Yes, but not in the way you'd think.

I think lemmy won't be easy enough to use for a vast majority of users, they'll stick to the traditional platforms.

However, I think if the hype continues for a while, and the little kinks are ironed out soon enough, it will give rise to a new, different kind of platform.

People have this idea that lemmy will replace reddit and just become Reddit 2.0. I think lemmy is still a place similar to a phoenix burning. The new bird has yet to take it's first breath, and it'll be quiet different from what we imagine or what we are used to today

That starting the work is half the work. I wasted a lot of time procrastinating, it took me shamefully long to realize that if I could just start an activity for 5 minutes, taking it to completion is then relatively easy

My realization came from DDLC. I learned about what other people can feel after you've left

I use edge and onedrive. I like my settings in a particular way. However, microsoft thinks it's okay to change the system settings every few days because in their infinite wisdom I can't use their products enough without them forcing them down my throat every chance they get.

It's gotten to a point where I change the settings via registery key, but after a few hours it reverts back

Late last year I had the opportunity to experience firsthand what this really means. Political unrest in my country uncovered some brutal truths about the world in general and my own country in particular, that lead to literally everything online becoming just depressing. Day after day for months, consuming that amount of negative news had me exhausted by early this year.

I had to cut back on social media by a lot, and get back into some of my older hobbies that had been on a backburner during this time. It took deliberate efforts to cut back the social media because it was just so easy to get sucked right back in. In any case it has been a real learning experience

I've seen many kids well into their 30s, and I've seen many old souls just entering 20s. Maturity comes at different stages for everyone, and some don't get it at all. Don't Overthinking the age gap, what you really need is mental compatibility. If it's there then you'll be fine.

I guess it's not just Canadians but all over the world. I feel as if the focus of majority of journalist outlets is shifting from actual journalism / news reporting to capturing views for that ad revenue. And the way to do that is to fear monger and focus on the negative news. That's spreading mental health issues because we consume so much negativity all the time

I've noticed that the lack of content and poor arrangements is pushing me back to reddit

I've been struggling a bit lately with my mental health. I found a few collections from Lofi Girl on YouTube that always calm me down. They have several hour long compilations that you can check out

I am an avid tech enthusiast. I think that lemmy as a project won't outright kill/replace reddit ever, rather the influx of enough users will eventually build it into a platform of is own. Reddit might still exist down the road, some parts of it might even thrive, but lemmy is, as someone else put it : the first time in a very long time something new in the internet to get excited about.

I think in the immediate future the priority should be to bring more features to it, develope it into a robust ecosystem with all the necessary tools required. Currently it's all janky and cumbersome to use, but the more tech focused crowd is putting up with it because we all are either excited by something new or we just lost our trust in reddit.

I think a short time down the road, there will be a lot of features that we cannot currently imagine. There's speculation that users and even communities will be able to migrate. Currently it's very difficult to find large communities on a topic so information is very fragmented. It's also not too easy to find and subscribe to them.

But essentially, my hope is that development is fast enough, and that new user influx is large enough, that in few months to years time it will be possible for me to host an instance on my own pc/laptop. There I can make my own account or perhaps the accounts of my family/friends so that it always stays with me. I would then be able to bring all the communities under that umbrella.

As for larger communities, I think eventually we'll end up donating to a pool for every particular community that we like. Maybe even organizations can bring their instances as well. And it would still work because no one has absolute control over everyone

For me it's their speed and safety. I've been using them since over a decade and I've never had any issues wrt viruses etc

What's most frustrating about it is that even when I try to help others see that this is the real cause of friction between us - that poor communication or misunderstanding is the real cause of our arguments, many if not most would still fight me that I'm wrong and they're right and it's like nobody wants to reach a solution, they'd rather forever spin in the accusations

Oh, I have a story that is not much different. I am what you called science-minded person. So, you can imagine what I must be thinking about tarot cards or astrology. But I definitely do get you. Few days back I had a dream. That lead me down the rabbit hole of deciphering its meaning. It wasn't anything spectacular, just plain old random-ass dream. But dreams are pretty big in my society so there is ample material to decipher them. I picked one up at random and found out that my dream was good. That was it.

I admit that some other dream dictionary might tell me that my dream is an omen of doom, but just like yourself I took that initial meaning and wrapped it around my situation well enough that I could spend next few days in relative calm. Even though I do not believe in them at all.

For me it has always been me talking to myself. Very rarely I would take an approach where I needed to detach from myself in hopes of finding the best option objectively and without my own bias etc.

To start off, try to speak to yourself just as you would with any other person. Obviously, you may think that you know yourself well enough (I'll explain why this is wrong later, but for the sake of explanation just go with it) so that you can try to speak to yourself like this is your best friend. You know your likes, dislikes, things you like to talk about, things you are afraid of. The best feeling you can seek is to be able to speak with absolute freedom, because it's you yourself you are talking to. So, you don't have to fear of coming out as being awkward.

I was all over the place when I started. Sometimes I still am. But it's quiet unlike speaking to some other person. When you speak to others your mind starts to wonder what if they think you are too weird. You absolutely will be weird in the start, just like you are weird around new people. But as your friendship grows you get more comfortable.

So, the key is to keep writing on the regular. I normally write a couple of pages once a month. Lately I've been writing more due to some stress in my life. You can write once a month, or once a week or a day. Or even multiple times a day, but make it a habit to write regularly. You will find that very quickly you will become comfortable with this new friend and your writing style will change. Mine has changed multiple times over the years. It has taken me on a journey of self-discovery. And I promise you, if you can go even 10% as far as I have in journaling, you will recognize that you never really knew yourself before you started journaling.

Not to downplay your work, but I was thinking Jupiter or Saturn would look epic, especially if the Saturn is wobbling a little

This is amazing work

After battling with depression for 6 years, my life turned around. In just under a year, I went from having suicidal thoughts to graduating and landing one of the best jobs in my entire country.

It took me a while to fully accept that good things can happen to me, I think it was almost an entire year before I was in a normal mental state.

Take a deep breath, understand what is the minimum required from you on your new job, do not fall below that, and just let the blissful feelings come in. Enjoy this moment, perhaps years down the line, on a really tough day, you'll remember your current mood and be happy even in face of hardships.

Congrats on finally it to your dream :)

Thanks Alot, for sharing this, it was a great fun read

Yeah, I didn't see that and selected the wrong choice smh

A couple of things help me:

1. Having bigger hands for a start
2. Native gestures
3. Extra gestures using specific apps

That last one is the best deal