Happened to me too about a week ago. Spent like 20 minutes solving captchas like a moron until I gave up and realized that maybe what I was trying to do wasn’t that important.

IKR SO MANY COINCIDENCES

SAMEE ALSO FUNNILY ENOUGH MY NAME IS ALSO JAY KLSJDFL

We’re probably like the only people in the fediverse who are fictionkin 😭

UNFORTUNATELY NOPE NOT THAT I’M AWARE OF 💔 BUT OMG CLASSIC TORD IS AWESOME

HII I DIDN’T KNOW U WERE FICTKIN THAT’S SO COOL

JSLDFKJ WAIT OMG HI YOU’RE THE GUY FROM THAT COMMUNITY WITH AN EW ICON :D

Also +1 to the guy that mentioned to listen to your local music scene! I have as many smaller local artists as I possibly can in my library. I’m always looking for random stickers on the streets or festival posters, and then I get home and look all of them up to see if they’re my jam.

Never stumbled upon AI generated music ever.

I have my local library with ripped CDs and pirated music mostly from the 2010s and below.

When I feel like discovering new music, I

• browse forums to find arists similar to those I already listen to
• I search for artists that have been featured in a collab in songs I already listen to
• Or, I use ListenBrainz’s Weekly Exploration tab when I’m feeling bored.

No streaming bullshit, AI algorithms made to keep me hooked, and definetly no AI music to be seen or heard.

I always try to validate their feelings as they often struggle with thinking their feelings are valid, so I will be sure to keep that up. Thank you

I’ll be sure to attend their needs. Sadly, we don’t have a friend close by yet, as we left our state to live together. There’s a couple of uni classmates that we vibe with, not sure if they are ready to call them friends, but I can ask. They HATE recieving external help tho, as they feel lile they don’t deserve it, but I’ll keep it in mind if we’re both struggling with getting through the day.

I feel like I’m already good at this, so thank you, this is reassuring.

Thank you, this is very helpful. We’ve had this conversation a couple of times. In stressful times, I often jump to offer all the support I can give, and sometimes they feel too overwhelmed because of that. They’ve told me that trying to normalize/downplay things help them cope with the situation better.

We are both kinda unstable due to our neurodivergensies, so my worry about a negative spiral is justified, as it has happened before (not as life ending, but a couple of rushed action with long-term consequences). But I will try not to manifest it into existence by letting them grieve at their own pace. Thank you again.

Thank you. I always think of the life after the news, but never during. I always try to be strong for my partner, the way they do the same for me too. We both have Bipolar Disorder, so our mood goes up and down at different periods, but after living together for a bit it seems our moods always complement eachother. That’s why I expected to be up when they were down, but I gotta start preparing for the time when both of us are down.

I’m from south america, so my chances are already slim, but I’ve been lucky to have watched The Living Tombstone and My Chemical Romace live, which are some of my favorite bands.

Most of the solo artists I like are very niche, or not big enough for a worldwide tour, so I know it’s gona take years for me to be able to see Ren, Rio Romeo, Will Wood or Femtanyl live.

Ah sweet, man-made horrors beyond my comprehension

Used Last.fm for like 3 months before finding out about ListenBrainz and making the switch. Truly amazing app, love all of their services (Picard my goat) and I’m happy to hear more people are joining!

I wish the social aspect was a bit more active though, I always follow people with similar taste but I never get a follow back (and the accounts always have 0 people they follow). Also I never see pinned songs and such :(

I’m not a movie person at all, but for some reason Everything Everywhere All At Once, and The Truman Show, both hold a very special place in my heart and I have seen them countless times each.

That and the Steven Universe movie, but I’m guessing that’s not a very good first watch lol

Never heard of this game, lol

Yes, this is awesome! This is how federation was sold to me for the first time, and I was unpleasently surprised when I learned that I still had to have multiple accounts. (Currently have 4 I think)

I hope this becomes the standard, I’d happily migrate.