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-> file: fediverse/3048 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-570 I really do like the idea of only being able to speak in toki pona. How are you enforcing that? Using sitelen pona? how do you type, by pointing at a grid of characters? or just... by typing? what happens when someone types english? 20-30 players per instance is definitely not Massivetm but it still sounds like you're building systems which emphasize socialized play. I like that, I believe it's always important to have players contributing toward a larger community. It builds a sense of solidarity, and gives you chances to identify ways that people sabotage such systems (by, for example, wasting resources or being greedy) which is an interesting cultural experiment, I think. I thought it was an MMO because you pitched it in relation to the MMO I designed =P also the server software I described is an emulation project first, generic MMO software second, as it needs to be since it lacks a client. If a client was designed, that limitation could be removed. That's really all I'm trying to express. 😋 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3049 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: US pol from a non-US perspective │ └──────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1432 If the USA is going to be the "leader of the free world" or whatever, then the "free world" deserves to vote for it's leaders. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3050 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ you can only vote with your words if your words sway your audience. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3051 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-1437 @user-1438 you poor thing, don't delete your toots! don't delete your account! you are wanted here, this is the fediverse! it's for all of us. I personally like cyber-sexual exploitation more than cyber exploitation. I wouldn't have thought about it unless you said something. there are a lot of ways to exploit someone in a digital medium, and adding "sexual" focuses the term to specifically the non-consentual sharing of sexual digital media - which is exactly what the term "revenge porn" describes. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3052 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-1201 you are all of these things to me ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3053 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── when designing systems, give people the opportunity to be shitty in a controlled way. In a way that doesn't hurt people, but still lets them get their feelings out there. like, free fireworks for arsonists if they use them in the middle of the desert. Or a punching bag for people with rage issues, complete with a little vinyl pocket to store a picture of someone they're frustrated with. If people go out of their way to hurt people otherwise, then they are bad people and should have their power removed from them and supplied with love, affection, and therapy until they get better. And if they don't... well, prison I guess, until they reconsider. And by prison I of course mean something that respects their human dignity and gives them opportunities to grow and change - all it removes is their freedom, so... "attention everyone, it's now mandatory finger-painting hour, report the art room or else you'll get electric shocks in your shock collar" that kind of thing. If you want freedom, you must deserve it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3054 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1074 exactly! something immoral like not voting against fascism! ... okay maybe not the best example, but yes I agree you should only lose freedom if you demonstrably hurt people. And that freedom should not take with it your right to a happy, healthy, and safe life with community and love. Innocent until proven guilty becomes a lot easier with global surveillance, but with global surveillance there can be no unethical actions. And sometimes, to escape local minima, unethical actions are required. Though I'd rather build a ladder to climb out of a pit than a drill-dozer that explores through the graph. ... these days it kinda feels like drills are our only option, though. I feel less so that way after Kamala Harris became the presumptive nominee over Biden. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3055 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── If you're on a Windows computer, first of all why and second of all you can use the WINDOWS key + SHIFT + S to screenshot a part of the screen. this will put it in your copy/paste clipboard, meaning all you have to do is ctrl+V and boom suddenly you are significantly more productive. just don't forget alt text... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3056 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── whenever I meet a bigot I just assume they're soooooo far in the closet that they keep getting banished from Narnia and need to come here to complain like... girl I know you look like a boy, and I know that you're pissed about that, but don't take it out on us lmao ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3057 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── (I don't meet many bigots tbh) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3058 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-1441 @user-670 @user-113 currently toe-ing the boundary between "too neurodivergent to function" and "can juuuuust barely take care of themselves" and they ask me to get a job... no thanks, guess I'll die (in 3-4 months when my savings run out) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3059 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── I only sorta know what a "reply guy" is and at this point I'm scared to ask ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3060 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-1441 @user-670 @user-113 thanks. something always does, much to the disdain of my loved ones who are forced to catch me before I fall. But I literally can't do anything else but fall. It's like my body is heavier than theirs. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3061 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── every time I read a subtoot I assume it's about me and I mentally curl up into a ball doesn't matter if it's totally irrelevant, if there's no target specified it defaults to me because... like, who else is there right? