Asklemmy

How often do your knees knock?

Mostly directed at you skinny lemmys. As a luxuriously sized north American, it struck me as odd that I could not recall my knees knocking together since childhood. True, I have enjoyed powerlifting since highschool, but still. I can press my knees together just fine seated or reclining. How often does the average Lemmy feel their knees knock together?

Is there a way to embed a gif into a comment on Lemmy?

I know how to add a picture but I was hoping there was a way to add a gif.

What do you think of Twin Peaks?

After several months, I finally finished watching the entire Twin Peaks series and the movie Fire Walk with Me. For me, there’s no doubt that it’s a masterpiece, in fact, I think the movie can only be understood after watching the third season. What do you think of Twin Peaks? Do you think you understood it? What’s your take on it?

[US] Should there be a Administradora de Fondos para el Retiro / Retirement Fund Administrator (AFORE / REFUAD)?

Given that the cost of social security is rising due to the aging population, we should switch to other systems before it’s too late. That’s why I feel they should look at Mexico’s retirement system called AFORE (Administradora de Fondos para el Retiro in Spanish). An AFORE is a private financial institution that manages, invests, and safeguards your retirement savings.

When you work, the contributions made by your employer, the government, and yourself accumulate throughout your working life. Therefore, whether you work in the public or private sector, you can save money to maintain an income when you retire.

Retirement savings accounts (AFORES) invest workers’ money through Sociedades de Inversión Especializada en Fondos para el Retiro (SIEFOREs), which aim to maximize returns for you through investments regulated and supervised by the Comisión Nacional del Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro (CONSAR), thus growing workers’ money.

SIEFOREs are generational; you are assigned one according to your birth year, as the investment strategy of these funds is determined by the time you have left until retirement.

And they generate a lot of money, because from January to June 2026, the 10 Afores in Mexico obtained a combined net profit of 8,968 million pesos (517.2 million dollars), the highest amount in real terms since 2021, according to data from the Comisión Nacional del Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro (Consar).

Do you think a pilot program should be implemented to see if this ends up being viable for the USA?

[US] How would you feel if the next administration (2029-2033) used some form of algocracy?

In this scenario, the 2028 elections have already passed, but the discussion isn’t about whether the Democrats, Republicans, or another party won.

Rather, the question is whether that administration is using AI to develop certain policies in the economic, scientific, technological, transportation, military, tax, health, or other sectors. Would you accept that administration using these tools, or would you prefer that humans make those policies?

What online community helps you connect the most?

Question:

Where are you interacting with and being interacted with others online in the most authentic and fulfilling way for you?

Background:

I have been really seeking out some participation in a group for the purposes of knowledge sharing. I turned inward with the rejection of typical social media doom scrolling. But have since found it very difficult to get out of isolation with a remote job.

I want to find community digitally but have been struggling to do so.

I joined a gaming Reddit group a decade ago that provided the opportunity for me to talk and play games with a fairly moderated environment.

I’ve found Discord to be substantially less participatory than that TeamSpeak/Reddit combo was.

I would LIKE to find something similar here on Lemmy because I think link aggregators and long form write ups are more of my preference of communication with others online (forums). I’d go to reddit but I left for digital privacy reasons.

What is something that is growing because of young people?

Inspired by a post I saw on AskReddit (which has now been removed). What is something you believe is growing because of young people?

Why can't you post a real shitpost on shitpost@lemmy?

I’ve been banned twice from shitpost because of a shitpost. It seems the people on there are more sensitive than 5 ply toilet paper.

I thought Reddit was bad but they allow for a lot more shitposts than lemmy, where I thought lemmy would be more free but it is way more conservative.

And no it wasn’t even anything racist or degrading. Anyway from now on just rainbows, butterflies, fairies and unicorns are allowed as shitpost. Maybe rename the sub to softpost.