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[–] Feyd@programming.dev 105 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

This is really sad, but one has to wonder if it's actually prevalent enough to warrant news or the typical "everyone panic the youth are doing blank" when someone just said something on the internet once.

Another site allows users to pretend they are taking a smoke break with other people without actually smoking or physically being around anyone. The site displays an image of a cigarette, a "start" button, and messages from other logged-in users, creating the feeling of an online break room.

That's kind of neat actually, but nothing that didn't already exist on AOL in the 90s

[–] Carnelian@lemmy.world 28 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

We’re kind of doing it right now actually! How about that weather today huh?

[–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Not too bad. What really gets to me is the humidity.

[–] Jumi@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Ugh, tell me about it. My work is so humid that I wouldn't be surprised about clouds forming indoors.

[–] slaacaa@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

One person made an app for their weird thing. Sound the alarm bells, the younger generation is doomed

[–] explodIng_lIme@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 3 points 2 weeks ago

That is why clocks are round!

[–] Nouvellalia@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Ooh "doing blank" is the perfect slang term for this activity.

"I just spent my whole paycheck on rent and electricity. Next one is car note and groceries. Imma hit some blank for a while so I can get to sleep."

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 26 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Why do you think a popular genre of games these days are life Sim stuff that gets weirdly mundane.

People want to be able to build computers or drive a truck or a train or clean a pool but dont want to not be paid a livable wage to do so. So nw we all make believe.

Just can't seem to get the real world in line so now its just all pretend. Thats the part that sucks.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 8 points 2 weeks ago

Real work in real life for shit wages? 🖐️🙂‍↔️

Fake work in a video game for thousands of dollars a month fron Patreon and Twitch donators? ☝️🙂‍↕️

[–] tomato666@feddit.nl 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Bane_Killgrind@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 weeks ago

Oh shit, the wedges you make get stacked realistically

[–] Bane_Killgrind@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

Combine this with one of those cosy spaces apps, so like all the garbage you buy needs to be managed or your cosy space devolves into a hoarder house or something. That would be a neat game.

[–] Mr_Wobble@thelemmy.club 23 points 2 weeks ago

Where's the humor? This is bleak as fuck.

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] bort@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 weeks ago

i tried to use instagram a couple of times, and it felt exactly like that every time

[–] agent_nycto@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

People are saying it's bleak but at least people aren't buying random crap they don't need

[–] Mr_Wobble@thelemmy.club 5 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, that is a bit of a silver lining to this cloud.

It's bleak to me because when denied the artificial highs of buying crap, they just switched to fake ones to get the fix. Instead of them doing something else that might make them happy in a more real healthy way.

Like breaking an addiction of a real thing, just to replace it with an artificial one.

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 3 points 2 weeks ago

Side note: you can acquire as much shop-amine and buy as much random crap as you want if you buy everything used!

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Humanity is really going for that Darwin award.

[–] cheat700000007@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And taking the planet with it

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I think humanity has been here a couple of times and been whiped out.

The Hindu says we are on our 7th iteration, the Greek says we are on our 5th, Aztec says 5th, and Christianity says 2 (Noah saving animals).

Earth will be fine. :) It can heal from our damage but will take time. The again, time doesn't matter. If next generation is in 10000 years from now, they will start their count from their birth, like we did.

[–] RogueBanana@piefed.zip 8 points 2 weeks ago

If it ever progresses beyond the concept stage, justbuynothing.com might include a clearance section, rewards, and games for earning fake money. Users can try it now by activating developer mode in Chrome.

That's not suspicious at all. Am I missing something?

[–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Wouldn't a better idea be to write an extension that just pretends a bogus card number was accepted for multiple sites?