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@east@kbin.social

Passionate about technology, playing music, and collecting vinyl.

Find me on Mastodon over at https://cupoftea.social/@east

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Thanks for the input. I have been using Discord for quite a while now, but I am leaning towards Matrix due to the federated nature of it. My only caveat is just how many people would be willing to check it out vs Discord, which seems widely adopted, so it's good to know you'd be open to checking it out as someone who hasn't yet. Appreciate that.

Outside of this, do you use anything that could be considered social media?

I originally had signed up for a few social media platforms in their early days but over time I felt that I wasn't seeing what I thought I wanted to see. As companies started tailoring their algorithms things started to get less relevant to my interests. As a result I left behind those platforms for a couple of years before...

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Wow! Yeah Friendster was one I missed. I have definitely noticed a lot of platforms won't even let you browse anymore without an account. Facebook marketplace, for instance, which is unfortunately the only "local" option for a marketplace available online as they pretty much killed Craigslist. Same with Twitter and not being able to read beyond a certain amount or search without joining. It's a real hassle, sometimes. That's understandable about being burned out a bit, I think I'm in the same boat for most traditional social media.

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That's interesting, thanks for sharing. I'd forgotten about Discord. Definitely use Discord to keep up with friends for the most part as well.

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I just blocked my first user here on kbin!

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@CynAq Glad to hear ernest didn't leave that feature out on Kbin. I hope I don't have to use it, but it's good that it's there for when it inevitably becomes needed lol.

I PASSED MY COURSE! Time to graduate!

I was sooo worried I wasn't going to make it with my rushed final essay but I did it with a 75% mark! Maybe my course staff are just forgiving? I read the feedback and there were a lot of good points where I could have changed or expanded upon things...It doesn't matter now because I'm graduating in a month. IT'S HAPPENING! I...

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Wow, that's a huge accomplishment! Congratulations on passing and getting your degree! It's alright if it took awhile for it to happen. I wish you the best in your job search when it comes time. All the best!

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Welcome Guy! Glad you decided to make an account here and joined us. I haven't used Infinity before, ended up using Sync for Reddit (on Android) for many years, but like the rest of them it's on the way out as well.

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Welcome to kbin! I think I have kbin mostly figured out, but I'm still learning new stuff daily. If you have any questions I will try my best to help out.

OC What are some hobbies you have that carry you through the day/week? Feel free to share them here!

I absolutely 100% look forward to my hobbies every day of the week. I picked up some new ones over the past two years and they have been an immeasurable asset to my sanity and happiness over the past two years. The first being that I'm picking up, and practicing guitar again. I have a starter setup still and that is ample for my...

atypicaloddity, to chat

I think I've wrapped my head around the fediverse, but connecting to other services is surprisingly obtuse.

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@atypicaloddity It really is. I'm still trying to follow this on Mastodon with no luck yet. I want to be able to @ it to get into the microblogging section like I can other magazines.

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@CynAq Thank you for that explanation! That makes a lot of sense, hope it gets sorted.

AdmiralSnackbar, to chat
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Since kbin doesn't keep track of total upvotes, is karma farming a thing of the past? Or will it just look different?

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@AdmiralSnackbar I think here karma farming will be over unless something is changed, which maybe is a good thing. Seems like follows are the only thing that matters on the profile page.

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tfw so distracted by kbin I overcooked my lunch, be careful out there!!

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@MothraCultist I actually did the same thing. Was browsing on my phone and looked up to find my melt a little too crispy. D:

What did you have for lunch?

famof4, to chat

How exactly does one view a thread’s comments? I can’t seem to get comments to show. Here’s a thread view in its entirety.

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@famof4 I think this is a glitch that happened due to the overwhelming traffic the site has been getting. Is this still happening for you?

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I would start by checking into the public magazine list. Unfortunately you will find a lot of sparsely populated magazines, but it is up to us to create new content to help make this place worth sticking around for as well. There are however some active ones out there, and I'm sure you will find a few worth subscribing for! That said, thank you so much for contributing this to the community. I'm looking forward to reading others opinions on some of the best communities the fediverse has to offer.

OC How did you end up finding kbin? Did you migrate here from Reddit?

I was initially introduced to Mastodon a few years ago by a close friend and picked up on it quickly given the benefits of not having to deal with advertising, or being shown what a mega-corporation thought I should have to see through algorithms. I have since found a great instance over on cupoftea.social that promotes quality...

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Thank you for sharing your journey here! It's a shame Reddit has failed users in so many ways, in particular as of late. I think I will close my Reddit account sometime today and leave it behind for good. I'd also like to donate in some capacity. I currently donate to the mastodon instance I joined so it would make sense to support this as well for sure. Do you have the link to donate by any chance?

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Appreciate that!

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Wow, Yeah I imagine many more third party apps will end up shutting down as well. Apollo is probably just the first of many. Apollo was a great way to access Reddit. It's a real shame, but hopefully enough people come to the alternatives to make it work out even for more niche interests.

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I'm subscribed to quite a few lemmy based magazines so that's cool that it's a thing. I am still wrapping my head around the Fediverse to be honest. I know there are ways to interact with this from Mastodon but I'm still figuring it out, ha. Thanks for sharing your journey here and welcome! I did see some detractors of Lemmy as well which ultimately resulted in me creating an account here instead, but really the complaints didn't seem very substantial in my opinion. I'm going to stick it out as well, hoping we get more active communities and people starting groups around even more specific interests as time goes on.

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Nice! I am currently running the Element nightly build (for Matrix) and it seems pretty nice. It's difficult finding active off-topic/general chats though so far in my experience. Great place though to get support on some things.

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Welcome! That's definitely an impressive stretch of visiting Reddit. I hope you find that you enjoy it here and are able to figure out the user interface well. I'm still in the same boat on that front. It is a bit different from Reddit in some ways. I'll admit It even took me a minute to realize the plus icon was how I was supposed to add new posts/articles/photos etc.

OC Welcome to /m/chat!

Hello all! I've decided to start this community in order to create a space on kbin where people can chat about things they might not feel fit anywhere else. Discussion here can include topics that do fit elsewhere, however. The main goal of chat is to create a general social space for people to freely and safely communicate...

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Welcome Diego! Feel free add a new article and subscribe to chat about whatever you would like. Hope to see you around!

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Welcome and hello! Definitely agreed, It's very encouraging to see the activity increasing here. I know quite a few people have expressed that they are unhappy with Reddit right now. I hope they stick around for a while so we can carve out a better community here.

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