[-] PhilMcGraw@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

... Interesting.

[-] PhilMcGraw@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Oh right, I was not aware of JKRs comments on funding anti-trans organisations. I guess my point still stands, I.e. that people often don't have deep insight into the creators of the art they are enjoying, so considering liking Harry Potter as a statement about their feelings on the author doesn't resonate with me but I understand why you'd have issues with it with the funding comment in mind.

Entirely agree on liking Andrew Tate being a red flag in the same way liking JKR directly would be a red flag. It's more liking the books that JKR put out years before anyone heard her potentially rotting brain driven opinions on trans people that I don't think should be seen as a red flag without at least some questioning about their thoughts on the author.

[-] PhilMcGraw@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I thought it was funny.

As far as supporting JKR goes: JKR is a horrible person who no-one should listen to but Harry Potter is pop culture. I'm pretty comfortable personally with disconnecting the two in my head. I don't think people enjoying Harry Potter should be seen as "supporting JKR", hell a lot of them wouldn't even be aware of JKRs noise.

Obviously I haven't read the comments here a ton but are people really supporting JKR or are you just treating people enjoying Harry Potter as support for JKR? I think there should be a distinction. It's not really people's job to deep dive into the personal lives of the creators or people involved in every piece of art they enjoy.

[-] PhilMcGraw@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

What are Ukraine's demands for surrender?

[-] PhilMcGraw@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Wait, what? Ubuntu spams you in the terminal?

[-] PhilMcGraw@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Are steam workers particularly happy or something?

[-] PhilMcGraw@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago

Why not just have a VR fridge app that connects remotely to cameras in your fridge? Or even better some ML shit that would identify what is in your fridge.

[-] PhilMcGraw@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

I'm liking the "going back to when I was 6 with all the knowledge I have now" option, but in reality 6 year old me would probably be too immature to know I need to remember it and by the time I needed to use that information in any sane way it would have been long forgotten.

I mean some people are saying get bitcoin early days, but 6 year old me was at least 10 years off Bitcoin existing.

It would also really suck knowing how easy it was to obtain information in the future only to be stuck in the past and barely have access to the internet at all.

[-] PhilMcGraw@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Do the content creators still make money off of your views if you do not see an ad?

I use YouTube Premium with a family membership and have used all of the slots with family members. $33 a month isn't bad for 5 people to have ad free YouTube, still fund the content creators and also have YouTube Music.

[-] PhilMcGraw@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

You think you aren't covering the other 90% of the retail price, if not more, in some other way by using that plan?

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