As much as I hate what reddit has become, it was a LOT less of a problem over there. And despite its reputation for having power tripping mods, the communities with strictest rules were almost always the best ones
A well-moderated community is a good community online. Self policing doesn’t work when it’s thousands of strangers
Nah, I have a different gripe:
When the reddit exodus happened, Lemmy was flooded with copycat communities for every popular subreddit. That’s fine with me. But what’s not fine is that very few of these communities use the same posting rules (if any at all) so they’re homogenized. Like what is the difference between nostupidquestions and asklemmy?
I have another one that’s not specific to Lemmy but absolutely applies: meme “communities” where it’s all reposted content. I used community in quotes because these communities/subreddits/Instagram accounts are just…meme archives. You’ll find the same shit in every single meme archive on the internet. It feels like it’s less about sharing and more about having the biggest bucket.
Most people using AWS literally can’t switch because most people work for someone else…I don’t think corporate really gives a shit if I don’t like the cloud platform we use
The more you learn about the stock market, the more you realize it’s shit.
“Hollywood” in this context refers to the American film industry, not necessarily the location. Major studios, national distribution, etc.
I don’t watch GMM but I always got the impression that they were really good dudes who use their status to lift other people up. But maybe I’ve been fooled.
They seemed really genuine in the video they made about their religious upbringing and the regrets they had from that time
Hey to each their own! Apple’s hardware design in that era always makes me think of crappy protective cases. I really didn’t like how the opaque parts were behind thick clear shells. Or like…have you ever seen wooden furniture in a public place that has like 5mm of protective clear coat on it to the point that it looks plastic?
Sorry for the essay, I had not thought about what I specifically disliked until now lol
Because getting it right means a smaller bonus
Also eww @ a bot posting all these paywalled articles
I found that design hideous at the time and I guess things haven’t changed in that regard
You can tell it’s Tumblr because the last comment adds nothing to the conversation
My nephew had that watch and his parents like it a lot. The only complaint is they got rid of the standalone app and now all the settings/tracking is a few clicks in the main tmobile app.
I searched for a better explanation than this but I’m pretty sure you’re right and the joke is just kind of a stretch
c/allstupidquestions
Or rather, c/mostlymisplacedquestions - I don’t fault most posters for asking stuff. It’s really up to the moderators to set some guidelines to separate this community from asklemmy. There is no theme here but if there was, it should be the same as it’s namesake: Questions you feel stupid asking because you feel like it’s common knowledge.
One of the best posts I ever saw was “How often do I need to wash a hoodie?” because it made ME feel stupid for not immediately having a concrete answer
It’s paywalled but it’s fine, I already read this exact thing just before the last recession
This community needs moderation
That’s a huge stretch
Wow that’s cheaper than l4d2
This seems like a great option for people commuting to Smurf Village every day
Some raisin