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[–] gurnu@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I got ran over by a car while on my bike at a roundabout bike & pedestrian crossing: I'm so glad it was a normal sized Opel instead of a tank. Only got a bruise on my butt and even my bike just needed the front wheel realigned. If it was a F-whatever monstrosity I would've been hurt much, much worse.

Personal vehicles in cities should be limited anyways and public transportation/pedestrian & biking paths encouraged. I hate the dust rising from stud tires grinding asphalt.

[–] The_Caretaker@urbanists.social 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

@gurnu @FrostyCaveman
I think the majority of streets don't need to be thoroughfares for cars. We could block and barricade most streets so that bicycles and pedestrians can pass through but cars can only get in and out by a single route. Anyone who isn't visiting a home or business in that neighborhood just wouldn't turn off of the main road. Rat running, the use of parallel side streets to avoid traffic and police speed enforcement also causes a lot of problems. #FuckCars #Urbanism

[–] jenesaisquoi@feddit.org 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

You don't have to mention people when replying to them, they'll get a notification automatically.

[–] cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It happens when people come from mastodon.

[–] jenesaisquoi@feddit.org -2 points 1 day ago
[–] The_Caretaker@urbanists.social 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

@jenesaisquoi
I didn't mention anyone, I just hit reply.

[–] jenesaisquoi@feddit.org -3 points 1 day ago (3 children)

The thing you're using might be doing it automatically then. Perhaps you could configure it not to do it?

[–] MrShankles@reddthat.com 5 points 1 day ago

It'd probably be easier for you to just ignore the additional @format, especially now that you know why it happens (even though it annoys you). Mastodon to Lemmy communication isn't seamless, but it's cool that it can happen at all

And nobody's gonna dig through settings to find a (probably non-existent) configuration that removes the blue links, when it's something they don't even see. Did you check your own config to see if it could remove the @'s from Mastadon replies?

Wayyyy easier to ignore your peeve and enjoy the upside of it all, imo

Or block? Idk, that would be a personal choice and feels counterproductive to me

Complete side note: I wonder if when a Mastodon user replies to a Lemmy comment that's nested (like 10+ replies deep), does it @everyone in the comment thread? Is there a limit? I need answers, but am too ambivalent to try

[–] dickalan@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

You sound like a person that does not know how to restrict themselves and in turn restricts other people from annoying them, contemplate inner peace, and then take them more active management role in controlling what affects your mood via the block button

[–] The_Caretaker@urbanists.social 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] jenesaisquoi@feddit.org 1 points 1 day ago

Thank you! Very kind.