Now the latest saga involves subreddits now banning you for participating in other subreddit they think are bad.

This isn’t new, and a significant reason that I segmented my alts was so that I didn’t comment in “opposing” subs.

In Spanish, they talk about hunger and thirst as if they are physical objects.

I run 2 browsers as well, with about 90% of my use on Firefox

I have found that simply being willing to use multiple browsers solves a lot of problems for me

Extricating yourself from the Apple ecosystem can be tough for some people.

/yes, I use Android

That takes me back.

Lancaster (as in Pennsylvania).

Pronounced it as “LAN Caster” like some sort of cyberpunk mage.

They always think they’re being clever, too.

This could probably be thought of as “fear and anxiety are forms of suffering.” Though it might be a bit more nuanced than that.

Sometimes that really is the only option, especially when they appear to be acting out of malice.

Even on this very thread someone decided to start sea-lioning me, almost textbook. Disengage, report, block, and move on with life.

They bought VMWare, which sucks.

Never watched him, but I assume you can smell his livestreams?

Can’t switch if you never left ;-)

Boo, from the Super Mario franchise

I thought this has already been done. Guess there’s some nuance to it that is above my understanding of it.

Anyhow, advancements in solar are cool in my book.

Good. Sounds like we’re on the same page.

Yes, I understand that, but what I’m telling you that it’s a mistake to assume that everyone will process the information you find convincing in the same way that you did, and on top of that

I don’t assume that. In fact, I assume that many people will not be convinced by the information.

Like, maybe cook them a killer vegan dish that has them drooling for a week, and offer to teach them how to make it if they’re interested.

That falls under my purview of “presenting information.” Those vegan dishes are part of my presentation of information. And of course I’m open to answering good faith questions.

In summary, don’t just present people with the negative aspects of their behavior

It isn’t just the negatives of what they are doing. But also the positives of what I am doing.

To be more clear, where the line for me is that I’m not going to tell people what to do (e.g. “don’t eat meat”) and am not going to get into an argument with them about it. I don’t find these strategies effective for me, personally. Others may be able to debate the point more effectively, but I play to my strengths.

Society has collectively decided that people dying from automobiles is a price it’s willing to pay. I’m rather resentful of our car-centric infrastructure, but here we are.

Given the general demographics of Reddit, it would just be a bunch of bots left if they did this.

I don’t use it for discussion, but for some information/support it is helpful to have a larger community to discuss with. I stay the fuck away from anything that has a hint of controversy though.

Moved here and haven’t looked back.

I do keep a Reddit account that is strictly used for informational/support type stuff (i.e. “help me figure out what type of widget I should buy for this task”). I avoid anything controversial on that account.