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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

RULES:

  1. Your post must be a screen capture of a microblog-type post that includes the UI of the site it came from, preferably also including the avatar and username of the original poster. Including relevant comments made to the original post is encouraged.
  2. Your post, included comments, or your title/comment should include some kind of commentary or remark on the subject of the screen capture. Your title must include at least one word relevant to your post.
  3. You are encouraged to provide a link back to the source of your screen capture in the body of your post.
  4. Current politics and news are allowed, but discouraged. There MUST be some kind of human commentary/reaction included (either by the original poster or you). Just news articles or headlines will be deleted.
  5. Doctored posts/images and AI are allowed, but discouraged. You MUST indicate this in your post (even if you didn't originally know). If an image is found to be fabricated or edited in any way and it is not properly labeled, it will be deleted.
  6. Absolutely no NSFL content.
  7. Be nice. Don't take anything personally. Take political debates to the appropriate communities. Take personal disagreements & arguments to private messages.
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[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

feels to me like dentists see teeth as precious pearls that should never be touched by anything but the most gentle of waters and cared for every day for at least an hour

i really don't get it, body parts are meant to be used, not just look pretty

[–] quantumcrop@lemmy.today 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You'll get it once you start having tooth pain.

Take care of your teeth kids, coming from someone who didn't for a long time. It'll save you a lot of money and suffering down the road.

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

yeah i assume so, but still, my dentist told me i should spend at least an hour a day on teeth care every day, and a fully attentive hour too. like bro, when am i supposed to have time between work, general hygiene, teeth care, meal making, and chores to do something i enjoy doing

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

What are you supposed to spend that time doing? Overbrushing damages teeth, so you should do 2 minutes twice a day.

You perhaps should floss every day. And you're slow so it takes you 11 minutes.

What are you supposed to do with the remaining 45 minutes? Snuggle up and watch half a movie with them?

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

i was told flossing should be an at least 20min task (ideally 30min) + 20min of using those tiny inbetween teeth brushes, and that i should pay full attention to what i'm doing to make sure i'm cleaning my teeth well

all that made me feel like it's too much work and now i continue to just not do any of that

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Damn, your dentist is playing 4D chess and it seems like they are winning - make it seem so hard that you do nothing and end up needing to spend a fortune.

I use an electric toothbrush with a flossing head twice a day, for 2 mins if I can pay attention that long, and my dentist says a checkup and clean every two years is more than enough because my teeth are so good.