Thanks. I always try to do both, because I know most won’t want to click off site and are happy to just chuckle at a screenshot, but a lot of people will always want the link.

Some more good ones:

I need this.

That idea is pure gold

There are just so many…

Don’t worry, you’ll learn your lesson before next time. Surely.

I was a “Reddit is Fun” user for at least a decade

The impression I had of the US election based on it was completely out of line with reality

I’ve largely switched to Lemmy for the past two years, but this was really the last nail in the coffin for reddit for me too. It’s an enforced echo-chamber and no longer a reliable source of information. It’s hard to notice how bad things are when the politics are leaning in your direction, but once you see it, you can’t unsee it, and it feels gross.

Lemmy is obviously pretty politically homogeneous too, but the difference is that I don’t feel like someone is trying to trick me. Topics and and sources are clearly influenced by the individual posters’ opinions, but it doesn’t feel like there’s a coordinated behind-the-scenes effort to push an agenda, which makes for a better vibe.

It’s the social media equivalent of supporting a bunch of Mom and Pop shops (or opening your own!) vs some hyper-sanitized, corporate monstrosity like Wal-Mart.

Determine if the relationship is having a negative impact on you, then either 1) assess why it’s hurting you and if there’s anything to adjust about how you’re processing it, or 2) protect your mental health by setting up the boundaries that you need, cutting off as a last resort.

Be cautious about asking this online though. People are tribal about politics and have zero investment in your IRL relationships, so you may see lots of rationalizing of cutting off a lifelong friend, family member, spouse, etc without much nuance. Only you have the proper perspective to determine what you’d be sacrificing and if it’s a net positive.

I was waiting for this comment, lol

Of course! Why, what have you been reading?

The danger of a measles outbreak is especially scary if you have a baby, because they can’t even get this vaccination until 12 months old. Similar if you’re immunocompromised, I’m sure.

This is why herd immunity is so important.

I bet you excelled in your Literature classes.

Uh huh humm…

I think I can help with the first part: I think saying someone is “trying to be a vibe” is sort of like saying they’re “trying to pull off a look/personality”

For another example, if someone buys a Harley, dresses head to toe in leather, and starts talking like a tough guy.

OOP is saying they’re not pulling it off, then comes back and admits that they kinda were pulling it off.

Maybe if you’re mostly German, you learn to avoid wild hand gestures from a young age. Just to be safe, you know?

That sounds like a pretty cool solution. I don’t have a good mental picture for how that would work on the technical side, but anything that does behind-the-scenes work like that for new users is probably worth considering.