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Cake day: June 30th, 2023

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  • Well, it hasn’t been entirely bad. Constantly reminding myself to add qualifying statements is something I don’t miss, but rewriting my comments for improved clarity is good. It’s easy to forget that English isn’t the first language of many Lemmy users, so I’m in favor of being more specific about the subject, instead of using words like “they” or “it” too much.

    Also, there’s a good chance that people are reading my comments while they’re on the toilet or watching TV. Maybe they’re not paying 100% attention lol. A little extra specificity doesn’t hurt!



  • From Batman: Year One.

    Setting and context: Batman is pretty new on the scene, and largely regarded as some vigilante freak who chases muggers and drug dealers. Big time criminals don’t see him as a major threat. That’s about to change…

    Batman has just cut the power and used explosives to blast through the wall of a mansion, where several rich, corrupt elites were having a luxurious dinner. They are now in a dark, smoky room, being addressed by a figure in a cape:

    “Ladies. Gentlemen.

    You have eaten well.

    You’ve eaten Gotham’s wealth. It’s spirit.

    From this moment on -

    none of you are safe.”

    A truly outstanding moment from one of the greatest comics ever written.



  • Defensiveness. Overexplaining myself because I didn’t expect people to give me the benefit of the doubt, and I knew that if I left any room for interpretation, people would assume the worst version possible. (I didn’t know what “sealioning” was.)

    It’s important to remember that this had happened slowly, over a period of years. If it had been as bad as it is now back when I first signed up, I wouldn’t have put up with it. Initially, reddit just seemed like a bunch of normal (but sometimes weird) people. It wasn’t until I discovered Lemmy that I realized I wasn’t being myself, and that every time I posted, in the back of my mind, I was expecting the worst.

    Good riddance.