I do wonder if this is just your natural cycle. It makes sense that you’re active in the Summer when life is abundant and easier while in Winter life dies/hides and you too find it harder.

In our modern world it’s easy to feel like you have to be productive all the time. The system tells us to reach for medication to ‘fix’ things and feel ‘normal’. Don’t get me wrong, medication can be wonderful and it’s fair to want more from your life. But idk, we’re animals and so we are affected by the changing seasons.

Vitamin D and a Winter holiday to somewhere sunny are good suggestions. I live somewhere with intense Summer/Winter seasons too and life is just harder in the cold and dark. More rest and being kinder to yourself i hope would help. What would it take to not feel like you’re struggling when your energy is low?

Yeah can defo see the harm in letting bots overrun actual communities but i do think this type of thing has it’s place. I feel the fediverse is still very new and has so much potential. It’ll be interesting to see how it develops!

Fuck the haters! If you think this will bring more people to the fediverse and you enjoy doing it, i encourage you to keep going! I do think you’ll have to be ok with blocks and bans but it sounds like you are finding places that want it which is promising. You just gotta find your space!

Yeah that’s fair. If the reddit mirror was it’s own instance i think that would help to avoid those issues. Then admins can defederate if it’s breaking things.

If you do think a bot like this could divert traffic away from corpos then why not give it it’s own space? The fediverse is for everyone! Even bots lol

Indeed. Running an instance is a lot of effort. I can’t say if it would be worth it. I really hope you don’t abandon fedi. We need people like you. Those who are willing to put in the work to try and make things better.

You clearly have talent. I’m sure you can help the fediverse grow. Maybe your effort would be better focused elsewhere. I know the sports communities are looking for automation help. A recreation of the match threadder bot could be very useful. If that’s at all of interest to you of course!

It may be dead for a commenter perspective but what about lurkers? I can understand some instances would defederate but would a reddit mirror help divert traffic from reddit to the fediverse?

Having read the thread i do understand where you’re coming from. I’m sure some people like you’re posts but people are allowed to dislike them too.

It’s a tricky one. I have seen moderators and admins be heavy handed which can indeed damage the fediverse. But giving a repost account free reign to flood communtites isn’t ideal either.

If you are getting annoyed by admins and moderators i think it’s logical to run your own instance. You’ll never be able to stop people blocking/defederating but at least you’ll have more control.

I want to thank you for the effort you’re putting in. I believe you’re doing it for the right reasons but some people are not happy with the results. Perhaps you could reach out to the admins/mods who blocked you and come to an agreement about number of posts per week? Perhaps a dedicated reddit mirror instance would help more people to switch over?

First post i’ve every favourited. Thanks! Great art!

Yeah that’s the killer. Just not enough content yet. I think it’s cause video hosting is expensive. My hope is that individual youtubers start hosting their own peertube instances. But they’d never do that because they’d lose money.

If peertube could get functionality which would allow creators to hide videos behind a subcription which could be paid in fiat/crypto that would be a game changer. Easy to donate to your favourite creators while keeping federation.

Maybe one day.

Defo would recommend changing your email though. Takes a while to do all your accounts but once it’s done you’re free! Feels good.

Great point, thanks! I would rather live in a generation ship on the way to a habitable planet than as an elongated mole martian!

Would highly recommend the full doc that shows why Big Wind was made - Fires of Kuwait (1992) [36:05]

Invidious link - https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=-tUzkF_Dp8M

I was always pretty sure I was gonna go on HRT after coming out (they/them) but definitely had similar doubts. In the end i started because i wanted to. I wanted to look more fem. I spent a year being more fem which was the best time ever but still tough. Now i’m 2 years on E and i love it! I started slow and orally but planning on changing to gel at my next appointment. I’m lucky and would do diy if it wasn’t accessible.

Only you can know if it’s right for you. When i read the effects HRT would have they sounded great lol if you want the changes HRT brings there’s a good chance you’re gonna feel better. It’s a big decision though and it does affect how you’re seen in the world. Depending on where you live that can be scary.

If you feel you’re headed in the wrong direction you can always change course. It’s your life. Trust yourself.

All the time, baby!

Unless it’s absolutely necessary, vpn and kill switch stay on.

Horrendous. Thanks.

Wtf! In that case, i’m stumped. I can’t think of a mechanism that would allow Google to track you across all the different browsers and operating systems you’ve tried.

If you’re still concerned then just stop using these services. Youtube can’t track you if you never visit it!

I’ve never owned one but it looks like it just extands the range of your router. You could replace it with something else?

A good test would be to see if you experience the same thing on a different network. For example, take your laptop to a cafe and see if you still get personalised suggestions.

Again, having a secure vpn helps when travelling and is an important piece of the privacy stack, in my opinion. A proper one should cost ~$5 a month.

Indeed. If you had you own space you it would be a game changer. Your family situation sounds tough but if moving out is an option i think it could really help.

That co-worker should do better. No excuse starting an altercation over words. Maybe you’d feel comfortable in neurodivergent communities where people are more understanding and patient. Unfortunately we do need other people but i totally get the feeling of wanting to withdraw.

No worries! It reminds me of a situation i was in a few years ago. I’m doing a lot better now. I really hope you’ll be able to say the same. It sounds like you have some ideas of what you want which is a good place to start. I wish you all the best.

Aw yeah work “friends” are atrocious. In that case perhaps you can focus on finding something that brings you joy. Can be anything in the world. Then find some type of community who share the same joy. It will be much easier to find, see, and hold on to friends.

Please do look after your health if you can. I would hate for circumstances to change but be unable to take advantage due to preventable issues.

If you are capable of running tailsOS you’re capable of aquiring bitcoin and paying for a vpn. All the info is available online.

If you are truly not seeing any results i think you should ditch the google access point. Make sure you’re router is secure as well, but that’s beyond my realm of knowledge atm.

Damn, that really does sound like a tough situation. You deserve better.

You sound like a caring person who is working extremely hard to provide for their family. Working a demanding job like that and coming home to a hostile environment is so hard. There’s no respite. There’s no peace.

Online interaction is weird. It’s much harder to understand intent through text than through speech. Do you have irl friends? Could you meet people irl through hobbies/shared interests?

We all die in the end. Living in suffering waiting for it to happen is not a pleasant way to be. Fuck what other people think. If you worked this hard for yourself i think you could achieve a lot. Obviously your situation sounds tough to break free from but you can do it. Focus on any small thing that brings true happiness and go from there.