Microplastics and plastic related byproducts, like phtalates (which are connected with a decreased fertility in mammals)
I’m positive that the long term effects of these substances, that can be found in every link of the food chain nowadays, will be discussed a lot in the future

Yeah I know, being realist always backfires

I think I’ll go with GIMP: it’s such a well made tool and for 99% of use cases is a valid alternative to professional photo editing suites

The life of a punctual man is a hell of undeserved loneliness

I read this in a book when I was 15 and I’ve never been on time since

money.org helped me with easy suggestion on how to invest small savings

I can upvote and comment on posts from any instance.

I mean you can if you have multiple subscription or if you do it through your main instance, but that’s a feature all clients have and I think they do it in a more intuitive way, conpared to LiftOff

Have you tried the most recent update?

Yes, I’m on v0.10.7

Yeah but that’s the same way all other clients work, except that the do it in a more intuitive way and with a less cluttered UI

The main issue I’m having with liftoff is that I cannot upvote or comment posts from other instances with my lemmy.ml account, so I’m still using jerboa

“You can call me Susan if it makes you happy…”
I use it all the time

“You can call me Susan if it makes you happy…”

I use it all the time

“You can call me Susan if it makes you happy…”
I use it all the time

“You can call me Susan if it makes you happy…”
I use it all the time

I agree with you that the problem is in our educational system: for the most use cases, LibreOffice is just as good as MS office, meaning that they’re both equally crappy. But since the former is free (as in freedom and as in beer) that should be the standard in schools and universities.
The good thing is that movements to bring FOSS in public administration and schools are starting to battle, and already had some victories, most notably in Germany and France

“Whataboutism” is a recently-popularized term that doesn’t have a concrete definition yet

It’s neither recent nor interpretable XD. It was coniated by a journalist in the '70s with the specific meaning I’m telling you. The origin is actually interesting.
I’ll give you that it is more frequent nowadays, since it is an escamotage that populist groups use a lot and they are rising all around the world.

He doesn’t sound like a great debate opponent, but to be fair, neither do you

If you are both ignorant and arrogant I’m the worst debate opponent on the fucking planet and I will just troll you into the ground. Expecially with people from my father’s generation, with their “I’m always right” attitude. It doesn’t matter how well informed/educated you might be, they are never receptive and never will. So if I’m forced to argue with them, I make sure I’m the one having fun.
In any other context (luckily the majority) I’m pretty chill and I’ve actually been told by many people to be a really good talker/debater.

The purpose of “whataboutism” is to point out hypocrisy in your debate opponent’s position.

No, it is not. It would be if the argument was, for example, “which candidate is better” or “who should I vote for”. But that wouldn’t be “whataboutism” either, it would be just “point out hypocrisy”.
If we are talking about just that single person (not even in a political way) and you bring up someone else just to deviate the attention, that is whataboutism and it’s poison for the mind.

Rather than respond to that and have a reasonable conversation…

People that use this mechanism don’t whant to have a “reasonable conversation”, they just want to be right at all cost, even by sabotaging the debate. If you want to engage with them feel free to waste your time. I value mine more than that.
Plus keeping the argument going will make relationships worse: I voluntarely crash arguments like that with my father because yes, I do think that he’s a dumb cunt, but at the end of the day I still want to say him “I love you nonetheless”.

“but I have already learned Photoshop workflow…”
- my friend that uses it only to make memes

I might be a little too basic, but I’m sticking with Sharknado

Is your relative an Instagram influencer?

“Whataboutism”, or if you are unfamiliar with the term:

“The act or practice of responding to an accusation of wrongdoing by claiming that an offense committed by another is similar or worse”

People that use this mechanism are “poorly educated” and unable to hold a conversation and they should just be mocked by whatabouting even harder, so they can maybe understand that they’re dumb and that’s not how you should debate.

Example of the last argument I had recently with my dumb c*nt father:

• Me: You shouldn’t idolize that politician, he evaded literally billions in taxes and that befalls on citizens like you
• Dumb c*nt father: Yeah? And what about that other politician?
• Me: What about the disappearing middle class?!
• D.C.F.: What…?
• Me: WHAT ABOUT THE BEES!?!