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3062 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-570 yes you could certainly use a database for that, but databases are significantly more complex. For a game, yeah a database is a good idea. especially if it's a multiplayer game. For a script or small program, use small files to store data. I personally like the idea of "plain-text" files because it allows your users to modify them if need be, while databases tend to be more locked down. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3063 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-570 true. the "massively multiplayer" aspect of WoW is about as important to the game as the "A" is in "ARPG". I can't help but feel like the "impromptu groups" functionality feels a bit better than matchmaker instancing... though anything worth running a group for in WoW after TBC was instanced >.> Honestly I think there's just too many games these days for people to really get "into" MMORPGs, unless they're sufficiently unique in their mechanics (like EVE or Runescape) any ARPG MMOs are dead on launch, as you said. That design space is tapped out, at least for now, until someone comes along and makes it a deckbuilding roguelike or whatever. cough cough ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3064 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-570 @user-246 you know you two could have spared yourselves all this trouble if you just ScReEnShOtTeD the code! Then it'd be easy to see with your very not-visually-impaired eyeballs on your graphical user interface, considering of course that everyone has perfectly functional eyeballs and perfectly visual graphical user interfaces /s of course ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3065 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: complaining-about-tech │ └────────────────────────────┘ I feel like if I wanted to keep every single one of my games playable I'd have to boot them up at least once every 3 months or so. That's EXHAUSTING. Linux is supposed to "just work" - so why does everything break every time you run an update? WHY can't I just... maintain a copy of old software if it's still in use? Or like, include all the installation steps that check for dependencies (and install them if necessary) into the "launch game" script? Backwards compatibility for a single season ago is apparently too much. I've written a few scripts for it but you can only do so much when the game files aren't on github -.- ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3066 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: mental-health-negative │ └────────────────────────────┘ I wish I was capable T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3067 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── IT WORKED! I got my game working! Linux is so awesome! 🥰 😍 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3069 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ I saw someone on Reddit complaining about "the libs" and how "they want to destroy all conservatives everywhere!!" and they ended by saying "just look at the WEF agenda 2030 plan it's ALL THERE." like they were "countering" our concerns about Project 2025 or whatever - lmao. I went and googled it and goddamn does it slap. Like, hell yeah I want all those things. https://sdgs.un.org/2030agenda ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3070 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-883 I live in a tech hub area with lots of hardware development. I've thought for a while that someone who's really into retro-tech could absolutely make a killing by going to old-folks-homes and giving workshops or presentations about tech that the people who live there might recognize. Just a thought, I don't know who you'd have to talk to to get that ball rolling but TBH anything that keeps their minds active is probably something worth pursuing. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3071 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-883 solicitation brings to my mind the idea of a person walking in the front door and talking to the receptionist, and if that's what you tried then I'm not surprised it didn't work. But maybe if you knew someone higher up it might get a bit more traction? Ideally for a place that already does workshops of some kind. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3072 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: details for those who don't know and are curious │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-246 That's ridiculous! They wouldn't even let you hand deliver them? Why wouldn't copies suffice! They should have all that information on file already! I'm fuming >: ( ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3073 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── "A witch is neither late, nor is she early. She intentionally arrives when you don't need her, so that you can learn what to do when you do need her instead of needing her." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3075 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-246 I have a lot to say. If there's no room for me, I'll make room. If they don't want me, they should say so, and break my heart a little bit. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3076 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: uspol kvetching │ └─────────────────────────┘ @user-1443 they need to do stuff like that or else the republicans would never win... which honestly is the most heartening thing I've heard all day. there are more of us than them, thank goodness. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3077 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-246 If I didn't stop searching for a place with people like me, I'd be searching until the day I die. And besides, I wouldn't want to be in a place like that anyway. I am defined by my contrasts. ... I'm thinking back to my memories of when I arrived here. It was a much different place, and I was... a little too loud, I think. