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Investing strategy (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

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[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 16 points 5 months ago (2 children)

You have a thicker skin than I do.

I've noticed that a significant portion of Lemmy is very literal, so occasionally jokes that rely too much on satire, sarcasm, absurdism, or meta/anti-jokes tend to fall flat.

Yeah. I feel like Lemmites have some very firmly held beliefs and they will defend them to the death. That isn't bad - most of us are here because of those beliefs - but it can make for a really bland community.

Thanks for all your posts. I enjoy them.

[+] Bigoldmustard@lemmy.zip 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

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[–] idiomaddict@feddit.de 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Someone told me not to ask strangers how their day was (like in the real world) if I didn’t really want to know (like that someone’s dad died)

To be fair, this is cultural. I’m an American immigrant in Germany, and I’ve unintentionally started that type of conversation a bunch of times. Here, if you ask, it’s not a social cliche, so you shouldn’t be unprepared for a real answer. In American terms, it’d be like putting your hand on someone’s shoulder, looking them in the eye for a moment and asking “how are you?,” then being surprised if they tell you something sad.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Someone told me not to ask strangers how their day was (like in the real world) if I didn’t really want to know

Learn how "how are you doing" is different from "how are you feeling".

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago