[-] Umechan@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

Exactly. The kind of people you're talking about claim that persecution towards Christians was predicted in the Bible while still complaining about their perceived but nonexistent persecution.

[-] Umechan@hexbear.net 5 points 4 months ago

Have you ever talked to a doctor about it? One to two hours is quite extreme, and would probably be classified as a sleep disorder.

I've had problems getting to sleep most of my life, but it generally took me around 30 minutes most nights. I eventually developed really bad insomnia in my mid-30s and got diagnosed with sleep apnea a few years ago. My poor sleep was possibly causing spikes of cortisol during the day that made it difficult for me to get to sleep.

[-] Umechan@hexbear.net 6 points 4 months ago

I'm surprised they're not blaming millennials for this.

[-] Umechan@hexbear.net 4 points 4 months ago

But what are his thoughts about Pump up the Jam?

[-] Umechan@hexbear.net 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Conservative difficulty mode is when you play on easy mode and claim that everyone else has it better than you because of DEI.

[-] Umechan@hexbear.net 7 points 5 months ago

Ahem, don't you know drone bombing brown kids and increasing deportations while claiming to stand for freedom, progress, and dignity for all is in fact the epitome of zen?

[-] Umechan@hexbear.net 6 points 5 months ago

Well I think we should change the definition so that it means being hit with a stick in an unwelcome manner.

[-] Umechan@hexbear.net 7 points 5 months ago

I don't see why I need to be bothered about something greatly in order to make a post. I'm at work, so it's not like I've got anything better to do. Boss makes a dollar, I make a dime, that's why I shitpost on company time.

[-] Umechan@hexbear.net 6 points 5 months ago

Yet no one ever calls being slapped with a stick a zen-like experience.

[-] Umechan@hexbear.net 4 points 5 months ago

Be mindful of it's origin, and consider if it actually has any meaning in the context you're using it in.

[-] Umechan@hexbear.net 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I've seen people use it in a context that has nothing to do with meditation or calm. The example I saw was about bartending. Maybe it's not always orientalist, but I think it can often be. For example, I once saw some place describe the Japanese word "genki", which means to be well or in good health, as being a zen-like state of mind. At that point, you may as well call it a "seventh day adventism-like state of mind", because both terms are meaningless in this context.

[-] Umechan@hexbear.net 7 points 5 months ago

I know, but that's the number I'd assume if I did the work for them and labelled their axis properly.

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