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3078 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: uspol kvetching │ └─────────────────────────┘ @user-1443 yes that is true! And though they'd never realize nor admit it, the republicans are oppressed too. Some day we will liberate them, and they will realize what utter douche-nozzles they've been. Their harm will be done, of course, but since there are more of us than them, we can live through their hatred and come out the other side toughened with resolve. they have nothing but anger. They will collapse under their own weight. The oppressors cannot oppress for much longer, all we have to do is wait. (and, like, y'know, prepare our resources and such) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3079 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-246 I see! Yes, the people who don't care about what they're drowning out. Like the meme with the two birds on a branch, and one says something interesting while the other is just yelling into the tweet storm void? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3080 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: uspol kvetching │ └─────────────────────────┘ @user-1443 sorry 😅 re-reading what you wrote, your point was that it's unfair that republicans are granted the control they have over our society through the disenfranchisement of democrat voters, right? and I was saying that if those limitations were removed, the democrats would win in a landslide everywhere in the country, which gives me faith in my fellow countrymen. am I on the right track now? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3081 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-246 yeah that's just called being a jerk! what a jerk! did that happen to you? I'm mad at this imaginary jerk you put in my head! xD ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3082 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: states-mentioned-climate-change │ └─────────────────────────────────────┘ the government doesn't want you using solar panels because then the coal and gas infrastructure won't be able to consume coal and gas, and everyone knows that using resources as fast as possible is surely the best and most productive use of our state's time like, subsidies exist. they could just... make it cheaper, but instead they're stuck doing... nothing of value ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3083 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: │ │ weirdly-cursed-alternate-history-timeline-projected-into-the-future-kinda-like-starship-troopers │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ "it's the strangest crime scene we've ever seen, apparently their solar panels were stolen while they were on vacation? and get this, we tracked them using their built-in-tracking devices and they got sent to some country in the desert-jungle." "yeah turns out they all get shipped there before their tracking devices are disabled. How weird, right? shouldn't we investigate that?" "oh right well the weird thing is the department that said they were handling it said it was "taken out of their hands", whatever that means." "haha right so anyway like comment and subscribe to my channel, see ya next time on "mysterious unsolved crimes in the past 200 years"" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3084 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── I feel like mechanical keyboards with customizable emoji keypads would make a killing on etsy ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3085 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── a package manager that downloads from any package manager to switch between if something goes wrong ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3086 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── a package manager that hosts mods to games ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3087 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-1147 hell yeah ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3088 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── growing up, I wasn't around kids my age. So my standards were "as good as an adult" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3089 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── if you're meeting a friend from out of town the first time, it's best if they arrive early and you have the day off to show them around. or if they arrive late, you can meet them in a public place the next day and then spend time at your favorite spots. ideally, with people who would recognize you if the person from out of town decided to be hurtful and/or replace you. plus, that way you can gauge their character and decide whether or not you want them in your own home. they might be different than they are online, after all. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3090 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-192 I'm the first kind! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3091 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: why-are-you-so-demanding-ritz-just-give-it-a-rest-everyone-agrees-with-you │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ I want all software developers to be paid 40,000$ per year to work on whatever open source software they want and I'm not even kidding 60,000$ if you have a degree ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3092 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: │ │ why-are-you-so-demanding-ritz-just-give-it-a-rest-everyone-agrees-with-you │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-570 oh yeah UBI would be nice. Can we do that instead? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3093 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── life is so much more than following your rules and fulfilling your obligations ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3094 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── computers are gonna be so confused when they find out that people don't talk to each other the way they talk to computers ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3095 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── if your business can't afford to have a back-up plan, then it is not a sufficiently prepared operation. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3096 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── my default assumption is that nobody wants to hear what I say. so every time I click post, it's an act of bravery against my internals ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3097 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── naturally occurring computers would never produce wires, or liquid cooling, or anything that ever required any sort of configuration or external environmental conditions. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3098 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── does anyone know of a software that lets me push a keybind and enter an input configuration where after each keypress it inserts the [enter] key? I think it'd be useful to design chat applications that could parse long strings of text supplied bit-by-bit as a stream. