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Cake day: June 18th, 2023

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  • Having used Mastodon for a few years, I would say that it doesn’t work like that. There’s no reason to expect interaction unless you bring an IRL group, or stick close with a popular niche topic. Most people I interact with have an agenda, and don’t need me for anything other than boosting their posts. Some are intensely hostile to anything other than standalone posts. Anyone replying across the platform is labelled a ‘reply guy’ and basically dissed and shunned. “Ultimate cancelling”, I think.

    Most of Mastodon doesn’t want to support the rest of Mastodon AFAIK. There isn’t a broad society with popular encouragement as you had with early Instagram, Twitter, and Reddit.

    At the outset of popularity for the platform, a lot of long term users were very upset about popularity. To the day, those users are trying to discourage other people. If you post, they might even counter-post as cleverly as possible to attach disdain to anyone interacting with you.

    Don’t take any of it personally. It’s not about you. Luckily you’re not special in this regard. Post there if you want to, but never expect something beyond passing jerks.




  • Mostly, I don’t shop. So, when I do, I can choose according to ideals. Most of my searches are at thrift first, and the second hand. I never consider credit. And, I always shop for discounts.

    Beyond that I look for a local with a healthy business and prices that don’t seem absurd.

    There are a few local businesses that make no sense. I don’t understand how they can keep their doors open with the prices they charge. I avoid those, and stick with locals who work hard.


  • The way that Google and Apple approaches programming is a little obtuse and it never gets out of the way.

    Without someone like Linus Torvalds rewriting a whole new approach to mobile phones we’re all stuck with the majority offerings from lock-in corporations.

    Then there’s telcos and manufacturers who never get out of the way either. So, even if we run to changemakers like FDroid the desired compatibility is still limited by a cacophony of weird restrictions and unknown difficulties.

    With mobile phones we need to start manufacturing with Open Source to get the compatible-mobiles industry up to standards first. It’s not something that’s happening because those guys are far too retired to come back to a new front for machine compatibles - it’s 80s stuff.

    Also, a non-java scheme would be a better way to go. Java development is all about using giant washing machines to spin out compilations from esoteric versions of fragile code. Having code that didn’t break every year would be great too.




  • After doing research on solutions I found that many people benefit from volunteering and joining groups.

    The ability to look into other people’s needs and glean some joy from solving social issues is usually overlooked by modern society.

    Also, people with religions tend to take delivery of life’s goals. They accept the social bindings that find them.

    Allow people to seek you out, and take intrigue and curiosity from what is happening. Obey the social contract and get beyond the niceties of not really accepting people into your life.

    If you’re surrounded by streets full of bums you could see it as your challenge to work with them, rally against their terrible choices, or escape them.

    Experiment with meaning. Take them all out for lunch. Throw a street party for them. Hire a bus and take them somewhere. Teach them how to live again.

    Accept your reality and it might accept you back!