Not saying shit's not fucked up over there right now, but is this an artist rendering? Its got what looks like artist initials at the top and I can't find this image anywhere else.

There is a write up somewhere about this but I can't find it right now...

There is a mastodon instance that bans the letter "e" https://oulipo.social/ it's basically a writing exercise and challenge.

In response, https://dolphin.town/ is born. Where you can only use the letter "e", even usernames.

Edit: found the write up! It even contains a brief interaction between users from both instances! https://interconnected.org/home/2022/07/12/folktale

I find it especially bizarre that spez took inspiration and guidance from Musk. I can entertain the possibility of Musk intentionally driving Twitter to the ground (though he sure is taking the scenic route), but Reddit? It just seems like the rich tech bros have collectively lost their minds

Yup. Sounds like Australia. Proudly admitting they're racist, and afraid even of a symbolic gesture that has no actual power in the parliament. I'm just embarrassed that it is now official.

This dinosaur is the total embodiment of rape culture. He even has the gall to claim that is was consensual, blames "fake feminism", etc., and of course the video showed a room full of men applauding him, and a few women who just stared. Good FIFA did what needed to be done. Horrifying that Spanish FA is doubling down and threatening to sue Hermoso for defamation.

I'm not sure if this applies in general, but government sectors probably. My brother works in engineering for infrastructure and stuff, and he always brags about how much time off he gets and work life balance etc. Of course not when some environmental disaster happens, then there are lots of shit (sometimes literally) for him to deal with

This feels eerily like when a woman solves a technical problem for a client, but the client refuses to understand anything she says until a male coworker steps in and say those exact same words.

Yeah restrict AI posts. I think cuteness needs to have some notion of soul behind it to be cute and AI images are just creepy and soulless.

I am surprised they didn't do so sooner. I would've sold everything I could right away after they're confirmed dead. There's no coming back from this, even if they had another sub.

As a POC, I am not surprised, but I was still optimistic because there was no way to vote "no" without looking like a racist cunt. Well turns out Australia has no problem with looking like a bunch of racist cunts.

Spez admittedly idolises Musk.

As a Hongkonger.... Fucking heartbreaking.

If that doesn't taint his idea of Musk, then nothing will.

I just look at them with pity. They are so addicted and I don't think they really bothered to know all the details. Because if you read Apollo's side of the story, it's blatant that the whole thing was designed to get rid of third party apps. Expecting small devs to come up with 20mil with a month's heads up is unreasonable no matter how you try to look at it (I don't know why they even bothered with the whole 20mil pricetag).

Also, to be honest, they're most likely teenagers who don't have an understanding of how real life works. It's evident when you see things like LPT and Showerthoughts posts getting dumber and dumber and more sex/penis obsessed.

That said, leave them behind now. I think we were hooked Reddit for its rage scrolling. It's toxic but I think we have grown out of that now that it's so broken. They can stay toxic over there. Leave your rage there too. Don't look back.

That really took longer than it should've. I would love to be a fly on the wall of the conversation that finally convinced/force him to resign.

Japan is amazing to visit but I would never live there. There is an incredible amount of discrimination that is normalised in the society.

Ooooh!! This is exciting!

I think they are scared shitless

It's like that abusive parent who mistaken fear and avoidance for respect.

Welcome to the Fediverse! It is smaller but it is growing! So far I think it feels more civilised than the chaos out there in the corporate internet.

The maths say it is still possible that OP is still a kid. They could've had that crush since they're 5 or something. This sounds like some high school shit and I really hope it is.

Didn't a couple of years ago scientist warned that we have past the point of no return?

No.. no.... Nonono how dare you.

"Slow down for a moment, tackle one thing at a time" helps a lot when I'm anxious and overwhelmed.

i.e. suspended until it blows over.

Maybe they're too vertically challenged... Like me :(

Yup. Totally doesn't sound desperate.

All the best! Hope everything goes smoothly!

Not sure if it's a small thing but I think I would change it so good deeds make a bigger impression on people than the bad.

It's a bit of a rainbow sunshine kind of wish but it's human nature to remember bad things easier than the good, it's a survival instinct to protect ourselves. But with all these conflicts and discrimination, big or small, if people don't let fear dominate, everyone would cut each other more slack.

Of course this requires everyone to have the same mindset to work, that's why I think making that small change in human nature at its core is the only way, and only a genie could pull that off.

I don't know... I wouldn't be surprised considering they threatened one million Gaza residents to evacuate within which is unachievable. They are already trigger happy. I wouldn't put it past them. That said I don't trust either side.

When the Ukraine war first broke out, I asked about a kind gesture I could do for my senior Ukranian neighbour. While most comments had positive suggestions, there were a few that said "can't believe people buy this karma farming shit" ... Like, is having a good relationship with your neighbour who happens to be Ukranian that much of an outlandish scenario!? No wonder they're miserable.

I think whoever is still on it is just jumping from one hype train to another in denial, following other web3 bros news. They really believe it is the future without any understanding how it works.

Yeah could be. It could probably be also more to do with them having a union.

I guess that's one way to get people to riot harder.

I'm on Android and I swipe mostly unless autocorrect doesn't give me the word I wanted. Very good for one-handed typing.

Apparently like this:

::: spoiler Bible Spoiler
Jesus dies in the Bible!
:::

To appear like this:

::: spoiler Bible Spoiler Jesus dies in the Bible! :::

Line breaks are a must. It seems like some apps like Voyager doesn't support spoiler tags so you may need to look again in the browser if this doesn't look right.

I have to disagree. So far I'm finding the Lemmy experience very pleasant, mostly because I am looking for communities that I am personally interested in and nothing else. Any "default" that I actually miss, I can just sought them out.

There is also SNOOcalypse dedicated for people who want to vent about Reddit.

https://lemmy.ml/c/snoocalypse

!snoocalypse@lemmy.ml

I think the best response is to acknowledge their feelings, like "that must've sucked" "yeah I can see how that is frustrating", because that is usually what venting is about, to have someone sympathise with you so you don't bottle it all up.

Suicide prevention hotlines. It helps to have a neutral voice to emphasise with me or tell me what help I need to sought out.