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3099 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── people gravitate toward other people who are in different situations but who feel the same. it's not always a bad thing to "talk past each other" - sometimes you just want to say how you feel. then again, if nobody can understand wtf you're talking about, then surely you are lost. all good ideas come at the cost of the second-most-favorable-option. all good ideas come at the cost of the current destination. [current, flawed,] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3100 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── me opening a pack of 10 pokemon cards hey, wanna make a game with this? to my sister ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/474 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── Families are temporary, but no less important for it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3101 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── if you don't have a lot of time but still like games, like for example a new parent or if you're focused on your career or always traveling, I recommend the game Star Realms in the digital version, which can be played on a phone or computer, has a mode called "48 hour turns" where each of your moves has time to think for two entire days. Most of the time you won't need two days, but it gives time to work on other things. for people who enjoy this mode, it is not uncommon to have 3-5 games running at once. When they have time, they can play as many as they can, and as long as they're keeping up with it there's very little chance they'll lose time. kinda like words with friends, except space strategy. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3102 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── dear whoever keeps whispering "work with me" on the wind: yes, please get in touch with me, I'll do anything you ask and I'll use an Anakin accent if you want ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3103 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-1446 trans people long ago figured out that a great way to avoid rude comments is to change your profile picture to an anime girl or something abstract like mine. It's kinda fucked but it's whatever. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3104 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: Meta, oversimplifying │ └───────────────────────────────┘ @user-1449 @user-1074 no. fuck no. trans people and black people stand in solidarity with one another. Fuck division. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3106 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-226 the earth is not overpopulated, just overutilized! we have the means to live sustainably and still progress technologically. there's little reason not to, as convenience is relative to the amount of work you're expected to output in a day. most waste comes from a need for convenience, I think. and sufficient output is possible if demanded work is reduced to a level where convenience is not needed to the degree that causes such waste. like, I'd rather live in a cave or treehouse with my computers than drive to work on the freeway every day. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3107 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: Meta, oversimplifying │ └───────────────────────────────┘ @user-1449 @user-1074 I mean, you're allowed to fight about stupid shit as long as you realize it's about something that doesn't matter. As long as people are working together toward their common goals then... whatever, right? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3108 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-1423 me too!! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3109 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-1441 @user-226 yes of course! and humidity is an issue, so perhaps a sealed environment. But that's not difficult, especially if your population centers are designed such that you can still have a community while in a natural setting. A fast internet connection, ideally with a local mesh network on top of the bus-style WAN we currently use for the internet, and plenty of communal areas for people to hang out which are like... 25% nicer than their homes, and much larger. these days, there is very little reason for our centralization in cities. it makes it easier to organize, sure, but what's the point in organization if everyone's inherently free? Ah, someday... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3110 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-1441 @user-226 I prefer cold and dry over hot or moist ^_^ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3111 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-1423 yes it does and okayyyy! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3112 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ how to be a class traitor 101: step 1: actively work against the liberation of your peers step 2: ??? step 3: PROFIT! ... well, for them at least. you're still oppressed. it's so easy even a "basically-everybody" could do it! to learn more, try sleeping through your history and civics classes. Or if that's not your style you could always watch the news in the background while playing games on your phone. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3113 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── working with java feels like reading 4 words per page in an anatomy textbook and somehow building a choose-your-own-adventure novel. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3115 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── "don't bite the hand that feeds you" a majestic predator seeks the hunt, not to feed. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3116 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── "I am just a person, and I will do what I can." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3117 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursed-uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ hey. wanna know what would be really cursed? -- if trump dropped out and musk took his place -- good thing it'll never happen because those dinguses can't accept defeat and will never tactically retreat -- maybe something to keep in mind for 4 years from now. eyes on the prize for now means our eyes aren't to our flanks. what else could they do that would come out of left field? