I’m in Europe and it’s anecdotal but there are SO many acquaintances that are sick with corona right now. Also not particularly mild, some are in bed since 1+ week with bad symptoms. Fuck this virus and fuck the people who don’t care about the well-being of the person next to them.
I think the best solution is for you to host your own instance and allow these pirate communities on your own server.
That would solve the problem and this is actually the strength of the fediverse. So go ahead , but be aware of the consequences of hosting it.
I am pro piracy but I 100 % understand that the admins here do not want to risk anything. They surely do not have the security set up for that. But as I wrote, anyone who wants and dares can do it. Just don’t accuse other people who do not want to take the risk.
For these communities on other instances, just get an account there. It takes a few minutes.
"Pacifism is objectively pro-fascist. This is elementary common sense. If you hamper the war effort of one side, you automatically help out that of the other.“
With that said conservatism is not fascism, but one enables the other.
I don’t think it’s an age thing, rather interest in DIY over professional production. I’m surely at least twice the age of the average YT user and it’s just about the only streaming platform I use.
You have to find your way past the 99% commercial, screaming crap and the toxic stuff that its algorithm recommends. Adblocking or premium is a must but even then the constant in-video ads have become a cancer. It’s sometimes unbearable and makes me unsubscribe.
YouTube is like a bowl of shit with a few gems at the bottom. You just have to dig to get there.
There are already a bunch of good recommendations here so I won’t repeat them but:
Recently I found HowardHandsTV, pop culture analysis, very funny and feels like an old school channel.
Also Common Sense Skeptic ripping apart Elon Musk and Andrew Tate lately has been entertaining.
I also fall asleep to Michael MJD and his weird and fun reviews/projects, I think it’s the voice that is soothing.
I hope it will be manageable. Heavy moderation is very time- and energy consuming and the people behind the instances today are already under big pressure to keep things in order.
In the case that you give as an example or an emergency, sure I agree. But that’s rare. To demand someone getting up and coming to you because you want something undefined is really rude, that’s not normal. I don’t think it’s the same thing at all to tell them what I suggested.
It’s certainly starting to show that some people with views who wasn’t here before are starting to arrive. Like people openly trolling, making racist and confrontational comments. Feels pretty bad, it was such a nice haven here.
Tell him “No, if you want something from me come to me, I am not a puppy”. That should be enough. See how he reacts, either like a bratty kid or like an adult.
I’m like you, I also switch between many and Voyager sure is very Apollo like. And one of the apps that most consistently works.
Yeah, Liftoff allows for swipe anywhere also on comments. That’s how I personally want it, different behaviours depending on where you are is not very nice. You can still swipe left to upvote or save I believe, I am not sure if itself possible to change that yet.
The best thing would just be if one app managed to copy Apollo, it is the gold standard in usability.
I also think it’s very impressive with so many cool apps. Fantastic developers. But I kind of wish I had just one that was suiting.
No you can scratch it off with those metal base brush sticks that you stick through the openings between your teeth. It’s not perfect but if you do it regularly it helps A LOT. The dentist will have to clean up the trickier parts though (like the inside/back surfaces).
I’m in Europe and it’s anecdotal but there are SO many acquaintances that are sick with corona right now. Also not particularly mild, some are in bed since 1+ week with bad symptoms. Fuck this virus and fuck the people who don’t care about the well-being of the person next to them.