And some 3rd world countries. Let that sink in.

I guess. If the guy had said “I stopped drinking and eating meat” then fair enough. It’s just that the way it was written sounded like a command, so therefore “no” seems like an entirely reasonable response to me.

Downvotes, just for not wanting to stop drinking and eating meat? Maybe these aren’t my people after all…

Absolutely. I’d go further and say a surgeon. Cutting in to living folk and hoping you do a good enough job to literally keep them alive. That’s wild.

Interesting…Can you use boost or a similar app with it? Also, how popular is it compared to here in terms of user?

I think that’s one of the key things that makes folk generally feel happier when they’re older. I’m 48 and have never been so comfortable in my own skin, despite naturally being less physically healthy and attractive than in my teens.

I used to care so much about what peers thought, but now I’ve lived long enough to realise how few of the people I was worried about pleasing are still in my life and how unimportant they are as the journey of life plays out.

If I’d have known this in my teens I’d have been way happier. You just have to treat people well and, where it’s not reciprocated, forget about them and move on.

Sorry, what’s the story with the Lemmy devs?

I have no idea. I’m a vanilla, semi-norm who came from Reddit, mainly because they banned me after 15 years of active and mostly chill engagement.

I’m basically just a slightly opinionated guy who’s interested in what other people have to say on a variety of subjects.

I’m only dimly aware of PieFeed. I like lemmy as it feels like early Reddit and I access it through the boost app on Android, which was the peak Reddit experience before they locked down the APIs.

I’ve no interest in spreading myself over multiple platforms - I just want access to other humans via the path of least resistance.

With this in mind, is PieFace better? And if so, in what way?

I had a German roommate once. Great guy. Loved his German rap. It was utterly hellish.

Nothing happens at all…

(This is probably a way too obscure and dated reference to a popular song by a Scottish band from the 90s that nobody on Lemmy will know, but what the hell)

Looking from 48 I’d say not. When I was 36 I was unmarried. Now I’m married with 2 sprogs. Feels like an eternity ago, and I don’t feel particularly old.

I can’t speak for anyone else, but if they’re anything like Reddit mods I’m in favour of the trebuchet.

I was 29, single and back-packing in SE Asia, then Oz, working in dive bars, hostels and selling strawberries for beer money. It was a bizarre time in my life that I enjoyed tremendously.

I was being a bit cunty and insensitive, in retrospect, so I deleted the post as it was knee-jerk comment that was shitty and unnecessary.

It’s just that some of what passes for Mental Health issues in people I personally know can actually be attributed to natural (and indeed healthy) negative reactions to their environment (a job they hate, a society that doesn’t seem to care, a breakdown of personal relationships etc).

That shit is in no way easy to resolve. I’d argue that, for those people, there is nothing actually wrong with them, more it’s the situation they’re in and in some cases a personal resilience deficit caused my various factors, some debatable some very real. I don’t think you can think yourself happy and I don’t think it’s a case of simply toughening up. However, to some extent, personally responsibility (avoiding the caffeine and all night gaming for one particular colleague) does play a part, which this particular person at work isn’t doing.

Meanwhile another guy at work is seriously ill and he’s coming in. That’s why I found the comic initially jarring, due to a specific situation i’m dealing with. But, as I say, my comment was unnecessary and short-sighted.

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There’s a lot I don’t know about the Amiga. I was always an ST kid, and viewed Amigas with a jealous resentment! There’s definitely a lot to learn and do with it, but I don’t feel the same connection as I do to my ST, despite it’s shortcomings. That said, the dilemma still remains. I’m just not that excited by them. It’s definitely a ‘me problem!’

I had them playing Golden Axe, Pang, IK+ and Stuntcar Racer, when they were about 6 and 8. They did love it, but it can’t hold their attention the way Fortnite, FIFA, Minecraft and Harry Potter games on the playstation do, sadly.

See, I get that it’s not wise and it’s sucking life away. But I’m also being entertained, I’m learning, I’m laughing and I’m interacting. Of course it’s too much screen time, but in the past I’d have probably read magazines and books, or watched TV. Is it that different?

I got into retro computing during lockdown. Kind of a nostalgia thing. Refurbed My Atari ST and ZX Spectrum. Got an Amiga, and Amstrad CPC464 and an old Atari 2600. Spent a lot of money and did loads of mods. Now they just sit there and I have no idea what to do with them. The games and demos were a fun novelty, but I’m not really a gamer. I don’t want to sell them, but they don’t really bring me any joy either. I’m pretty happy, mostly and have a good family life. Certainly not depressed. But yeah, this kit is just sitting in my den, rarely used. Probably should have anticipated that before I got so deep into it.