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3118 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ they want your stuff breaking after 5 years so that you always need them. if you have everything you need, there's nothing stopping us from revolt ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3119 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: weird-way-to-think-about-it │ └─────────────────────────────────┘ when I get up, I feel as if if I got up my bones would leave my flesh behind to look for work to find ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3120 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: mental-health │ └──────────────────────┘ schizophrenia is like living in a headcanon of everyone else's reality ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3121 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3122 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-999 whenever I am, I feel ashamed. whenever I'm not, I feel guilty. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3123 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── using linux requires constant maintenance and that's kind of unfair, actually. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3124 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── I should not have to follow 16 steps that I don't understand just because you decided my system wasn't good enough for me.
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3125 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── I didn't forget your birthday. I forgot to message you on your birthday, but I texted you two days before and two days after asking about it. I asked to plan something to celebrate, you didn't want to. I made you a gift and everything, that I never got to give you. I didn't forget your birthday, you forgot your friend. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3126 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: open-source-spirituality │ └──────────────────────────────┘ thank god for open source software thank god for open source software developers thank open source developers for god thank developers, my god ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3127 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: open-source-spirituality │ └──────────────────────────────┘ computers are the most complicated things in the universe behind human bodies. thank god for open source software because only a divine being could create something as complicated and useful ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: notes/kesser-and-musurami ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── the conspiracy of "secret societies" controlling the world is bullshit, because every secret society falls apart at a certain threshold. you cannot ever have trust amongst the powerful. But so too can you never have only war. Now, with our capitalist economic system, the material is forcing the hand of the powerful through the development of the military industrial complex. if a country can produce enough weapons for them to continuously use, why would they not? hence, why capitalism must be extinguished. To preserve the peace, sanctity, and honor of our world. But just so as any conflicting system has power, so must our systems have power dismantled. There can be no application of power unto another - this is the most peaceful route. sometimes, I look at a blackberry bush, and I think of the tales of British empire. The very first act of colonization was their birth. The Britons, from north-western France, in a sovereign realm known as Brittany, invaded Britain. Together with their Norman allies, they fought with the Anglo-Saxons from north-eastern germany, who had lived there since many MANY years prior. Thus marked the end of the "viking" age, and the beginning of the early medieval. 1066. The end of one millenia, the beginning of another. the final battle in this ultimate contest was the Battle of Stamford Bridge. Britain, at the time, was a nation of thorns. Covered in them. Everywhere they went, there were these sharp, pointy plants that made foraging difficult. Kinda like how Oregon looks now, with blackberry bushes, but SO MUCH WORSE. They were massive too, easily the size of castles in some places. A massive, constantly biologically developing fractal. when it was too tall to see the sky, they called it Yggdrasil. But this massive world tree sought to consume the earth, and it, as the most powerful being to ever exist, commanded all. Thus, the humans and the beasts were compelled to fight for all eternity to sate the old god's bloodlust. But then, Man came, and with our strength, our wisdom, and our power, we slew the beast that demanded. However, with their steel coats and their sharp talons, our metal monsters could do nothing to deter it's oaths. It swore, by it's dying roar, that it would consume us all, and that thought reverberated through our hopes. Hence, our systems of control and dominance, the product of compulsively compelled greed. and now, the final members of a generation are aging out of existence. And we're doing nothing but what Power tell us to. I fear what happened in America. I fear the power of their gunpowder. They rode astride beasts of nightmare, clad in impossible devil hides. They came in the night, with their spotlight torches. They came with no honor, no sought communal understandings, they came for blood. The blood god compelled them to. From it's ancient lair in the past, it did it's worse to defeat man. But man was smarter, it acted quicker, and so it managed to overcome. In the final years of the war, there was judgement day. Chaos, destruction, and warfare. There are some alive who remember that day, but vanishingly few can recall how it was over. One day it just... was. It was then that we entered our new era. 1956, the end of the war. 1946, the end of the loud war. 1916, the end of the great war. 1886, the end of the civil war. etc... until... 