mcpheeandme

joined 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago

That's one thing Reddit doesn't somehow grasp: They outsourced their brand experience a long time ago when they were late to building an app of their own. To me and many others, reddit definitely is reddit is fun. There's no putting that genie back in the bottle.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I definitely miss Jerboa. But the past month has already brought so much chaos to my internet use. What's a little more?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Don't say, "I can't wait." It's OK to be excited for something but not to wish away all the moments between then and now. Each one is precious.

I picked that up a few years ago from a Buddhist book. It helped me with so many aspects of life.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your experience. It's good to hear there wasn't a lot going on because, honestly, coming here from Reddit feels a bit like participating in some sort of digital gentrification.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

OP could get constipated by doing a bunch of opioids. Obviously not recommended.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

You're right. The fediverse is definitely in a better position to ward off the suck.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (7 children)

By now, we've all been around the internet long enough to know that good things never last. That's really life: Everything's impermanent. Lemmy will probably suck someday, as will much of the fediverse. But I'm grateful it's good right now and for the foreseeable future.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I feel you completely. I spend most of my free time with my family, hiking or paddling, or reading books. It's nice to have places online to burn some time, but I'd sooner give it up than be forced into some corporate playground. The past 15-20 years have shown that it just doesn't work.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Awesome! This has been puzzling me. Thanks!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

It's a beautiful day to be mindful, present, and grateful. IWNDWYT.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

That sounds like an excellent day! Enjoy! IWNDWYT.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I really don't know. I definitely recall Spez saying it's safe. But it seems like we'd be wise to not trust a word he says.

 

 

The post about the melanistic groundhog promoted me to share this photo.

I had no idea what piebaldism was or how rare it was to see a deer with it. I'm not sure if the stats online are correct, but they suggest about 2 percent of whitetail deer have it.

Again, not sure if this is accurate, but I read somewhere that indigenous groups believed piebald deer were signs that a big change was coming. I just had my first kid before seeing this, so that definitely tracked.

Anyway, really cool sighting. My wife spotted the same deer later that summer. We haven't seen any since.

 

For me, it's a few things.

  1. A way to burn time that doesn't feel like a digital sugar rush.

  2. Support, camaraderie, and kindness, primarily from /r/stopdrinking.

  3. Niche stuff, like ideas for local hiking and backpacking trips, propaganda posters, and kayaking info.

 

I appreciate fiction, but I almost always read nonfiction. It's probably because I typically choose the books on topics I'm interested in, and I want to learn about them. But I also love the way a great nonfiction writer can weave a narrative so strong that it's just as much literature as it is journalism.

Some of my favorite examples of nonfiction that do this well: Soul Full of Coal Dust, Toms River, Desert Solitaire (Abbey can be problematic, though, so be warned), The Pine Barrens, This Land, and on and on.

I guess I'm kinda stuck in the environment/nature section these days!

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