I reccomend this series

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYxuJ9ujAYo

This is honestly the move

I usually get a reciept, but that’s because I like to scan/archive them and keep track of how prices change over time

SG-1 is a great show to watch, especially lately - it makes you feel like there might still be people that care about the world.

If you filter out the “buzzwords of the week” you generally get calmer threads

Its not perfect but I’ve been lucky enough to have some very pleasant interactions here

Calvin & Hobbes genuinely shaped my personality and worldview in a way no other media has since.

Reminds me of the Rimworld world view

I love this

Integrated multiplayer? Hell yeah

Everyone can detect traps! But usually only once.

Neat idea, or, you could just tell them directly and be like “hey I’m not gonna respond here due to [reasons], come find me on signal if ya wanna chat”

People are usually more engaged when you communicate to them directly

Nah, its been becoming more popular, at least in my circles.

This is the one case where I’d make an exception. I read through the threads, it got particularly heated.

I put on my robe and wizard hat

Life has gotten better since I dropped it. Moved a dozen or so people over to Signal and have been running with that ever since.

I do miss the ability to easily stream games, though.

Someone feel free to jump in and audit my take:

The Internet Archive is not a company, does not sell me anything, and is merely providing a public service.

The service has nothing to do with my health or wellbeing. It is not marketed as being privacy forward. Hell, the whole purpose of the project is to make data publically accessable.

Therefore, exposing email addresses… I kinda don’t care?

Of course, it would be way better if they just used generic login numbers etc instead, but… I feel like this is the equivalent of my library card number getting leaked, and these headlines are treating it like Equifax just leaked my SSN again.

I already subconsciously do this because I know it pisses them off, but I like your justification much better

Most recently, I’ve made some very interesting friends through volunteering. You’re pretty much stuck with a group of people for a period of time and it gives you a perfect pretense to start conversations - and if you pick a cause you care about, you’re very likely to meet like-minded people.

most notably, in-person friendships require much less time investment to develop than online friendships, IMO (not that online friendships aren’t just as enjoyable)

Its truly a numbers game, though. Put yourself out there enough and eventually something will click.

No, closest thing is to join a datahoarder group and trade when needed.

Although with LinkWarden gaining popularity, something like this developing is a possibility.

I define it by whether something is independently verifiable.

I am told that there are 8* planets in our solar system, and where they are located. If I wanted to, I could buy a big telescope, point it at the sky and find all 8.

I am told that it is possible to boil water through nuclear fission. If I had the means, I could take a number of resources, spend decades researching nuclear physics, build my own test reactor, and verify that this is possible.

I am told that the earth is flat. I could get a pilots license, buy a plane, and fly to Antarctica to see the ice wall. I would find that there is no ice wall, just a number of scientists who are very passionate about ice samples. Therefore, it is not independently verifyable.

I don’t have the money to verify all of these claims, but they are all claims that have been verified by hundreds, if not thousands of independent people and organizations throughout history.