reminds me of one of my favorite Michael Scott quotes: “I’m not superstitious, but I am a little stitious.”

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    You can not select “socialist” on bumble.

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      Damn 😔

    • NounsTheVerb@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      What you can choose depends on your country, for example in mine it’s only “Moderate”, “Liberal”, and “Conservative”, but I’ve seen polish people with “Leftist”. Tbf I haven’t seen explicit socialist

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    To be fair, when i first heard about socialism thats where my mind wandered too

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      Similarly, I was clearing out old, embarrassing emails from 20+ years ago and came across a conversation I had with a young woman I was trying to impress. She mentioned Scientology and how much it “just made sense” to her. I agreed, that was the only religion I could see myself following.

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    I’M A CAPITALIST

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      Do you like capitalising off of others? 🧐

      /j

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    Why you gotta be so anti-socialist?!

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    Botulism is when you are botular.

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    I wouldn’t say I’m socialist. My brother isn’t very social, and I’m socialer than him, though not as social as my little sister. She’s really the socialist.

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    You know, like a conversationalist! I converse, I’m social, what else would you call it? 😛

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