Some hobbies don’t have enough “news” content. To make up for that you need more than a couple of active posters showing off what they’ve built or made.

Not to mention, every instance could theoretically have a community for a specific hobby and it splits up the activity even more. And if I sub to all those communities I generally tend to get the same post over and over again in my feed.

Then when it comes to things like news my experience has been it becomes like an echo chamber and any dissenting opinion is met with open hostility. Yes, it’s a two way street, but this post is a perfect example.

The more users you have, the less the hostility has a chance to gain hold on a post. I’ve had some really great interactions in my short time on Lemmy, but I’ve also had and seen more hostility when I tried to be civil.

Same here. I know my voice is loud. I have a paralyzed vocal cord and can’t talk quietly — only loud or louder. I also just generally hate talking on the phone 😆

This is a pet peeve of mine. If you aren’t disabled use the damn phone as a phone and use FaceTime in private.

I don’t want to hear about the latest drama your ex is involved in and who’s doing who to god knows what. I also don’t want to be in the background while you are standing in line FaceTiming someone and they comment on the person behind them on camera.

And then the people who actually use the phone as a phone but have the most obnoxiously loud one-sided conversation.

I may be slightly biased, I use public transportation and have to listen to this shit every day. I wear hearing aids so I hear everything at one which makes it even more fun.

This makes me feel old, but not as much as realizing I’m less than 10 years from senior discounts

I’m sober for 9 months.

When I did drink it was to escape, which is the real reason most alcoholics become alcoholics

Took me D_C’s comment to get it and even then it took me a minute to find the marshmallow and realize it wasn’t on the plate anymore 🤦🏻

I’m an alcoholic, definitely makes me more depressed.

Me: Doc, I’m in constant pain, my lower back is killing me, my hips are killing me, and random parts of my body go numb or twitch and randomly hurt for no rhyme or reason.

Doc: You need to lose weight and see a therapist, this is most likely depression and anxiety.

Therapist: Yes, you have depression and anxiety, but the 7 years of therapy you’ve had shows it’s not just anxiety or depression causing this, advocate for yourself.

Friend: Have you tried yoga?

I once worked at a retail job where at one time I had to work the 7AM shift. I get there and I’m the only male and all three of the female coworkers were pregnant.

I learned more about the female body than any single man should ever know.

9. Every day.

You know what…I’d rather live in the Looney Toons universe over whatever the hellscape we’re living in now is.

Also I seriously want to visit an arcade now.

Stairway to Heaven / Highway to Hell

I agree with your version of entering hell being a trap door. Heaven would look like an alien abduction.

I think that’s very subjective to each person doing the recommending and also the person wanting said recommendations preferences.

Song; Hunger Strike by Temple Of The Dog

Bands: Linkin Park and Soundgarden

Kurt Cobain was the first death that really freaking hit me as a teenager, but I am not bothered by Nirvana.

When Dime got killed it took me a while to be able to listen to Pantera again. That was a damn gut punch.

Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington still haunt me to this day because I felt like I was seen when I listened to their music — especially Chester. I’ve struggled with depression and anxiety my whole life and have attempted 3 times (along with being an alcoholic). Those two bands just remind me of the dark times and I never want to go back.

Hunger Strike just because Cornell was part of that band and I loved the hell out of that song.

Bonus song: Bother by Stone Sour

Take everything I said above and multiply it by 100 with this song. Every word feels like a mirror on my soul and things get ugly

Ben Stiller

I just can’t. He makes me anxious just seeing him on screen. I so want to watch Meet the Fockers because DeNiro is one of my faves, I just can’t do it.

I dunno, I enjoyed the hell out of his acting in Sons of Anarchy

Oh, I’ve been absolutely terrified ever since I became a member of the “parasite” class:

Jokes on them! I’ve been “disabled” my whole life.

Whatever work they get out of me will be about as productive as having an elephant try to do needlepoint.

Meme cleverly disguised to find out who the cat lovers are

Prince made this statement way before Matrix did