Yeah, I’ve been there. Halfway through typing a reply I usually realize, the most likely outcome of this is more bad faith arguments and more frustration.
I will sometimes just leave a purely factual reply or a link, and not respond further if they want to debate it or move the goalposts.
From news, to shitposting, to memes, to more shitposting, Lemmy feels vibrant, active, lighthearted, fun and even powerful. Mastodon feels like a fucking funeral.
I read “it’s dying” by people on Discord and Reddit all the time, but the numbers prove otherwise. It’s been going up this entire time and sitting over 3 billion MONTHLY ACTIVE USERS!...
How do they define monthly active users? If I never post anything, but log in every couple weeks to see what my friends are up to and maybe like a few posts, am I counted?
They call me the Hiphopopotamus Flows that glow like phosphorous Popping off the top of this esophagus Rocking this metropolis I’m not a large water-dwelling mammal Where did you get that preposterous hypothesis? Did Steve tell you that perchance?
How do you deal with internet trolls?
Oblig (dmv.social)
You can swap the roles of any two actors in a movie. What do you pick?
Why is Lemmy, with a tiny fraction of Mastodon's MAU, more fun than Mastodon?
From news, to shitposting, to memes, to more shitposting, Lemmy feels vibrant, active, lighthearted, fun and even powerful. Mastodon feels like a fucking funeral.
Why is Facebook still so insanely popular? (midwest.social)
I read “it’s dying” by people on Discord and Reddit all the time, but the numbers prove otherwise. It’s been going up this entire time and sitting over 3 billion MONTHLY ACTIVE USERS!...
English is such a peach.
It’s bullshit that the opposite of “impeachable” is “unimpeachable” instead of “peachable”
why does lemmy think theres 7 comments when theres only 6? are they stupid? (lemmy.world)
Guinea pig production for consumption (lemmy.world)
What is the best hip hop lyric of all time?
What is your favourite Open-Source game?
I personally love Naev and Mindustry
Where does the wind come from? [beetlemoses] (lemmy.world)
X: x.com/beetlemoses
What is something nobody ever says?
Join Lemmy! (sh.itjust.works)
I'm guilty, lol (lemmy.world)
What's your favourite -dle? (Daily puzzle game?)
I do the daily wordle, but lately have been liking the murdle and the hexcodle....
I'm brown willy, tag yourself (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
Tim Berners-Lee: Marking the Web’s 35th Birthday: An Open Letter (medium.com)
"How to help someone use a computer.", a guide from 1996 that is also relevant to how we teach new people about the Fediverse (pages.gseis.ucla.edu)
As a level 5 Laser Lotus, I'd just like to wish everyone an enlightful day
The Comprehensive Plan Must Do More [Seattle Transit Blog] (seattletransitblog.com)
Best practice for this kind intersection? (see comment) (lemmy.ca)
Hey guys. I’m curious about this type of scenario, because I see two ways of approaching it and neither seems like the best way....
🎶 The best part of waking up, is Dilithium in your cup 🎵 (i.imgflip.com)