StaticBoredom

The John Oliver pics weren’t quite sexy enough today.

….with the unifying term The Feds being tossed around as well, though I’m not entirely sure I feel comfortable being associated with that word.

@Kupo_Knight posted an article recently that I think is very relevant here:

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/tscc3e5eujrsEeFN4/well-kept-gardens-die-by-pacifism

What a great article. Thanks for posting it. I plan on sharing it around.

The only issue I take is with the author’s use of the word “fool.” Higher or lower levels of intelligence/ability may exist and are obviously acceptable, but what worries me more than this are people who are bigoted or hateful and want to spread their (lack of) ideology.

Regardless, I think I get what the author is trying to say, and overall I think it’s a great message, and especially in these early post-Reddit days that many of us are currently witnessing.

Racist is racist. Fuck them. I have no interest in appeasing these people, and even if I did, it wouldn’t calm them down or make their hatred tolerable. Sexists, racists, homophobes and the lot should be shunned without compromise. As the saying somewhat goes, there should be no tolerance for intolerance.

I have not seen it yet, though I have no doubt that it exists.

I believe that in real life as in the fediverse, hate speech and bigotry of all kinds needs to be very firmly shot down. Immediately downvote and block that shit. It has no place here, or anywhere.

That being said, debating or even engaging with these pricks is worse than pointless because you’ll never change their minds and will only give them a platform.

Haha aw man, there is some deeply tragic irony in this.

I can definitely see how that’s all frustrating, and I’m sure we all have our experiences with lag or with that goddamn Cloudflare verification or whatever, but I hope you and everyone else will stick around so we can help shape this space the way we want it. You’re already doing that with your comment above. Imagine the almost impossible chances of making suggestions to Reddit and having changes made. At least here that’s a possibility. I hope to see you around.

Yes, absolutely. If people aren’t willing to be inconvenienced by the protest against Reddit, then Reddit will end up winning, which sends a horrible message to them that they can do whatever they want and we’ll eat it.

Dear Chickens,

Please come back home. We’ve prepared your nests for you.

Sincerely,
Ron

Woke up at 4:58 this morning to yelling. Earplugs yanked out and groggy me seeing little yet hearing the word “water.”

I certainly don’t “spring” out of or in to anything, but today was my day, I suppose. I sprung out of bed and very quickly realized that torrents of water were streaming through, yes through, the walls and gushing across the floor of this tiny apartment.

Good morning motherfucker, life has set you one hell of an alarm clock today!

For the next hour, mops-a-flying, me down on my knees in dirty water sopping it up with towels, even the landlord valiantly pitching in with a…..a broom and a dustbin?

How about we throw in some physical injury to this story? Huzzah, let’s do it!

The landlady slipped on a wet floor, smashed her face and started screaming. Ended up with a broken arm and a shirt full of blood. I check my watch. It’s 5:09am. Just three hours earlier I’d been awake in bed watching Reddit go dark and trying to figure Kbin the fuck out.

And now where in this actually true story, you long-winded bastard, was something good that happened to you today?

Despite so much pre-sunrise chaos among family and barely acquaintances, amidst financial and logistical headaches and fairly substantial physical injury, none of us lost our cool even once. Not one snide remark was made by anyone, though a few jokes were passed around. It was actually a pretty fun start to my day, all those many hours ago.

This is SUCH a good post. I love the energy of embracing the new, even with its inconveniences, and perhaps especially with them.

I’ve felt for years that this drive for convenience at any cost not only helps create bland societies and exacerbate environmental and economic destruction, but it also makes each of us that much less adaptable every year.

I’m weak as fuck, but I still believe there is essential value to be had in some discomfort and inconvenience on a somewhat regular basis, and this also goes for community-building, which I feel very fortunate to be witnessing in real-time.