ahto

joined 6 months ago
[–] ahto@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 months ago

I don't think so, my point was that there's not only uncertainty in converting the idea to language and language back to an idea, but there's also uncertainty when transferring language from one person to another.

[–] ahto@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

There's also the difference between what you think the words you say mean and what they understand from your words.

[–] ahto@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 months ago

Keep it. I still have my uncle on Steam over 8 years later.

[–] ahto@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 2 months ago

Now with Vitamin R!

[–] ahto@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not to mention all the people who don't even have an adblocker and for some reason don't seem to care that their web browsing is infested with ads.

[–] ahto@discuss.tchncs.de 32 points 3 months ago (2 children)

There's a loo right around the corner, too

[–] ahto@discuss.tchncs.de 186 points 3 months ago (12 children)

For a second I thought you were talking about masturbation.

[–] ahto@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 months ago

Yep, I learned something new today.

[–] ahto@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 months ago

You were talking about them not being able to comprehend the fact that you have your own opinion, so that was my guess.

[–] ahto@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Yeah you're really showing them how you have the moral high ground by following them to other posts and harassing them there... ???

[–] ahto@discuss.tchncs.de 29 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Not a parent, but I was raised bilingually in English and German, while growing up in Germany.

My Dad (almost) always speaks English with me, and my Mom (almost) always speaks German with me, even to this day at age 31. This approach worked well for us and I'm fluent in both languages, but I can imagine an approach where both parents speak both languages could work as well.

What also really helped me was to consume a lot of media in English, so maybe you could encourage your child to do that as well.

[–] ahto@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 6 months ago

No, I'm not joking, my confusion stemmed from the fact that those who used those terms always seemed to mean them in the way I described. (Probably mostly Americans who grew up with the two party system)

In Germany - at least in my bubble - we don't talk about "liberals" vs "conservatives", the spectrum is more diverse.

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