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Cake day: July 3rd, 2023

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  • I naively walked into Lemmy thinking it might be a friendlier respite from the echo chamber that is Reddit. I was wrong. From everything I’ve seen, it’s just a more concentrated pit, where all people want to hear are their opinions repeated, plugging their senses from anything contrary.

    I also wanted/hoped this would be a place where people wouldn’t get downvoted and cast away just for stating different opinions. Nope. It’s the same old emphasized emotional outrage, where you can’t even offer a different take without a virtual lynching.

    I don’t want to see that from the left or right. Civility would be nice for a change…

    Edit: I see the downvotes are starting. I guess I can soon expect to be attacked by weak expletive rage because my colors don’t match the hive.



  • I fell into this trap with one of my main hobbies.

    I’ve always loved Aquariums and plants, and found my favorite niche in aquascaping planted aquariums. It gets expensive. I needed money to support my hobby and life. I sold a few extra plants and realized I could start making the hobby pay for itself. Everytime I sold something I’d add to the fishroom. I made ok money and eventually built an impressive aquarium collection.

    I got a bit burnt out, realizing I was spending all my hobby energy on farming and selling, rather than creating aquascapes. My selling channels also mostly dried up, and I don’t have the drive anymore to search for other markets.

    Now I’m weighed down with a fishroom that I still keep running, but pay little attention to. Not sure what I should do with it.

    I still sell occasionally, so if anyone wants any aquatic plants or shrimp, I have plenty…



  • I used to wait tables. Made a couple dollars an hour plus tips, and it was a decent wage.

    From that perspective, I get it, but I also can’t stand that everyone demands tips these days. As a consumer, I’m far more inclined to visit a place with a no tip policy. In fact, I make it a point to not return to places that push their guilt trip tip iPads in my face before they’ve even performed a service. I have tipping fatigue and limited funds.

    $30 does seem like a competitive wage there. Provided they get the hours to work, I’m sure many people would be happy with that pay. The protesting workers should probably seek work elsewhere instead of dictating terms this early in their employment.