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  • CoffeeJunkie@lemmy.cafetomemes@lemmy.worldBe more Mr Rogers
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    2 months ago

    It is gloriously pedantic, and it’s good to be specific! Thank you for the additional info. 🙂

    1993 sounds about right, because I feel like I’ve seen it & it didn’t feel like an old or retro episode (neither was I thinking, “Why is that black man sharing a foot pool with a white man?” But I think my parents carefully explained why this was significant, what racism was (/is), and I thought it was ridiculous. Because it is.).

    That’s a good obsession to have, raise them right. Mr. Rogers was a good role model with great messages.


  • CoffeeJunkie@lemmy.cafetomemes@lemmy.worldBe more Mr Rogers
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    2 months ago

    Eh, longer than I’ve been alive. It can take a while sometimes, but there was a lot of resistance to overcome. That kind of racism wasn’t something that could be easily overcome with a law, certainly not with screaming/fighting, or murder, or stealing & burning shit down; this racism was inscribed on the hearts of others by their parents, families, communities…things done in anger & blind hatred only perpetuate it. This lingering racial discrimination required public actions like this to erase it. Humility, acceptance, quiet persistence, love. Qualities & traits that don’t exactly abound in today’s so-called “culture”, if you ask me.

    This is not a super popular thing to say & it doesn’t map onto this racial discrimination at all, but generally speaking you wouldn’t want a society that’s quick to change. Prone to flights of fancy, turning this way & that in the wind. You want society to be strong, cohesive, truly united, and defined/driven by a set of agreed upon values. I see a lot of people pulling a lot of different directions. We can’t agree on anything, and sometimes, our goals are even in direct opposition. It’s hard to build & maintain a strong society when we can’t agree on a sturdy foundation, the things we stand for.


  • CoffeeJunkie@lemmy.cafetomemes@lemmy.worldHappy Easter!
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    2 months ago

    I mean you don’t know. While you’re getting all new stuff…try a phone wallet app. I only have 1 physical CC in my wallet plus some cash if needed. The tap to pay uses a dummy CC#, it’s very secure, so even if stores get hacked your info is safe. A lot of people don’t know this…phone wallet app is very very safe.

    I have 1 physical CC but have access to all 5 CCs via phone wallet app for tap to pay.

    Also recommend a small front pocket wallet. Easier on the back, it’s less prone to slipping out/getting stolen, and if you’re looking for a brand-specific recommendation I like Trayvax with its 65-yr heirloom warranty. It’s a wallet for life. 🙂

    Good on you locking the cards via their apps. 👍👍👍


  • CoffeeJunkie@lemmy.cafetomemes@lemmy.worldBadger, badger....
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    3 months ago

    That’s true enough, I guess we were formed & forged out of necessity. If you wanted to surf web well, you had to figure all kinds of shit out. If you wanted to pirate, same deal. Watch porn? Better delete that web history, but also make it look believable.

    It was baked into our brains at a young, impressionable age. And we absorbed it all.

    Now these kids don’t seem to know how to do shit. Frustrating. They should be tech savvy.