gaydarless @ gaydarless @lemmy.ca

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I really feel for the mods who've spent years building and curating communities, only to have them decimated by forces outside of their control. Reddit never listens to its userbase and I'd be surprised if they start now. I mean, they were regularly having calls with TPA developers only to blindside them with the API changes and treat them poorly for having questions. I don't see how it will be any different for moderators, unfortunately.

I'd probably just mute the ad and go to a different tab or look away from the screen. I don't mean that to sound flippant, but it feels like the easiest solution.

RIP, jugo :(

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I guess it depends on what I'm at my breaking point about. In prior times, it would have been my spouse. Now that I'm considering leaving them, it's been my handful of close friends from school. I trust their judgement and advice, and they've always been a supportive presence despite the many stressors of the past few years. I know if things got really bad, they'd take me in temporarily or try to help however was in their means.

Usually something like, "This too shall pass" or "The only constant is change." Reminding myself of the impermanence of every situation makes present difficulties bearable.

What also helps me is the prospect of emerging on the other side of the situation as someone with more experience, more self-understanding, and greater resilience. Those traits are high on my list of personal values.

It's worth the time to me, but I can definitely understand why others might not feel the same. Personally, I don't love the Viking "honour and glory" theme but I do like the zany "mystery" side quests and the overall game structure. As for whether it's a rinse-and-repeat of previous games... yeah, it is, in most meaningful ways. Since Origins, they've relied on a lot of the same mechanisms, but that's not a deal breaker to me. I like (modern) AC because of the visual polish and atmosphere, not necessarily unique gameplay. Odyssey was my favourite of the "new" gen of AC games, and I think Valhalla made a lot of tangible improvements to the mechanics and gameplay loops since that title.

I too am enjoying AC Valhalla, lol.

I really like this perspective and I think I'll try this framing moving forward. Thanks for sharing.

I do when travelling in any capacity (public transit, airplane) and most of the time when I'm in close proximity to a large group of other people (grocery store, crowded indoor event, anywhere with poor ventilation). I am starting to try doing some unmasked social events with a limited number of participants. It was only in June of this year that I started doing this. Prior to that, I masked everywhere all the time, except with my "bubble" of friends.

What's true for someone else isn't automatically true for you. You don't have to discount your own perspective and feelings so that they perfectly match up with those of someone you like and admire.

Did your research end up changing your friend's mind?

chips + jam

specifically, kettle chips (plain salted or unsalted) with a nice strawberry or blackberry jam to dip them in...

where it really gets controversial is that I like to do this with the bonne maman jams 🙈

lol:

I'm genuinely excited though. I've been a long time sync user, and I'd love to see similar features available for Lemmy!