BouncyFerret

joined 1 year ago
[–] BouncyFerret@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Absolutely! You don't have any say in what family you are born into, they might be good, might suck ducks, more likely somewhere in between. You can choose family that are not biologically related to you, and love them as purely or even more so than you do biological family. Many refer to their close friends as chosen family for this very reason. Love who you love and be happy, no matter who may try to piss on your happiness.

[–] BouncyFerret@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

Umm wasn't Sagan responsible for scientology?

[–] BouncyFerret@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thank you for responding. I have boiled down the aggregate of answers as basically a tankie supports authoritarianism, or use of violence to deal with opposition. If this take is incorrect, someone please correct where I have it wrong. Btw, I have deliberately ignored references to left/right as meaningless in my quest for information.

[–] BouncyFerret@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Thank you all for your help, it is much appreciated!

 

I've run across these terms several times, but without enough context to figure out what they mean. Could someone help me out, please?

ETA All of you are amazing! A huge thank you to everyone who responded, and an extra thank you to those who have provided links or explanations to further and/or related information. I am learning so much by reading all of these comments!

[–] BouncyFerret@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Haha, cheeky lil fart!

[–] BouncyFerret@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Just wanted to add that here online, you can expound at length on any topic you are passionate about. If someone is not interested, they'll move on. If they are interested, they'll engage with the topic, if they are a troll they'll say something rude. So, ignore the trolls, chat happily away with any who engage, and you won't even miss those who don't care. It's all good.

[–] BouncyFerret@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Diggy diggy hole, popcorn, classical gas

ETA: Diggy diggy hole is amy all time favorite earworm. Also 95% of everything Randy Rainbow has done since 2016

[–] BouncyFerret@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Darwin award winner in the making

[–] BouncyFerret@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wouldn't it be more effective to simply delete whole subreddits en masse? Not only would that spit in spez's face, but it would drive many to other sites like here. Or am I missing something on account of being a low tech old fart?

[–] BouncyFerret@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just know that I for one appreciate the hell out of you. I don't have the technical skills to do what you do, and to be perfectly honest, I don't have the patience either. It amazes me that people with the skills volunteer their time to do this mostly thankless work which makes communities more enjoyable. From the bottom of my heart, thank you!

[–] BouncyFerret@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Sunk cost fallacy is my assumption, but take that with a grain of salt. I'm one of those low tech savvy old farts people talk about. I left because making it harder for moderators to do their jobs means communities that I love will be less safe and welcoming. Maybe the rest have to experience that discomfort for themselves before they too are driven away. Or they think they can ride this out and continue as before when things settle down.

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