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  • nomy@lemmy.ziptoiiiiiiitttttttttttt@lemmy.worldThe devil did this.
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    3 days ago

    I got a pretty suspicious email a few weeks ago and flagged it. Later day that our sysadmin was like “oh hey that was legit, <vendor> has started using a new marketing firm so they look like that.” I just said “Sounds like spam to me I’m going to keep on flagging it.” and he just responded with a frown emoji. Full disclosure we’re decent work buddies and I haven’t actually gotten any more emails from that company so he may have actually filtered it lol.


  • nomy@lemmy.ziptoScience Memes@mander.xyzi just wanna live
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    4 days ago

    I have a strong dislike of centipedes as well. One time years ago I had a terrible dream that a large centipede (one of those big jungle ones) was crawling all over my body. As it raced down my arm I slapped at it, with a jolt of pain my arm went instantly numb as it bit me.

    I startled myself awake to realize I was laying on my arm and it had gone completely asleep and was numb. Still one of the scariest dreams I’ve ever had haha.


  • Act as if is a concept in psychology. When a person “acts as” if they adopt mindsets and actions aligned with the outcomes they want, helping themselves subconsciously put thoughts into actions. It’s a very similar concept to “fake it until you make it.”

    For example by acting as if we’ll have midterms and the fight isn’t over I’m more motivated to seek out peers, organize, and participate in ongoing actions. By acting as if we won’t have midterms I could safely disengage and be content doing nothing while institutions are dismantled and fascism takes root. It’s apathetic and defeatist and the only thing it accomplishes is suppressing people we all presumably agree with.