Maybe it’s just me, but I’ve never before seen mention of this; this is the type of stuff that should be mentioned in blurbs like the one above. People who are not aware of lemmy.ml being a test server may find it off putting otherwise.
part of those donations go to lemmy.ml's server upkeep
If that’s true, that’s misappropriating the donations being that they’re billed as supporting development. Server maintenance and upkeep is important, but do not mislead your benefactors to do so, lest you destroy their trust and stop donating to your cause.
Edit: a couple of users pointed out that lemmy.ml is used as a test bed for lemmy development. This is good info, and not something I, personally, was aware of.
For me “it’s complicated”. I live with passive suicidal ideation on a daily basis. Some days are better than others, but generally speaking I don’t want to actually kill myself. However, the idea of being dead does not bother me as it ought other people.
That being said, I do stick around especially for my two sons. I could not bring myself to not be a part of their lives; especially right now as they are 12 and 10. I don’t want to rob them of their father, and I do want to see them through to when they have a life of their own and have their own family (whatever that may look like for them).
As for meaning in life: ultimately everything we do is only for the living. When I die, my life only matters to the people whom I was closest (my kids). Beyond that, who cares right? I have no delusions that I’ll be remembered by anyone else.
But I do have other things I’d like to achieve: find another love of my life, travel the world more, complete as much of my bucket list as possible (e.g. skydiving, bungee jumping, scuba diving, etc).
I don't think it would materially affect pricing, it would just serve to increase profits of sellers.
Since when in our capitalist history has any corporation willfully given up any cut of profit for any reason? Of course they will pass this on to the customers, and the customers will gleefully eat it because their favorite merchandiser masters will it from them.
I’ve always been a “late bloomer”, and if there’s one thing I learned along the way is that there is no specific timetable for living life. It’s your life, and you do things how you want; fuck those Jones’.
Also, congrats! Being a dad has got to be the best thing ever (albeit frustrating at times 😂). You’re gonna love it!! Get yourself a copy of The Happiest Baby on the Block, and start practicing your swaddling. It’ll save both your sanity later.
Couple this with the (at least here in America) dismantling of public education and revisionist history, and our world’s future has never looked brighter; as in staring into the blast of a nuclear explosion brighter.
Maybe it’s just me, but I’ve never before seen mention of this; this is the type of stuff that should be mentioned in blurbs like the one above. People who are not aware of lemmy.ml being a test server may find it off putting otherwise.