Not quite the same, but a recent idea that’s been stuck in my craw is ordering a bunch of cheap credit card style mp3 players* and loading them up with local artist tracks to share with interested people. Maybe with some weird/fun stuff saved to memory if anyone connects it to a computer (though noted this would be a piss poor security practice)

*Something like this:

Good.

Downvoted, not unimpressive.

(j/k, good on ya)

I was a participant in what was described as a “tipsy, low-kick cancan line” by a young journalist covering a show for a university’s student newspaper when I was a pre-teen (ah, all-ages shows, good times).

I’ve been censored on the radio on two separate occasions (made jokes about a competing station when calling in for a giveaway).

There’s others but they are far lamer, if you can believe it.

I’d say if you understand that if it gets serious, you will find yourself in a parental role of some kind (specific degree varies situation to situation), and accept that as a something you will step up to as necessary, go for it.

I was a dumb-as-rocks 20 year old when I met my ex-wife and her kid. Now my marriage is over, but I am that kid’s de facto dad and that’s pretty much a ‘for life’ thing. I don’t regret that and they are the most important human in my life, and I like to think I did a decent enough job helping raise them (no worse than my own young parents, at least). But if I had a time machine, I can’t say I wouldn’t go back and ask young Cracks if he really understands what he’s getting into.

That said, circumstances could have been such that the dynamic was different (older kid at time of arrival, more involved biodad, etc.), so YMMV. But regardless, people with kids are a package deal, and that needs to be seriously considered when dating/getting into a relationship. If that doesn’t line up with what you want out of life, there’s absolutely no shame in that.

See, you broke the rule - vote, don’t articulate. Never let 'em know your next move. /s

100% yes, particularly having done it multiple times. Each place represents a particular arc of my life to this point, and I get a little sentimental/pensive about it if cruising streetview or, much more intensely, going back there.

An interesting feeling that pops up with this sometimes: you ever 100% a video game level (Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 specifically came to mind for me) and replay it afterwards? You can still do stuff, still walk around, but there’s a sense of emptiness compared to when you still had goals there. Those are now long finished and not to be repeated. The game’s progressed elsewhere.

I’ve also experienced had a new, related feeling following a recent visit for a show in one of these places, given some recent life changes. Very much like when you reach the end of a stage later in the game, and something new unlocks in those earlier levels.

Life’s fucking weird man.

1. All humans have an inherent value.
2. Depression has numerous contributing environmental, social, and biological factors.
3. Who asked bitch? Shut your dumb ass up.

Multimedia/‘alternate reality’ (what people used to call ARGs, now I think there’s some other term).

Edit: suppose this is a cop out though, since it involves combos of film, literature, audio, web design, and occasionally IRL events or materials. So putting that aside, I think video games edge out film a smidge, in the hands of the right creator/team.

Pretty much repeating what’s been said here, but a) how does she actually use it beyond her own posting behaviour, and b) who is she talking to?

If she literally just posts random crap on her feed and talks only to kin, a concentrated effort to move family to something like Friendica might be a useful project. If she’s interacting with a wider network of friends/acquaintances, community/hobbyist groups, news outlets (you can do that in the States, can’t do it in Canada anymore), Facebook games, and various slop vectors, you have a much more challenging task on your hands.

There’s a lot of shit on Facebook that’s hard to replace in a way people who otherwise don’t care about Meta would use. If you’re looking to start anywhere, I’d say start setting up a Friendica instance, have a plan to onboard key family members with the least amount of friction possible, seed your own feed with grandma bait, and keep bringing it up (“Oh yeah, [x] was great, I took a lot of pictures, here’s the link to my Friendica page. Oh, you need an account? It’s just your e-mail, password’s GrammyGram@420. I’ll show you how to change it*.”)

*Not a Friendica user so I dunno how it works in detail, but you get the idea. Also doesn’t need to be Friendica specifically, but this one’s usually brought up when talking Facebook alternatives specifically.

Honestly, different strokes for different folks, but I always want to know if people tried broccoli roasted with oil, salt, pepper, paprika and garlic powder before solidifying this opinion.

Blanched/boiled broccoli is meh at best, and I’ve met folks who have never had it prepared any other way. And raw definitely isn’t for everyone (I like it but could see how others wouldn’t).

For folks waking up to a weird morning: “I’m pulling for ya; We’re all in this together.”

This, pretty much. But that’s also just called living on the Dartmouth side of the HRM for any length of time.

This is now my new favourite thing.

It almost always comes down to set and setting, imo. You (mostly) get out what you put in.

Don’t get me wrong, it can also just be a fun time, but even that should be approached carefully and with some respect to the substance (most of the stories I’ve heard where someone gets psychically bitch-slapped is when they start getting a little frivolous in their approach. SWIM told me about that once…)

Edit: Also noted they’re not useful/good for everyone and that’s ok - important to know, even.

This was more or less my response when looking at the question. If it’s an unhealthy, hyperfocus escape, then it’s kinda sad. But just a fun thing that you enjoy spending time doing with the other life stuff in check? Not sad, go nuts.

Waaay back in the day when I lived in a little fishing village, we had a community falling domino guy. He lived with his mom, and my family had reason to stop by his house to pick some stuff up once. The whole scene struck child me as kinda sad. But taking a step back: the guy had something he really enjoyed, he brought it to the broader community for them to enjoy pretty often, and he had a place of note in the local community through that. Took away quite a bit of my initial impression.

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Unfortunately, yeah. Re: point one - I’d be absolutely shocked if there isn’t such an instance already, or if the activity isn’t being scraped direct from ActivityPub via some other methods.

Re: point two … idk man, I’m one of those idiots that still has Facebook at the moment, and I’ve seen some shit that makes me suspicious (though whether that’s based on my lemmy activity or any one of a number of other leaky things is anyone’s guess).

I simply don’t know enough to state anything with confidence, but know your Lemmy activity (generally speaking) is very, very public. Anyone want to chime in and call me an idiot (re: this topic, otherwise I already know) with examples? It’d be deeply reassuring :)

When I couldn’t use reddit is fun anymore, reddit wasn’t fun.

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