TheInsane42

They are still running in The Netherlands, although only in 1 city.

Why choose?

Lemmings.

As stated, lemmy is named after 4 sources, with the furry rodent being one of them. (Although the last option)

I love being a furry rodent gnawing away at Reddit. ;)

Depends, define free and define useful. ;)

You can learn a lot by reading up and watching YT vids. I already did my own car maintenance (started as hobby, now it’s a necessity, car mechanics cost twice/trice my hourly wage), but didn’t know how to replace the fuelpump on this modern car. Garage quoted €500, part was 109, special tool 79, seals 5 each (2). Replaced it myself in 4h.

I’m also learning to play bass guitar with the help of YT (already have the bass), painted my house, replaced kitchen and parts in bathroom including plumbing,… None of DIY things for free, but cheaper then hiring somebody to do these task. Even when you count your hourly wage, most of those tasks can be done cheaper yourself.

When you want no investment at all, languages are very useful to learn, at least when you meet others speaking those languages. Learning to setup a computer with free software is usefull as well (saves cash, so eeven better then free ;) ).

At this moment in time, in most pasrts of Europe and the USA, labour is the most expensive part of everything, so I’d say everything you can learn to do yourself is worth investing some time and maybe some cash in. Nothing wrong with hobbies that can save cash in the long run.

In 100 years, nobody will care

Growing old is mandatory, growing up optional.

Murphy’s law is always apllicable, unless you depend on it.

Especially in gaming subs: ‘How is this fair’ posts by starting users getting clobbered by vets (5y+ playing) while having no clue about the game’s mechanics…

Sidebar? I’m on an app, no sidebar. (With the pinned message, 1st you see, having the exact same content)

I really miss baconreader. (A minute tad, lemmy with liftoff is so much better)

Nah, you need carbon cables… As anlog interlink, no change what so ever, as digital interlinks the bass seems smoother. (can’t even think of a theory that fits there, but I’ll take it)

What am I missing here?

You want to beat the system by following the system. Al, that it achieves will be ‘told you so it would result in millions?’

The only real way to beat a failing system is by offering something better and thus making it obsolete. The fediverse is an attempt to do just that.

Mastodon is getting more and more attention now Musk is killing Twitter. (Truth is getting some as well, but that’s limited to extremist christians) I’m sure Lemmy and Kbin will be as effective.

I’m a lot more active then I was on Reddit.

I was very active in the subs of the games I play (I’m even r/CSRRacing2 mod) when I started there, but I’m getting tired of the hate, stupidity,…

Take Two bought Zynga and managed to add a battle pass to CSR Racing 2 which you can’t ignore as well… Every week ‘here are the new tasks’, every level ‘here is your reward’ and no way to keep on gaming and check it out later, you have to go to the pass… (which takes a minute)

I thought those lootboxes were the cancer of the gaming industry, but this is worse. I’m glad that some are killing the pass system off again.

And in those boxes I sometimes see < 1% chances on the main item to drop and close to 50% for useless junk…

All games have their methods to leach cash out of players, but some methods are just despicable. Galaxy of FIre: Alliances was a positive exception. Buy a point doubler for $1.99 that’s permanent… Those amounts are within the expendable income part for almost all players. (not > 100 for 1 item or thousand for gambling)