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Well, it hasn’t been entirely bad. Constantly reminding myself to add qualifying statements is something I don’t miss, but rewriting my comments for improved clarity is good. It’s easy to forget that English isn’t the first language of many Lemmy users, so I’m in favor of being more specific about the subject, instead of using words like “they” or “it” too much.

Also, there’s a good chance that people are reading my comments while they’re on the toilet or watching TV. Maybe they’re not paying 100% attention lol. A little extra specificity doesn’t hurt!

I’m SO glad I voted early. I expected the feeling of relief to fade, but it only grows stronger each time I hear Election Day mentioned.

This is wild. So… the Xiaomi CEO said “People know us for phones, but what if we made cars, too?” AND PULLED IT OFF.

Designing, engineering, and manufacturing a car isn’t something you just do for the hell of it. If you’re working on an industrial scale, and intend to do so profitably, it’s a very big deal. Where did they get the talent? How about the factory (or factories)? I don’t think I can overstate how difficult and complex this is.

It’s just mentioned casually, but Xiaomi deciding to go from cellphones to cars is, to me, a much more interesting story.

They’re afraid of setting an “affordability precedent”. They’d much rather sell overpriced SUVs and trucks with a higher profit margin.

From Batman: Year One.

Setting and context: Batman is pretty new on the scene, and largely regarded as some vigilante freak who chases muggers and drug dealers. Big time criminals don’t see him as a major threat. That’s about to change…

Batman has just cut the power and used explosives to blast through the wall of a mansion, where several rich, corrupt elites were having a luxurious dinner. They are now in a dark, smoky room, being addressed by a figure in a cape:

“Ladies. Gentlemen.

You have eaten well.

You’ve eaten Gotham’s wealth. It’s spirit.

From this moment on -

none of you are safe.”

A truly outstanding moment from one of the greatest comics ever written.

If that’s all it takes to drive them away, then we’re probably better off without them. We don’t need people who post with the sole purpose of “earning” karma.

Defensiveness. Overexplaining myself because I didn’t expect people to give me the benefit of the doubt, and I knew that if I left any room for interpretation, people would assume the worst version possible. (I didn’t know what “sealioning” was.)

It’s important to remember that this had happened slowly, over a period of years. If it had been as bad as it is now back when I first signed up, I wouldn’t have put up with it. Initially, reddit just seemed like a bunch of normal (but sometimes weird) people. It wasn’t until I discovered Lemmy that I realized I wasn’t being myself, and that every time I posted, in the back of my mind, I was expecting the worst.

Good riddance.

There’s no way any sane, informed person would trust him with their money.

That means there’s a huge untapped market out there.

It took me a couple months to fully leave years of bad reddit habits behind. I didn’t realize how deeply ingrained they’d become. The toxicity had gradually snuck up on me.

Yeah, because at least they’re outside and doing something social, instead of being a hermit like me.

There’s a lady in my neighborhood who gives out juice boxes instead of candy. She’s become famous for it. In warmer years, trick or treating is thirsty work! I’ve heard that the parents sometimes ask for one.

I’ll just copy their method of making requests. It’s required.