On the other hand, an isolated community can also become a nasty brewing pot, reinforcing harmful behaviors and even intensifying them over time.

I don’t think calling them safe spaces for hateful assholes is accurate, but I understand frustrations with them.

There’s at least one interesting fellow in this very thread sharing extremely predictable opinions.

I thought I was annoying when arguing. Still do, but I found someone worse. Doesn’t make me feel better, because it seems I’m sharing a table with them.

Wasn’t there a privacy scandal involving them a while back?

Edit: for reference, see this link by The Verge or this one by Mozilla and scroll down a little.

Even the poisonous swamp hides beauty within… doesn’t mean you’re guaranteed to enjoy visiting.

I’ve seen this, and what bothers me most is when you get that nasty feeling they’re not looking for a therapist, but validation. Yeah, your ex-wife sucked, man. She was totally in the wrong about everything always, sorry you had to deal with her for so long. I’m sure you’re in the clear and there’s nothing you could be blamed for, it’s easy to tell from this one-sided retelling of your personal conflicts.

When anyone’s first topic of choice for casual conversation is how much their last partner was in the wrong, it’s… difficult not to be dubious.

Hey, I agree that MV3 brings benefits (such as better security for the extension ecosystem) and has technical merit, but it’s worth noting that uBlock’s main dev themselves said it won’t work as well. uBO Lite doesn’t work fine, it works. It’s also worse.

And the same fundamental issue that affects ublock (the new API limits) affects everyone else trying to do the same job using extensions.

The more I see how people use downvotes, the less I like them as a feature in general. I don’t downvote things anymore.

• Everyone can upvote, which already brings the most popular content to the top. Why does the system need another dimension to it?
  • I often see unpopular comments at the bottom, with scores like +2 -9… The absence of downvotes wouldn’t make a difference in content ordering, because the previous comment is simply +4.
• If I disagree with someone enough to act on it, it’s my rule to explain why. A minus one is nearly useless as feedback.
  • Then, once I’ve replied, what’s the point of downvoting? Everyone can read my thoughts.
  • Replies can be upvoted too, for people who think truth comes down to a battle of internet points.
• If I honestly believe something is bad or harmful to the community, it should probably be reported, not (merely) downvoted.

Downvotes as they are seem like outdated design on the human interaction level. They fail to iterate on years of knowledge gained since their inception.

Keep in mind that Opera is a shady company. Please avoid their products if you’re able and willing.

You should not use anything from Opera. The company is chasing trends, and its most successful ventures in recent history have been ripping off poor people in developing countries and marketing to gamers with a meme social media account. The company’s failed experiments have been abandoned without directly informing users, leaving them at increased risk of security problems.

Putting their comments aside, I think it’s really impressive how they came up with the perfect four word combination to blue-screen my brain every time.

kol-something? I think it’s kolanaki but I never get it right. They’re definitely eye-catching in the web UI, even if I don’t see them all that often. I kinda get the feeling I misunderstand them a lot.

Supposedly, a lot of lying, staging, faking, possible fraud, generally shady and consciously exploitive behavior towards viewers, many of which are kids.

This is stuff I remember off the top of my head, according to 1 (one) half-watched video on the topic. In other words, I’m not exactly in the know.

That’s one of the nicest things I’ve read here, thank you.

To explain? It’s 'cause I get sad when people go, “wow, took me a while to get it!” but nobody explains it to those who don’t.

At the risk of ruining the joke, to those who don’t yet get it, I hope this helps. Try looking at the panels again first, though!

Maybe paint things that reflect your interests? Be careful to pick long-lasting ones, though. Otherwise future you might think present you was a goofy idiot… Which could be endearing, really depends.

Generally, I suggest you consider painting things you cherish. You’re putting in effort, and you’ll be seeing the result often, so it might help to pick something you care about.

Thank you for sharing this insight.

Sorry, I can’t tell if that’s a really funny joke, or an actually serious point.

That sounds very sweet, I hope she enjoys them.

Can you go back that far though? I never bothered to check if Lemmy had a saved limit, but AFAIK reddit, for example, had it set to 1000 or a little over that. Really sad way to lose saves, going over that number.

The thread asking for people’s favorite poems was a bit emotional for me. I keep revisiting it, there’s something special in poetry and people sharing it.

Big upvote for sharing the single quirkiest food tip I’ve read all… year, really. There’s unique, and then there’s “I buy ramen and eat it dry to season my popcorn.” Cooks all over can only envy your genius.