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Mine is currently drawing animals*

Edit: aninals to animals....

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Minecraft and No Man's Sky. (But then, I repeat myself.)

Also, to a lesser extent, Lemmy. That one is still more of a growing fixation, rather than a hyper-fixation.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Repeats are always welcome in my eyes atleast. Ive gotten refixated with ancient egypt atleast 5 times

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

At the moment my executive function seems to be on summer break, but prior to that I had been designing a bird feeder in Fusion360. I usually find CAD to be a great way to shut out the world.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Everyone needs breaks including executive functions 😉

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Bicycles and playing bass. I also started collecting CDs a few years ago and that one is still going strong.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Any specific type of CD's or any you can get your hands on?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah mostly albums I already know and like. I got almost 100 CDs from a variety of genres.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Still political economy. Geo(rge)ist economic theory, plus [email protected] is allowing me to expand my knowledge of Anarchist theory and see if the word properly applies to my way of thinking. I read a fascinating and enlightening article on how the foundation of Democracy is not the consent of the governed (many forms of authoritarianism can also be justified with consent), but rather the idea of the inalienability of rights, that government is properly conceived as an immediate agent of the people it governs, and not as a holder of rights permanently bestowed. That the people are the wellspring of authority to which it must constantly return to renew the delegation that makes it possible

I expressed it poorly here. The article was very good.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you know where the article is i would love to read it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Hmm, I'm not sure about the proper way to link an article on Lemmy, given people from different instances will view it differently. Here's the text I get when I click the link button and copy: Anarchists should rethink common vs private proper https://midwest.social/post/1391306

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I have been learning some leftist political theory. My current ideology is a form of communism though I like learning anarchist theory.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm (binge-)watching Star Trek. It is my way to destress and to cope with uncertainty since I was a child. It's the only constant in my life and as an autistic person I'm really gratefull for such. Normally I would just watch one episode after work just like I watched one episode after school when I was a child. It helps me to relax.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A specific series or all of it?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

At the moment I'm watching TNG (The Next Generation), which is what was running on TV after school when I was a kid. Inbetween TNG episodes I watched SNW (Strange New Worlds) as well as DIS (Discovery). Before that I watched PIC (Picard) season 3 as recommended by a friend.

When I was a kid I loved TOS (The Original Series) most, later followed by VOY (Voyager). Nowadays my favourite is SNW. Most of the series I like(d) instantly. To DIS however I just came back after quitting at season 2 when watching the first time.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Learning French. I bought some beginners books, I’m listening to French music on Spotify, and I’m trying to decide which TV show to watch to immerse myself in it a bit.

I don’t expect to become fluent, mostly I’m just tired of mispronouncing French words/phrases I find in text that is otherwise English. It seems like everyone else had a couple years of French in high school and I want to be at that level.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you want some recommendations of fun tv-shows/films/books, don't hesitate!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I absolutely would like recommendations!!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

3d printing.. I kinda want my own 3d printer

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have two currently. I love painting miniatures, I work from home and will do it during my working day when I need a break.

My other fixation is a friend of mine who came back into my life recently. She's amazing and knows what's happening. I have a partner who is also amazing and understanding.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Awsome. Painting miniatured (from my little experience) was very fun. The slow and steady pace adding detail.

Also amazing that you have reconnected with your friend :)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

1600 - 1920 original text from the great minds of those times. Christiaan Huygens is my favorite.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What kind of texts? Like newtons principia? Tried to serch up christiaan Huygens... but diddent find anything. Could you enlighten me on him?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Letters, essays, books, what ever still exists from them. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christiaan_Huygens I find it unlikely that your search did not give any results.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I found the reson why. Im a dyslexic bastard who speelt the name so wrong that google lost its mind 😅

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

The Russo-Ukrainian War. It's really interesting! I found a social science scholar on YouTube that makes videos using academic knowledge to explain things, including politics and military interventions. I can't stop watching videos.

Next on my list is learning how to sing with my terrible voice.

Edit: oh, and this song: https://youtu.be/s_nc1IVoMxc

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I hyperfixated on the war for about two months when it started, but I was putting more and more of my energy into disputing Russia apologia in the communities I was active until it reached an unhealthy degree. It is an interesting topic, but unfortunately the context and the way I approached it kinda ruined it for me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Who is it? The youtuber that is?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Here you go! The guy is great. Educating and entertaining at the same time.

https://www.youtube.com/@Gametheory101

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I don't have any. I'm afraid to get another one because I can't afford to buy all the stuff that's usually involved. But I hate not having one.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

As an adhder and autistic, my hyperfixation is to see people talk about their hyperfixations XD I read all the comments and clicked on all the links you guys posted here. That's really cool!!😍

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