I do the same. I bitch about work a lot and i really need to stop because i know it makes it hard for my coworkers to stay positive. They hired all new leadership last year and it really really sucks! I don’t understand how other people aren’t also anxious and furious all the time. I’ve tried to avoid talking with coworkers about it and now i vent here.

Have you been in a school recently?

I’ve somehow managed to completely miss all of that. I rarely see any right wing content anywhere. I almost never watch videos filmed in portrait rather than landscape. Maybe that has saved me?

I think it might be kind of nice to be Tom Hanks and have the name WilsonsOnlyFriend@lemmy.world and just chat and chill.

I don’t work in tech and I’m not a video game player. Am i a normie? I stay on Facebook because of the things you mentioned - i want to know how my old aunt is doing, get the link to my cousin’s music performances, see what play or concert is showing this weekend, and post to my neighborhood when my dogs escape. I only used Twitter to follow local bars, restaurants, and music venues for happy hours and event info. That kinda died with covid so i closed my Twitter account. I don’t really understand influencers. I’d love to see more local content here but I’m not sure we have the people to support it. I guess the way to start is to share the local info i get from Facebook to the Texas and dfw communities here, but that doesn’t draw more people. Among my friends, r/ is sort of made fun of as something their husbands follow for jokes, memes, and boobs.

Love is not the lightning bolt you see in movies. Find people you can tolerate and see if you can find someone you enjoy talking to or just being with. It’s ok if it takes a while to find someone you like.

Dogs are nice if you have the time, space, and energy for them. They’re always happy to see you and taking them out for walks or dog park can be a good way to meet other people.

You could make a different account for each category. Would be kind of clunky having to switch when you want to read each category.

Not a tech nerd or privacy enthusiast -just an old mom who occasionally shitcomments. I like it here.

So OP lives in a place where this isn’t the case? I understand being upset about that.

I thought there was a mental health component in the preparation/decision process prior to transitioning.

I feel like i could have written this. I’m the slackerist in my department and the loudest complainer. Maybe a lot of people feel that way? I’m working on thinking more positively at work and letting go of things they i can’t change. If i can be more positive my work ethic and thus my productivity will likely improve.

I know mastodon is very popular and I’ve browsed around a few times, but i don’t really get it. It’s person following instead of topic following, right? I had a Twitter account, but i only followed local bars, music venues, etc. to see upcoming events and happy hours deals. I can’t think of a person i would want to follow.

Most people i know don’t complain a lot about the other places. When i bring up the constant marketing and such, they mostly don’t care. When interacting with people you know on social media there’s an expectation that you follow them, post/respond appropriately, etc. It’s tiring. I would use a different account.

Will you share your name with them? Did you communicate with irl people on the other place?

Most of my friends are fully entrenched in mainstream social media and i don’t think there’s much interest in doing something different. I have a couple of friends and family members who i think are probably here, but we don’t talk about it.

I don’t. When people say, “Do you use r/?” I reply with, “I left it during the blackout.” That usually ends it.

I want to support pride month, but I don’t know what those things mean.

I read a review a while back and I think those were actually the highest rated ones. Costco used to have them, which is great because then you can return them for any reason.

We’ve had lots of them. It’s depends on the community but we’re generally older than r/, more female then you think, and slightly to very ‘techie’.