cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/questions/p/1235213/how-do-you-keep-yourself-sane-and-happy-while-1-right-wing-fascists-are-getting-powerful

How the fuck do people don't get radical or depressed?

References for claims mentioned in the question:

• Freedom House, 16-April-2026;
• Oxfam, 19-January 2026;
• UN, 4-March-2026

We are in the age of AI, why not just accept it? Are people threatened by this? Are they disgusted? This is the start of my research. I have learned to use AI in a way that makes my life easier. So why so much hate against it? Are they jealous? Please debate but don't argue in the comments. I want a civil debate. Intelligible answers only.

Link to an article about what it is: https://www.scrile.com/blog/what-is-an-ai-influencer

AI influencers are reshaping social media with digital faces that look real, act consistent, and attract millions of followers. This article explains what AI influencers are, how they’re created, why brands invest in them, and how you can build your own digital persona with Scrile AI.

An excerpt from that article.

I know that Japanese pronunciation is easier than let's say Korean when you hear either language spoken. The reason why pronouncing Japanese is apparently easier is due to the defined nature of their phonology and the vowels present including watching Anime, but can the same be said for Korean pronunciation?

I mean, when you watch K-Drama: is it really easy to pick up Korean phonology by listening or is it complicated? Also, Korean "anime" isn't common in the same manner as Japanese anime as they focus more on making movies with actual actors rather than voice acting. Is it harder to listen to Korean than Japanese or vice versa?

Right now, I have a mess of bookmarks, open tabs, and things saved haphazardly in different apps. I want a system where I can organize it all and also keep it reasonably private. Open to all suggestions, whether that's an app or a tool or a personal trick or some completely different way of interacting with the internet.

I recently stopped using Spotify and other music streaming platforms. And I downloaded all my music. But I am not able to find a "good" music player for me.

I have tried VLC, PixelPlayerOSS, Musicolet, and Felicity so far.

Recommend me a music player.

Edit: the main feature I would like in my music player is automatic lyrics search

I'm shopping for a new domain provider. Just seeing what is out there. I've been with Namecheap for years, and if i had a gripe, it would be about the price hikes, which really are just ICANN prices kicked down to us, but, I am wondering if there is greener grass out there. Recommendations?

Thanks.

** Edit, an update after doing the math. My working matrix for why I am migrating to Porkbun.

Namecheap > .tv = $40.98

Porkbun > .tv = $26.26

Namecheap > .co = $45.48

Porkbun > .co = $31.20

Namecheap > .net = $18.58

Porkbun > .net = $12.52

Namecheap > .com = $18.48

Porkbun > .com = $11.08

EDIT: Enshittification, also known as platform decay, is a process in which two-sided online products and services decline in quality over time. Initially, vendors create high-quality offerings to attract users, then they degrade those offerings to better serve business customers, and finally degrade their services to both users and business customers to maximize short-term profits for shareholders.

For reference, I’m talking about r/CreateARoster and r/WorldBuilding (more specifically r/NSFWWorldbuilding and r/WorldJerking).

I am interested in hearing your opinions about nuclear power, what you know, if you have any fears, or ideas? Do you know if your country has any nuclear power generation?

Like this: the individual has a bank account with some left over balance (not much) but the last time it was ever used for any transactions was like 48 months ago (since then, no further activity has been recorded nor has the associated card been used to conduct a transaction). Just because it's inactive, can the bank close that person's account due to inactivity?

Many flags around the world are iconic, think the ones of France, Canada, South Africa, the Nordics, etc.

However, there are some that aren't as good, like the Australian and New Zealand flags, both of which still retain the union jack with little Indigenous symbolism. Speaking as an Australian myself, our flag isn't all that great! The Southern Cross is cool, but there is no hint of green/gold, and the union jack just looks tacked on. There are also many flags that look good, but the symbolism represents ideas that you're against. Think Iran's flag that draws heavily from their sect of Islam and the theocracy, or the PRC's flag having the smaller stars representing the people surrounding the larger star representing the one party state. There's also some that are okay, but a bit boring and hard of distinguish from the rest, and an additional element would make it stand out more.

And purple should be on more flags! Republican Spain during the 1930s had some purple, but they lost the civil war and the flag was replaced.

If you could change the national flags of the world, what would be your flag proposals?

I find I am my own worst enemy. Self sabotaging before I even get started. Doubt. The cycles of starting and then quitting jobs or healthy habits.

What are your tricks to get out of your own head?

What do you remember?

I want a free speech platform that allows any content from humans or bots, from any political leaning from anarchism to fascism. What's the most mainstream platform that puts free speech first? I can only think of Rumble. There are some federated instances but they are usually small.

These really do seem they should be easy to find and fairly cheap, but Lowes doesn't have any, and apparently eBay doesn't give a flying fuck if you literally declare the exact measurements..

Halp 'preciated...

I have a bunch of hobbies, which range from female dominated to a solid mix of participants. However, for a hobby that has a good number of both men and women involved, there seems to be a gap in the participation and achievement levels in a way that mostly alings with gender. A friend of mine mentioned we would have to look at how men engage with hobbies.

Do you feel that the ways men and women engage with hobbies generally, but especially when they share the same hobby still differs?

Right off the gate, while we do have libraries where i live, they are mostly outdated or don't have books on controversial topics, So how does anyone find reliable information when so much of the internet is slop 🤢 and search engines only give the same top 5 "How to stuff 🤑 " websites.

I have been listening to a couple of podcasts 📻 about debunking popular pop culture misinformed science 🧑‍🔬 claims(Your wrong about, Maintenance phase, If books could kill) and that got me interested in trying to research my own topics. But where does one start. I understand that there is no universal solution 🧪 , really what it takes, is alot of googling and going beyond the results first page but maybe there are some good sources?

Sharing some of what i found useful here:

• While libraries in my area are not really an option, looking up books online is a good start. I use goodreads to look up different topics and see what the reviews are saying about the quality and reliability of the book. Its also worth fact the citations of books.

• Turns out google is very good with finding pdfs 📄 , so add type:pdf to whatever your searching. you can also add site:.gov 🏢 to search only gov websites ,or site:.ca 🇨🇦 to search websites that label themself Canada in the URL, for example.

• Use before:, A lot people suggest that you use before:2023 to filter out most AI Slop, date before chatgpt came out, but also i have found interesting stuff when going back further like before:2015.

• I have tried alot of different search engines and they all just serve google results. the one good one is Marginalia . Its not really reliable like say, google in certain cases is, but alot of the time will serve me new sources, its focus is on non-commercial websites

• The last one is kinda of mixed bag(and Meta). When you ask people online for suggestions for something, like say some podcasts recommendations, they tend to give you the same five podcasts. Sometimes its something totally different but its a hit or miss most of the time.

P.S: I discovered emoji markdown just now but its kinda of lacking a bit. Still cool though,