Generica

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[–] Generica@lemmy.world 11 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (2 children)

I quit Reddit and deleted my account after nearly a decade last week. I just found it to be a source of consistent stress. It got to the point where the most innocuous comments kept getting me temporarily banned from subreddits. The final coffin nail was when somebody posted an article about how the Trump administration scrubbed all the information on HIV/AIDS from government health websites. I replied in the comments, "Double plus good." Apparently Redditors thought that I was endorsing this censorship as a good idea and downvoted me. So to clarify, I edited my comment and said underneath, "For those downvoting me, read the novel 1984 by George Orwell." That's all. I didn't say, "You fucking idiots need to read a goddamn book!" I simply cited the reference for my original comment. For this statement I got a three day ban not just from the subreddit but all of Reddit due to harassment. The ban was automatically imposed by the bots, so I had an opportunity to appeal and have a real person review it. I did so, fully expecting anybody who actually looked into it to be reasonable, but they kept the ban in place, so I decided enough was enough.

[–] Generica@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

There are more stars in the visible universe than there are grains of sand on all the beaches in the world.

[–] Generica@lemmy.world 12 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I'm an Android/Google/Pixel person. I have a Google Home speaker at work (self-employed barber/stylist) and was playing old classic country music a few weeks ago. My client mentioned that her husband's favorite artist is Porter Wagoner and his favorite song is Cold Hard Facts Of Life. Well, guess what the very next song was? And now, ever since then, I've been inundated with that song. It plays constantly.

[–] Generica@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Yeah. I was on Reddit for nearly a decade and permanently deleted my account last week because of the consistent bans. It's ridiculous. Like it's to the point where the site is unusable now

 

So my husband and I are avid viewers of all the English language versions of the Drag Race franchise. We started watching the series with the premiere of the very first episode of the very first American season. But we often have very different feelings about the contestants.

I was kind of rooting for Hormona Lisa from the beginning of season 17 just because all the other queens seemed to hate her, so my instinct to cheer for the underdog came out. I did initially find her a bit annoying but now I find her endearing. However, she gets on my husband's nerves. So we had mixed reactions to her elimination. Thoughts?

[–] Generica@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

I'm an Android person (P9PXL) but I'm in a mixed marriage with an Apple person. Lol. The iPhone SE 3rd generation only has a 4.7" screen and it's 5G.

[–] Generica@lemmy.world 44 points 4 days ago (12 children)

OMG. I just discovered Lemmy yesterday after being a Redditor for a decade. I deleted my Reddit account after the insane level of suppression I've endured over the past year and was all set to go cold turkey when I found out about Lemmy! Praise the sweet lil' six pound, eight ounce baby Jesus!!