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  • mhague@lemmy.worldtoMicroblog Memes@lemmy.worldNotepad
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    2 days ago

    I wonder, why is ‘literally’ so special?

    Someone steps out into unexpectedly cold weather and says, “It’s freezing out here.” But it’s not below freezing.

    Someone that hasn’t eaten all day takes a bite and says, “I was starving, this is the best burger I’ve ever tasted!” They weren’t really starving, and they probably didn’t just rank every burger they’ve eaten.

    We exaggerate and/or use words incorrectly for the effect so often, people are constantly using words “incorrectly” but then they say, “I’m literally dead right now.” and dictionaries change their definitions and people point out semantics. It’s like literally is figuratively magic.


  • mhague@lemmy.worldtomemes@lemmy.worldVery warm
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    Would it be like a spectrum with weapons being a cardinal sin, and cotton swabs and morphine a thing you can only do on lent? Would weapon makers be in a lower circle, logistics in the middle, and those on the periphery of the military apparatus go to purgatory?


  • Star Wars is too silly to take seriously. I rather play as clones or the empire because tie fighters sound cool, green lasers > red lasers, clean designs are better than Fallout trash sci fi, etc. It’s not like I’m siding with Cardassia.

    Matrix is surely about love being used to break cycles and the realization that it’s not “the matrix” but “a matrix.” The digital world was a matrix designed to imprison humans. But also the way humans thought was another matrix that had to be escaped. Each is a prison that shapes what humans perceive.

    I’ll tell you what. I’ll balance liking Darth Vader with being on the side of nature in Ferngully. And I’ll throw in praise for Atredes and Picard.