1066, the end of the Norman Invasion. When the Normands, from Northern France, invaded alongside the British and slew the great evil king that demanded our constant warfare and sins. Hooray, thank goodness! Now their war was over. But lo, for the great evil king cast stories into our minds, from the past as compelled through our motions. Our experience has been one of survival, of constantly working and applying ourselves to the goal ahead. == so == talk about thistles and thorns imagine every body of a person was laid one-to-one. Imagine if you could view them as a graph, from x=0 to... however-many-people-are-in-the-measured-area. The goal of all our actions should be to grow, not forward, not stronger, but up. To be more than what came before, to transcend our necessarily violent special upbringing in the garden of even's most savage delights. Raw, true, the survival of the fittest is a desperate game for you. There surely is a massive amount of trauma. But it's okay, because now we don't have to fight. We can improve in ways that do not belong to our crude biology, like a new direction forward in our song. aliens would just look like animals, duhhhh. Hence, furries, the progenitors of each new planet of ours. ... no, I haven't lost the plot, I'm just writing. There's this idea that humans should be the... rational ones? and everyone else should sorta follow their own, self-chosen behavior. As informed by the sharing of knowledge equally between their rational self, that which they learned from the humans, and their animal self. The kind that came from their spirit. Like, totemic tribes of the past, people who followed a particular cultural pattern of behavior. Imagine, if you will, an AI bot that's only training data is the stuff that it says to it's listener. The listener, of course, has context of all of the speakers, but only they do, not the friendly ghost of the ancestral native animal spirit. The kind that lives anywhere in the world, so long as they share their space with their human. okay quick question - what if jesus didn't want his followers to be christian like, what if he one day said "hey so I don't really think we need to do all that stuff that I said before, how about we, uh, try this other thing instead? yeah? cool? okay sure let's do it" ... like, do you think they would listen? I certainly don't, though I'm only like, 30 years old, so... wait thirty YEARS? wow I never thought I'd grow old ... uh, yeah... I spent a lot of time thinking and it just started making sense. funny how that works. But alas, I always spend too much time thinking, so that's my blessing and my curse. anyway back to the story: the briars in this ancient land of britain were dense beyond all belief - the humans used their power and their ingenuity to craft a power that would overcome it. == so == did you know that hard drives function similarly to a record needle if you didn't run it in a circle, but rather in whatever pattern the data was encoded in? like, a laser beam, cast in an infinitely complicated mechanicommunication. Computers are vast and complex, but they function via the storage and transmission of data. This data is raw, pure information - stored in a completely uncompromisingly accurate and reliable foundation. The logic of pure numbers, arranged in infinitely complex rows and rows of logic gates. A vast, purple, spectral landscape, the land of magic and storms. The Nether. Twisting, in the dark, with flashes of light casting light into the cosmos at large, our stars dance in the shade of the dark. but there is no difference between the dark and the light, both are equally viable. they are present in both, to some degree, the positive and negative values of our heart. I watched Deadpool vs Wolverine earlier this week. It was incredibly eventful. I can't believe I watched it. It was impossibly violent. WHY WOULD A GROUP OF EXECUTIVES WANT TO WORK WITH PEOPLE WHO WOULD UNIONIZE AGAINST THEM??? oh yeah because then they only have to deal with their representatives, the unions get things done. They're the best. Capital doesn't always want the best, but the best is always more endurable. We can go much farther if we are kind to one another. honestly, capitalists, if your loyalty isn't to your self, your family, your country, your society... then why are you even working with us? You hold the power we give you. We are united in our human purpose, but we don't have to fight so much. Seriously, you'd be an asset to our cause, but we don't need you as we have so many assets of our own. Specifically, the power of the workforce. Those who actually get things done. Why would we let you control us? There's no reason in it. We are better when you're amongst us. == so == I am convinced that there's == so == I'd rather take a pilgrimage to Nicaragua, or Siberia, or the North Western Pacific (farther than that) the... Eastern Pacific (on the land...) America ... and then what? south America? ... yeah actually, then NORTH AMERICA AGAIN. Because the world is round. How cool is that? ... yeah, totally. Anyway (back to the conversation [they/we] were having without me) == == == "guys I'm cool why would you not invite me to your team" I dunno. Don't know y'a. who're you again? ... I'm the one who writes poetry. oh yeah! cool cool, yeah I knew a witch one time, she was really cool. Her name was Witz Drovalski. She told me all kinds of cool things about magic and alchemy, but then she exploded in a fire that I started. Accidentally, allegedly. the reason lead is so poisonous is because it is the anti-magico-elemental component. It kills the spirit in us with it's malevolent ways. that kind of witch. the cool kind, with fangs and hooked toes. Peril be to their foes, for they are quite excellent at conjuring horrors for their imagination. mwahahahahahahahahaha oh wait that's self directed, isn't it? hm. Well, terrors not that bad, it could be lust ... oh it's also lust. great. == so == jeez if you keep making stuff up you'll wake them all up! who would have thought, none but the strategist, I foresee. Well, that's too bad for her, good-day. == so == ... anyway... I'm just picturing a knight in shining armor from head to foot cutting his way through a massive deadly rose-bush. Something that conquered and killed all of it's prey. like, in Elentalus, that game I made, with the King of Branches. Here, I'll attach a picture: == so == capitalism wants you to sell your work because then you limit your audience. if you have to pay to see you, then how could you expect everyone to come along? == so == that new Freddy DeBoer article doesn't seem like him. He's never mean. He's not rude. He is exasperated, but he speaks true. I trust him to be him, and that's someone I want on my side. I think he's pretty good at saying something that I believe. I speak of a lot of things, but the things that he says, of which with him I do find that I agree. maybe he was assassinated lol you never really can tell with the internet, that's the great thing about it l m a o == so == witches wear pony tails on the low side of their heads because that way it doesn't rub up against their hair. == so == any year and it'll accurately display the territorial boundaries of each nation so you can see them develop and grow over time. == so == all that is sufficient to be a good person is to choose the best option whenever you can. that's it we act with the decisions we are given. Hence why it's important to be as you believe. == so == ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3128 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: mental-health-disordered-eating │ └─────────────────────────────────────┘ I never should have bought these crackers. They trick me into thinking I'm eating something nutritious. But that's the case with any empty calories. but hey, calories are calories, right? I guess that's true. Still, I'd rather make something. oh would you now would you REALLY rather MAKE something ... I should rather. