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    This community exists as a sort of sister community/copycat community to the r/fuckcars subreddit.

    I think both communities exist for the following reasons:

    • to raise awareness around the dangers, inefficiencies and injustice that can come from car dependence.
    • to discuss and promote alternative transport methods

    I’m very uncertain about what content is allowed here and I think if the sidebar could specify a bit more that’d be nice.

    yeah the sidebar could be a bit more clear. I will update it later today.


    • Find people on your course that can help you and that you can help. Teaching something you know to classmates helps you learn. There is a saying “one teach, two learn” and it is true.
    • Try to review the content of a lecture before attending the lecture. Even if it is a fast 5 minute skim of the material it will help you
    • Try to get an overview of the course at the start, again a quick skim might take an hour or so, but the content will be more familiar when you get around to it.
    • For maths and science Khan academy is really useful.
    • There is a short course on Coursera called ‘Learning how to learn’ that includes some of the above points, it is worth checking out.


















  • Most European territories serve the USA’s geopolitical goals. Sanctions against Russia right now are part of that. There’s nothing moral about it. It’s simply a service to the USA for being in its sphere of influence. There is nothing, not a single shred of integrity in that.

    European countries must send a strong message that war in Europe is not worth it… hence sanctions. They are not dooing it because they “serve the USA’s geopolitical goals”.


  • Reddit is really good for hobby/niche content. Reddit communities have become the largest online communities for quiet a few different interests where previously the largest communities would be independent forums.

    It would be great if some forums decided to use Lemmy. I guess there are barriers to this, e.g. user interface changes might not be wanted and it might be difficult to export/import the forum history.









  • I am getting tired of this meme. It is basically complaint about people talking about world events unless they are “experts”.

    We should look to experts for our sources of information but it is a bit shirt to mock normal people for talking about the world around them imo


  • I did think it was fairly likely and I want to give my reasoning why:

    The reasons I thought it was fairly likely:

    • massive military buildup on the border (this doesn’t prove anything it could just be a negotiation tactic)
    • many many many statements from US and UK intelligence clearly stating there would be a Russian invasion and it would target Kiev. (Of course they have lied in the past, but I could not see a reason they would lie now)
    • Russia’s damanding things in negotiations that would not be politically feasible to agree to. (This pointed to a delaying tactic and/or an attempt to justify the war)

    My thoughts now:

    • The world has changed. There has not been a war in Europe for a long time. The longer this goes on the worse it will be for everyone.
    • A lot of people on the left in my country and internationally did not think an attack like this was a possibility. I think a lot of people on the left have spent so much time fight US imperialism that they forget that other countries can be imperialistic.
    • I still don’t understand what Putin hopes to gain.