schwim

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Patricia A. Renick, 1974 in the Steely Library

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Doesn't mean you should.

 
 
[–] schwim@reddthat.com 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I wouldn't equate a relationship to happiness. If you want one, work towards it, if you don't, enjoy your kitties.

[–] schwim@reddthat.com 13 points 2 years ago

Although it makes the people who don't like her feel better, unfortunately, it does nothing but strengthen the resolve of the people that support her. They will view this as some sort of patriotic stand against the woke anti-vape libtards that are ruining theatergoing everywhere.

[–] schwim@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago

You just need something to cheer you up. You should look into booking an excursion to see the Titanic.

[–] schwim@reddthat.com 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What are you gonna tell me next, that 4chan isn't the best place to go for relationship advice?

[–] schwim@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago

Some of us 'Muricans find plenty of humor in it as well.

[–] schwim@reddthat.com 4 points 2 years ago

Isn't that the power of Lemmy? Create what you want and people that don't like it can ignore it. Sounds to me like the system is working as intended.

[–] schwim@reddthat.com 16 points 2 years ago (3 children)

It's no longer a reliable solution. Most paywalls now just throw a javascript confirmation at it's IP that breaks the ability to display the article.

[–] schwim@reddthat.com 1 points 2 years ago

It's a common construction technique to use the bags for something like this. The mix sets in the bag, the paper degrades and sloughs off and your basically left with bricks.

[–] schwim@reddthat.com -5 points 2 years ago

Well, it is a PR firm. Sounds like they were just doing their job.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkCRsatApVA

[–] schwim@reddthat.com 7 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I wonder if the abandonment occurred around the time that image uploads were disabled, old images wiped and instance was often down. That's about the time I realized it was basically impossible to moderate and contribute to a community I created on the instance. I now handle mod duties from another instance, one that is usually accessible and allows image uploads.

[–] schwim@reddthat.com 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I understand the intention but it's not necessarily a platform thing. Lemmy has the same type of people, just in smaller concentrations due to it being less used.

As an example, I was called a fucking moron, a nazi and told "Fuck you" over a simple discussion over graffiti by a real gem on Lemmy. Until his participation, nobody was hostile or angry and throughout equating me with a group of people that perpetuated the holocaust because I disagreed with his stance on something so innocuous, the group mods seem to be chill with it and apparently enough people also felt my stance put me in Nazi territory because he got some upvotes.

My point only being, there are terrible people on any platform that are incapable of having a discussion without becoming the lowest common denominator and the platforms (Lemmy included) generally won't feel the need to take action. It's just part of the charm of the internet. We could just as easily create a /c/ for Lemmy stuff that shouldn't be ok but is.

[–] schwim@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago

I'm old enough now that I won't be around for too futuristic of times and I find it a peaceful thought that I'll be getting off the ferris wheel before too much longer, regardless of what's happening. To just stop existing while the world melts down seems like I'll be getting the better end of the deal.

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