it seems like we’ve got a lot of royalty on lemmy

To that I say:

The must be The Convergence the fortune teller warned me about all those years ago.

Well played.

With knuckles? lol

Lol, what’s with the hand?

Might want to post to !politicalmemes@lemmy.world or !lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world . Prob gonna be (correctly) removed here for being political. Hilarious (and sadly true) though!

If true, that’s like the one thing about them I wouldn’t judge :shrug:. I’ve run more on less hardware than that. lol

Yeah. We have a decent budget and aren’t opposed to buying software (or, shudder, contracting a vendor), but we always try to seek out an open source solution first.

Get out.

Larson predicting Starliner back in 1983 lol.

That’s a big part of it for me, too. The other part is that I document things pretty thoroughly, but no one wants to read that. I’d much rather they read the docs I wrote and ask specific questions than expect me to just explain everything from scratch.

“By the time I explain how it needs to be done, I could have just done it”

Oh, yeah, that goes without saying. Report anyone whose behavior warrants it. I’m just mainly reminding people that blocking can be a way to take control of your experience. It took me a while to fully appreciate the block button and get over my FOMO (in the earlier days of Lemmy, blocking even a few people would cut down the amount of content drastically; thankfully that’s no longer the case).

Semi-specific (but still intentionally vague) example for “block” candidates are some accounts that even the mods are like “Look, I don’t like them either, but they’re not breaking any rules”. But, in general, just don’t be afraid to block what or whoever stresses you out.

The point of my post is protecting one’s own mental health. I’m not here to police the Fediverse. Report people if it’s warranted, block if they’re a source of stress or make the place unenjoyable.

That’s like the “install uBlock Origin” first step as far as I’m concerned lol.

I think it’s less about having strong opinions and more with how those are expressed. But either way, you’re here with a good attitude, and that’s appreciated.

Way better than pouring a bowl of Monopoly. Too crunchy.

Good to know, and yeah, kind of matches what I’ve observed. I tend to permaban outright trolls, but yeah, they usually spin up a new account and never come back to that, so it’s probably overkill. I guess I just don’t like leaving the door open for them to come back…just in case lol.

True. If it’s report-worthy, absolutely. But there are certainly accounts that aren’t violating any rules but can still be a source of stress. Those are often the “rules lawyer” type who knows exactly how to stay right on the line without crossing it.

Counterpoint is that if that person is finally banned, they’re 9 times out of 10 just going to spin up a new alt and start back up with the same shtick. If everyone just blocks them, they’re just shouting into the wind wondering why no one’s taking their bait. I dislike how Reddit had “shadow bans”, but I can see how they would be effective when used surgically.

I like y’all too much to subject you to the reject pile lol.