Haha, yep, joined the knitting one, even though i'm on a hiatus. Still nice to see people show off their work.
I had no idea about that instance; i joined once, asked for a community and someone immediately shared one, so i thought it was very helpful. Thanks for letting me know!
It's a great and easy way to get an overview of new communities or communities with some new activity.
I check interesting communities and if i like them, i subscribe.
There is also a community where you can ask for a certain community. I asked once and someone replied and pointed me to an interesting community:
Well, it would be nice if they had something like a setting that is activated by default to show they are part of the federation and when they would want to hide it, to switch it off.
I don't know, not a programmer.
You bring up an interesting point though; i did not think of the fediverse as just a way of building your own forum.
Thanks for your input
I really try to make an effort to contribute.
I sometimes still find it a bit uncomfortable - i remember the harsh ways people got called out/downvoted/got incredibly unkind replies on reddit-, but i try to do it anyway, if i feel i have something to contribute/something kind to say/have a question
I really think it's a matter of context; how one was raised, what kind of people one interacts with, interest, etc.
I'm older and i know so much more than most of my age group. I learned a long, long time ago to not be afraid to try things out, my pc is not going to explode; to investigate when i'm stuck with some computer stuff; and i have adult kids who teach me things that i don't know enough about or share their views.
Some of the communities i subscribed to are about tech, FOSS, android etc. I'm always really open to boost my knowledge.
My two cents; I think it's because you get lost in the story for even a brief time.
And all stories are built out of human experiences and emotions.
They are made to get some sense of distraction, or relief, or joy, or to change your views, or whatever the goal might be.
Cartoons are no different.
Any story aims to get you involved; if you wouldn't get the feeling of 'being in the story', you would not find it interesting and would look for something else.
I have had many pets and currently also live with two feisty forpus parrots.
The female sometimes bites me (as every forpus owner will recognize) and i know very well why she does it; i am touching her aviary to clean, or to provide food or toys. It's not that she hates me, but she is incredibly territorial. And i fully respect that, because i understand her. It's not personal at all.
She is learning though, nowadays she hardly ever bites anymore and she is starting to inhibit the impulse, for instance if she notices i didn't want to touch her stuff but merely wanted to offer her a treat.
(But if a pet would tell me they hate me, i would want to know why and fully respect it)
Btw, i think chances are bigger that a pet would tell us: i'm so bored for a big part of the day, because i can't read or scroll on a phone, rather then tell us they hate us...
Edited to add: parrots are not really domesticated yet. It's only been a couple of generations since they live in our homes, compared to for instance our dogs.
I would listen to them and let them tell me what they want, what i can do better.
Oh, i would explain to them why i would take them to the vet.
I don't need to tell them how much i love them, we don't need language for that :-)
As an aside, there is a great community that would appreciate pics of bee(butt)s:
!beebutts@lemmy.world