i get your reaction and i’m sad to see that posts on lemmy get smug and nasty as with most of the internet :/

but tbt i was also about to post this link because i presume that you come from a country that doesn’t use metric units where it is common to work with mili/[ ]/kilo/mega/giga/… (each having a thousand more than the former) for different things like weight, power, you name it so that fact, as true as it is, appears to be common knowledge for people who grew up with it and we should be more positive about sharing knowledge as a community. in any case, i hope you still have a lovely day despite some of the comments/votes.

oh that is good, thank you for explaining that it is only a joke, somehow my “making fun of domestic violance and the fact that men are known for not beiing able to control their temper”-quota for the day had already been reached.

punk as f*uck

if you speak(/read) german and consider yourself vaguely punk i recommend it. if you know any (cis male) german speaking punks, please slap their face with this book (they either understand and accept it or don’t, in which case they desperately need to read this book).

it showcases the german punk scene from a flinta* perspective, highlighting how sexism and abuse didn’t stop people who actually stood for something better and why it took a long long time for the scene to improve.

isbn 978-3-95575-187-6 , i’m sure your local book dealer is able to order it for you.

i do that a lot, with customer communication (especially via mail but also on the phone). i makes the other person feel seen, they are usually in a better mood afterwards and more likely to do business with us again, cost me nothing, is a good practice to lie (since it’s not actually my/our fault).

would be very careful though about doing it in a relationship, would probably only do it, if i really really cared for the other person and see the situation itself as sorted out and 100% forgave them, otherwise such falsehood might lead to trouble.