sneezingbees t1_j27zicz wrote on December 30, 2022 at 8:11 AM

Reply to comment by bluemoss_co in LPT: There are places you can contact that will make sure you don’t go homeless, or will get you out of homelessness, which can help you pay rent, utilities, and provide free food. by bluemoss_co

I think it’s a mix of people not knowing about the services, not knowing how to access them, and the services being unable to meet high demands

sneezingbees t1_j23bm23 wrote on December 29, 2022 at 10:01 AM

Reply to comment by Devittraisedto2 in LPT: chew your cough drops when trying to sleep to avoid choking by [deleted]

Once it dissolves, your throat goes right back to being dry and scratchy. It’s only effective when it’s in your mouth and you’re actively sucking on it

sneezingbees t1_iyejkt6 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 8:25 PM

Reply to LPT: You know those people in the news that make you cringe? The people that shouldn't have the platform they do? Stop talking about them. Stop clicking on them. Swipe past them. by 4ninawells

Yes yes yes! A very misogynistic guy recently became popular online and a lot of people were using the hashtag of his name, typing his name out, and posting videos of him as they criticised him.

If someone like this guy is spreading misinformation on a topic that you’re an EXPERT in, then sure, call it out. Everyone else should hush up and ignore that this person exists. Every time his name is typed out, or a video of his is shared, his platform gets bigger and hundreds and thousands of people who otherwise wouldn’t know of him, are now ingesting his beliefs.

I get just as riled up about blatant sexism/racism/etc as much as the next person but my opinion doesn’t need to be publicly shared. Sure, I can use any platform I may have to publicly spread awareness but there’s a big difference between spreading awareness (helpful) and capitalising on a sensationalised public figure and (unhelpful).