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Welcome! We don't have karma counts here.
You can have a shit opinion and die on that hill free of consequence.
However, Lemmy is small enough that we all know each other.
I don't know about this part, but it's a great place, and you do occasionally bump into people you've met several times. It's fun that way. π
Bro, I dated your cousin. Both of them.
I have five cousins, nice try! π΅οΈββοΈ
No, like all of them at once, only twice.
Sounds like Brkdncr's got some work to do!
Giggety
There's always that guy who uses thorns on his posts so you know you've run unto him before because it's so obvious
To be honest, several people do that.
Nowadays I tend to let those people know it's futile, if their aim is to counteract AI scraping.
I think one doing it said, they do it for style, no idea about others, if there are several. But let them be, we are online, and practically have crawled to hide under a rock here - of course you are going to encounter multiple different type of weirdoes. Writing a bit funny is very low on the list of bothersome things, I have seen people do here. If you get annoyed at the thorns, just stop reading and scroll past. In the long run, creating a negative space with mean comments, just makes things worse for everyone.
//Sorry, I meant "you" in general, I was not trying to aim this at you specifically.
I think you're assuming that a) I'm annoyed and b) I'm complaining to them about it. Neither are true.
It does make it harder to read, but I'm not annoyed. And I simply tell them it doesn't work, in a calm way, as an FYI. π«‘π It's a service I provide. If they do it for fun, I won't stand in their way.
Yes, I am sorry! I did not want to point a finger at you, but I messed up. Your comment just happened to remind me of, how I see so many angry answers, and mass-downvoting, everytime I spot one of the thornpeople comments. And it makes me sad! Why do people get so pissed off, over such a minor thing, I do not understand.
I down vote them because it's useless and makes the reading harder, especially for dyslexic people
But usually i also explain it to them and recently i started to share this meme every time i see this dude using the thorn
You can't poison AI at all these days. Even if you add turpentine to pasta sauce, you will not succeed.
Well, DDG's AI got poisoned sometime last week by Reddit saying Trump was bitten by IIRC Vance
Who else would bite him? Melania? Be serious.
Exactly
Iβve noticed that disagreements on here are a lot more respectful than on Reddit. For the most part, anyway.
Honestly the only names I remember is the Star Trek person who posts a lot, Violet, and Lady Butterfly. I just don't remember most names. But if I do it's probably a popular poster. Do you remember a lot of names?
Thereβs ThePicardManeuver, yeah. Iβm the one who posts photography exclusively with city and state titles (which is daunting when 90% of my work is βPortland, ORβ). TheTechnician27, SatansMaggotyCumFart, canβt believe I typed that out.
Thereβs a lot of people on here Iβve kept separate from the masses.
Wait that's you? It is why am I not subscribed there yet. You take such vibrant landscapes. I especially love your ocean photos.
Hi! π’
I donβt remember a lot of names but I do recognize a lot of names.
You donβt know me!!
I do now.
My man.
Yeah, just keep that shit opinion to that one thread and be cool everywhere else. Easy guide to getting along with everyone here: if you want to hold a grudge against someone, just block them or kiss them, we don't want to see the whole drama just the end points. :3
I don't know you, only your mom
Thanks for keeping her company. Sheβs quite lonely sometimes.
I know, and her cookies are top notch
She didn't ever bake for me, her literal goddamn daughter.
Then again, I never destruction derbied my own mother, so there's that.