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Cake day: June 23rd, 2023
  • InfiniteFlow@lemmy.worldtoBooks@lemmy.world•What language do you read in?
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    2 months ago

    In my experience, many translations suck hard, to the point of, having on occasion compared different language versions of a novel, wondering how can readers of the translated version understand certain passages at all… So, I also try to read in the original if possible, if it is Portuguese, Spanish, French, English or Esperanto. I can kinda understand Italian as well but not enough to read a full-length novel… Still learning German…

  • InfiniteFlow@lemmy.worldtoData is Beautiful@mander.xyz•Reading habits in EuropeEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Different worldviews, new ways to reason about existing issues, raised awareness of other problems, cultures, people. And straight out more knowledge about many things (even if you read only fiction). Overall, you can move forward from a perhaps more simplistic version of the world.

    Also, just the increased ability to read and understand stuff should not be underestimated. Many people can read, as in putting letters together to form words, but not read in the sense of understanding anything beyond the most basic of sentences. You’ll get scammed less often. get better deals, etc.

  • InfiniteFlow@lemmy.worldtoThe Lyrics Game@lemmy.ca•What's The Point Of A Game If Nobody Wants To Participate?
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    4 months ago

    This right here. In fact, the main reason for me stopping actively participating was point 3. Alas, sadly, this entire thread seems to prove the point over and over, as you keep flippantly replying to anything you don’t agree to, up to actually, apparently, blocking a user. You can’t nurture a community by making it your personal fiefdom. A community is made of all its members, diverse as they may be. I would like to come back, I love the game, but participating started feeling a bit toxic. So I lurk, and I suspect many do the same and that’s why subscription numbers increase, but not active participation. I do think people are capable of change, though, and look forward to becoming more active again.

  • InfiniteFlow@lemmy.worldtoMemes@lemmy.ml•Please be satire
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    6 months ago

    Sadly, this was a thing even before the web, let alone social media. There’s always been people for whom the vacations didn’t even “happen” unless they get to go on incessantly about them when they come back, ideally subjecting you to two hours of photos that mean very little to you. They derive little enjoyment from actually being there, they take it from showing it others…

    For some people life is not worth living without external validation. Sad.