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Cake day: July 1st, 2023

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  • This is exactly it. Reddit right now is what our society is like. This is the lowest common denominator.

    EVERY forum and community online will always approach the lowest common denominator as it’s size grows. This has always been the case on reddit, where niche communities lose their niche to the lowest common denominator.

    The only way to avoid this is active moderation, clear quality expectations, and a strong stance on what does and does not belong in a community.


  • Another risk with Monitor, which may get better with time. Is that FOSS rust projects have a tendency to slow down or even stall due to the time cost of writing features, and the very small dev community available to pick up slack when original creators/maintainers drop off, burn out, or get too busy with life.

    To be clear: I have nothing against rust. It’s a fantastic language filling in a crucial gap that’s existed for decades. However, it’s I’ll suited for app development, that’s just not it’s strength.







  • Yeah, I thought it sounded unhinged. But I’m desperate, and don’t want to put myself at risk of a preventable death.

    I’ve spent the greater part of my life as a shut in largely because I’m a sniffling, coughing, sneezing mess all day and night every day for 6-8 months of the year. And simply a sniffly mess for the rest.

    I had one good summer last year and I can’t believe what I’m missing. Being able to do activities like hiking, or biking, going to the grocery store without being treated like I have the plague. Actually being able to go out to a restaurant or public places. Making friends, and actually being able to join them. Going to the movies…etc Not having to carry a whole-ass box a Kleenex with me everywhere I go.

    It made me into a desperate man, realizing how much life I’m missing.

    The comments here are fantastic, and incredibly helpful.