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  • I’m laughing at their YouTube’s response. Obviously someone used a thesaurus to write it and didn’t know that “incalcitrant” is not even the word, no major dictionaries list it. It’s like using irregardless instead of regardless The word they YouTube wanted is recalcitrant.

    And it’s very telling that they YouTube used that word because it shows they think they are King.

    Recalicitrant:

    Stubbornly resistant to authority or control.

    Unwilling to obey orders or to do what should be done.

    Resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant.

    Edit: I’m laughing at YouTube’s response. I thought that was clear by context… I guess people who didn’t read the article didn’t get that? Maybe it was paywalled to them?

    Words matter, and by using the one they did, YouTube is basically saying that they demand people obey them.




  • Positive reinforcement works better for helping people quit :(

    Especially when quitting smoking tanks a person’s dopamine levels. It takes weeks for the body to re-regulate production.

    To anyone reading this who has quit/is quitting: congratulations! It’s tough, you have shown a force of willpower and should be proud of yourself.

    Love, a fellow Canadian.

    Edit:

    As with other forms of punishment, aversive methods are generally less effective than positive approaches. It is more important to reward and praise desirable behaviors than to react negatively to unwanted ones. Encouraging a person’s ability to enjoy self-affirmation and self-pride will help them internalize healthy attributes and to become a person deserving of admiration…Shame doesn’t motivate prosocial behaviors; it fuels social withdrawal and low self-esteem.

    Source: took some psych courses
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    https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/longing-nostalgia/201705/why-shaming-doesnt-work





  • nepenthes@lemmy.worldtoScience Memes@mander.xyzGrass is Greener
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    1 year ago

    Not who you asked, but here is another one:

    clover lawn pic. Very bright green

    Planted by my septuagenarian father with just seeds and water. This is three six weeks in. He had to water a bunch at first while it was taking root, but it should need less water than grass. The grass prior was pretty toast, but he took the time to remove crabgrass.

    I will take a nap on it next time I visit and let you know :)

    EDIT: MB, not three weeks-- six weeks! Apparently, I have experienced a time warp (again) 🙄 SOZ!!




  • nepenthes@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.world*Permanently Deleted*
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    2 years ago

    But for people using YouTube to follow textile patterns, photoshop tutorials, repairs, etc. needing to pause frequently while still seeing the full screen is a big deal 😬

    I use Ublock Origin and Firefox/DDG’s “view here”, so I think I’m safe…

    Edit: Also, Google is greedy af, so it’s def cumulative with existing ads; the article doesn’t say otherwise.