TIL that Natalie Portman has had papers published in two scientific journals. While at Harvard, she co-authored a study called “Frontal Lobe Activation during Object Permanence: Data from Near-Infrared Spectroscopy.”
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Posted in r/todayilearned by u/the_one_below • 24,082 points and 417 comments

When we have a critical mass of people, we can get random experts chiming in about interesting topics in an organic way.

  • MimicJar@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    23 days ago

    we can get random experts chiming in about interesting topics

    Lol we have that now… just be sure to phrase your question in the form of a Linux distro.

    But to be serious I do think we’re heading that way, but it’s going to take a long time, likely as long as it took Reddit (if not longer).

  • Blaze (he/him)@feddit.orgEnglish
    10·
    23 days ago

    an organic way.

    Not sure if that defines current reddit if you have a look at /r/TheoryOfReddit: https://old.reddit.com/r/TheoryOfReddit/comments/1gdpeyp/this_bot_thing_is_dystopian_bot_copied_my_post/

    On the other hand, I found this interesting thread on !houseplants@mander.xyz today: https://lemmy.world/post/21385568?scrollToComments=true

    Feel free to have a look at !newcommunities@lemmy.world for niche communities

    • Cryophilia@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      21·
      23 days ago

      It’s not just about the communities. We push communities a lot, and we do need more communities. But fundamentally we need a lot more PEOPLE.

      • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldEnglish
        12·
        23 days ago

        Exactly! Yes!

        I get downvoted everytime I point out that a healthy network comes with users. Lots of users. Users of all kinds. Users you don’t agree with. Users you do agree with. I said that the userbase of threads being on Lemmy would be a culture clash, but it would be a sign of a growing fediverse concept.

        Everyone else says if the threads users federated with Lemmy, they would personally block the instance. Which just shows how much of a bubble the people here want to live in.

        I work at an airport. You will never see a more diverse group of people from a bigger selection of places than at an international airport. I don’t agree with all of them. I don’t agree with the majority of them. But I can converse with them. I can make small talk for 10 minutes.

        I treat the fediverse as I treat the real world. I wouldn’t look at these people and say “You’re banished from my existence for having conflicting politic or religious beliefs! Begone from my presence! You do not deserve to exist in my world!”

        But thats how people here treat “outsiders” or “normies”.

        I want the fediverse concept to grow. I want the idea of a concept that’s immune to corporate ownership by design to BE normalized.

        Because right now, it’s a niche interest that 98% of people have never heard of. Corporations want to keep it that way…if they’ve even heard of the Fediverse. They might to be too busy exploiting labor, and polluting the planet with their private jets and resource sucking plants located in places that already have water shortages.

        Yes I’m talking to you Nestle, and you Starbucks CEO. I don’t know how this comment turned into a rant against them specifically, but fuck Nestle, and fuck Starbucks.

        • Cryophilia@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          2·
          23 days ago

          I got shadowbanned from reddit before even making a single post.

          I’ve said it before, I like reddit users but I hate reddit the company.

        • Cryophilia@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          1·
          23 days ago

          I got shadowbanned from reddit before even making a single post. I can read but not interact. Fuckers.

    • Mjpasta710@midwest.socialEnglish
      27·
      22 days ago

      If you’re asking in good faith… Most of lemmy.ml is a tankie echo chamber that silences or outright bans any dissenting discussion.

      Try bringing up the facts surrounding Russia, China, Cuba, or North Korea…

      Only lies and good vibes for tankies are permitted.

      • 4shtonButcher@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        5·
        22 days ago

        Thanks, I honestly didn’t know! I’ve only really adopted Lemmy for almost daily use a few weeks back and mostly read tech related stuff and it’s been blissfully apolitical for the most part. Some of it is on .ml - I now understand the issue and will look out for it/support communities on other instances where possible.