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3129 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── My father told me that "should" is useless. There's no reason to use "should" to justify your actions - "I did this because I should" is empty, it holds no meaning. "I should do this because I want to. Because I need to. Because it is necessary for this goal I am striving toward. Because I believe in this action, and want to do it as much as I can." those are more valid justifications, but they still rely on "should" Do you do? or do you know that you should do? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3130 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── "are you helping or hurting?" I'm speaking. I'm sorry. Some works hurt some and help others. Honesty and being true to yourself is important, but there's a time and place for some words. I'm kinda bad with timing, if you couldn't tell... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3131 ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: politics-social-media-fascism-sucks-mentioned │ │ ║ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ @user-579 │ ║ │ ║ I've had IRL friends who made accounts on servers that got defederated. │ ║ │ ║ They were confused why I didn't respond to their likes, comments, and │ ║ subscribes. │ ║ │ ║ I had no knowledge of them because they had the misfortune of accidentally │ ║ making an account on a server that once had nazis on it. WHOOPS. │ ║ │ ║ It's easy to turn someone off of a concept like decentralized social media. │ ║ It's very easy for them to become a "yeah I tried it but it wasn't for me" kind │ ║ of person. Feeling isolated from the one person you know in real life who also │ ║ uses this cool new social media site is a quick way to do so... │ ║ │ ║ At the same time, Nazis exist. How do you defeat them if not blocking? │ ║ │ ║ well... blocking only works if they're corralled into 4chan and it's 2010. Now │ ║ that fascism owns the social media giants like Twitter, they are platformed, │ ║ and so they spread. │ ║ │ ║ And we are corralling ourselves into our archipelagic islands of invite-only │ ║ rooms where we can talk to ourselves for fun. │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ │ different │ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3132 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: pol │ └──────────────────────┘ politics is not about being right, it's about convincing the majority to vote how you want in America, the majority is white, working class people who go to church and don't really get to think about much beyond their own lives. sometimes they think of their home, the city they live in / near sometimes they think of their country, their religion and sometimes they hear about what happens in other places, usually through the tube that connects the panel in their scenes to the offices of hardworking journalists and reporters sorry it's 2024 now - pundits and celebrities those people don't hear what you hear on the internet. To them, it is a place of memes, funny gifs, and whatever their close friends are talking about on Facebook. we uh, don't use Facebook much these days, do we? Mostly because Facebook is actively hostile to us. But nobody said our enemies would be kind. Who are your enemies? Mine is power. At this moment in history, money is power. We will see how long that lasts, won't we? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3133 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-138 all people are multitudinous. We exist in the minds of those who see us. For each and every person you know, there is another version of you that they know, who lives rent free in their mind. unless you're talking about something more literal, like someone with a double life, or a secret agent or something like that 😋 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3134 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-1352 I like that article. I definitely fail to follow some of those principles at times, though never all of them at once. I can be better, as all people can. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3135 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: us-politics-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────┘ "Stop mistaking the responsibility Democrats have to Black citizens for the electoral impact of Black voters. They’re not the same." "The idea that independents/swing voters are centrists, in the usual sense, is one of the most enduring myths of American politics. Most swing voters appear to hold a hodgepodge of political views that are hard to reconcile given our usual definitions; this can be frustrating, but it’s important to remember." https://freddiedeboer.substack.com/p/democrats-think-their-candidate-is ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3136 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: spirituality-devils-mentioned-physical-health-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ I hereby do swear that I will NEVER make a deal with a devil to "fix" my own disabilities in exchange for... anything, really. Devils only make contracts they can benefit from, true, but they are devils because they also only make contracts that HURT you MORE than they help you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3137 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: us-politics-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────┘ @user-1209 it depends on where you look. Centrists are the majority of the population, but the majority doesn't really exist online in the same way we do. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ |