You can link a community by typing ! and then the community name right after it, without spaces. I also like checking out the art communities.

Ah, I see now. Thanks for the demonstration :)

!piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com is fairly active by Lemmy standards!

Thank you for the detailed explanation. How do you connect, for example, Piefed and Lemmy?

By FediBridge, do you mean connecting different parts of the fediverse? Could you explain how it’s done?

This place is pretty neat and I’d like to see it become more active. If there’s enough demand for a community about a topic I know a fair bit about, I might just start it, or at least hope to encourage others to do the same :)

I’m not great at socialization past a superficial level and tend to avoid interactions I expect to be uninteresting and awkward. It has cost me opportunities because there are areas in life where connections and networking are just as, if not more, valuable than skill and hard work.

I boycott businesses whose practices I oppose, but I won’t necessarily judge others for not doing the same unless they are deliberately supporting harmful ideologies and practices. Sometimes financial or geographical constraints prevent access to ethical alternatives.

It’s short-sighted not to realize that treating people with dignity will improve their motivation and productivity. My work also has a generous policy for time off, but my colleagues are still considerate when they use it by making sure the important things are done before they leave and that the rest of us will be able to handle things in their absence. There will always be a handful of people who abuse the privilege, but they need to be dealt with individually.

From my observation, the types to work late and have no time off either take an immense satisfaction in working or are avoiding something to come home to.

What’s infuriating is that having no work-life balance is promoted as a positive. Sure there are people who are really devoted to their work and thrive on it, but that should be seen as voluntary and not expected. Working long hours also doesn’t necessarily mean you are working efficiently or using your full potential the entire time.

I ask myself: can I afford it? Do I already have something similar? Do I see myself using it often? That last question is where you need to be honest with yourself, because it’s easy to find yourself neglecting a new purchase after the initial excitement wears off.

Depending on what the item is, you can sample or borrow/rent it to see if it sticks. You can also set a “waiting period” for yourself, and buy it if you still want it after that period ends. Sometimes the craving passes by then.

You have to find pleasures in life too, so if you can fit it into your budget and think you will get good use out of it, why not get it?

You have a nice day/night too!

I don’t ask for that information. As long as he has shown himself to be a good, loyal partner, his sexual past wouldn’t matter to me unless he did something unethical to achieve it.

This is true, and why I phrased the question in a relative way instead of asking for unbiased sources. I suppose a better question would have been about credibility and supporting evidence.

Another reminder for me to start learning German :)

I think the impact of the internet as it is today has a net negative impact on teenagers’ behavior. Specifically on mobile devices. Before, you could be silly and cringey without having to worry that someone was recording. Short-video formats and endless scrolling are detrimental to attention spans, and having a device that provides instant entertainment with little effort can be very distracting to those who never learned to be without it. Then there’s social media, which can cause insecurity in impressionable people who aren’t aware that what they see online is curated to show the best/worst side of things.

I initially joined Lemmy because I wanted to leave Reddit after the API situation. Admittedly I still use Reddit because Lemmy doesn’t have an active enough community for all the topics I am interested in or want information on. Once it gets there, I will fully make the switch.

I don’t think I would initiate contact with my biological parents in this hypothetical situation regardless of their financial status, but I would be willing to meet with them if they requested it first. I can’t miss what I never had and I don’t want to possibly disrupt their lives because of my own curiosity. Nor do I feel entitled to their money.

Not fitting in with an existing group is a risk you take no matter which method of seeking friendship you use. Trying out new activities is always a good idea though.

Join a hobby group or club for activities you’re actually interested in. It could be anything: sports, board games, video games. That way you already have a common interest with the others, and you feel less pressure to make friends because you can still spend your time doing what you enjoy.

I’ve always found it better to let online friendships form organically based on shared interests rather than seeking them out. With the second method, there’s a good chance you and the other person won’t have much in common besides wanting to make friends, and the conversation will taper off on its own.

I hope your new chat leads to a strong, lasting friendship :)