One common complaint I’ve seen with Reddit is the negativity. I’m really hoping that the freshness of Lemmy allows the opportunity for a more positive environment.

Maybe the slight difficulty of joining a Lemmy instance will keep more negative folks away, too.

Teachers. It is such a widely known trope that teachers are overworked and underpaid. So many that want to pursue teaching now enter the market, understanding that they will likely need a second job at some point. Although internet kudos do little to actually address the problem, my respect goes to the teachers.

Regardless of why you have opted not to divorce, this is a tricky situation to be in. It’s often so awkward when these taboo topics make an unexpected appearance in casual conversation. It sounds like your current situation works for both of you, and I wish you the best of luck navigating this in the future.

Nothing will change until they start jailing people. Fines are just the cost of doing business in the modern era.

Switched over to Pop!_OS from MacOS a few years ago. While there aren’t a ton of open source mobile options, I decided to go with GrapheneOS over iOS. Fuck walled gardens.

That 10% off at my coffee shop goes a long way towards affording rent.

The only thing that keeps me tied to any Meta platform is the Facebook marketplace. It is the de facto method of buying and selling used goods in a sustainable fashion.

If there was any alternative, especially a federated one, I’d switch over in a heartbeat.

Family pushed college as the only possible way for me to lead a happy life and make money.

The kids from my high school who went into the oil fields are making double my salary.

Instead of making phones thin enough to shave with, just give me a battery that could last a few days.