
weimaraner_of_doom
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- weimaraner_of_doom@piefed.socialtoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•Good morning you degenerates. Here's a random pic I took this morning for you to do something to. Comment on it, caption it, meme it, whatever pleases you.English3·10 hours ago
- weimaraner_of_doom@piefed.socialtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•What is something you like that you initially disliked because of bad representation?English41·12 hours ago
I’m amazed at how many parents, including ones of my generation [millenials], are afraid of ADHD medication. Especially considering the volume of research on ADHD and the effectiveness of stimulants that has come out since the 90’s.
“But it will change little Timmy’s personality.”
Yeah, that’s hyperactivity. Not his personality. People don’t normally act like the Looney Toons Tazmanian Devil on crack.
“But he might become dependent on it.”
And i’m sure people with missing limbs spend a lot of time worrying about becoming dependent on prosthetics. You know what you should really be concerned about him becoming dependent on? Drugs and alcohol. Because self-medicating is real and the statistics are not in Timmy’s favor.
- weimaraner_of_doom@piefed.socialtoTechnology@lemmy.world•Research: The whole Reddit has become more negative over time. Also, the longer the community exists, the more negative it get — and the longer a comment thread continues, the more negative it becomesEnglish3·2 days ago
The article was interesting but your title is a little misleading, OP. They were not singling out Reddit. Merely using it as an example in their study on why social media threads tend to skew towards negativity over time. It was about human psychology more than any specific social media platform.