Thank you for the reply. That clears things up for me.

Can I get a ELI5 on why IPv6 is bad or not very good?

Fingers for eyelashes. If can bend them, this is even better. That means I can flip people off with “my eyes” and in rare occasions, quadruple flip people off.

As somebody that cares too much about Lemmy and the Fediverse surviving… I BEG YOU! PLEASE, please, please… be a bit more willing to post and comment. If everyone was willing to spend a little time looking for new content to post to a few of the niche communities that they’re part of, (especially the least active communities,) and posted once a month or so, we wouldn’t have so many “dead” communities. And this would lead to a more rich experience on the Fediverse.

Man, I’ve dreamt of doing scrapping in the past but didn’t have a vehicle that would really workout for bigger items. But even then, I wish I would have done it with a friend or something. My focus would have been scrapping old electronics, printers, laptops, etc. How long ago did you do this scrapping stuff?

Mental ‘challenges.’

Trust me, I didn’t start this life with a desire to acquire so many (if any.)

Some of them were “gifts” from my parents. (Relatable post)

Sounds like it was a, Win-Win-Win for you. =)

The moral ride I just went on while reading this is staggering. A slight nod while reading about burning pirated cds and dvds, as there seemed to have been at least someone in each middle or high school that did that. A slight disapproval from selling answers to algebra 2 assignments/tests. And then the rest just seemed wild to me. There was always a rumor/joke that ‘such and such person’ in high school into sex work. But I never went looking nor heard anything in passing. Anyway… glad the person didn’t stiff you for your sex work.

Wow. I knew there were people for these business situations, but I didn’t know there were so little of you, particularly in the US.

What work did you transition into after this experience? And also, did the potential employers ask about the short stay you had at your previous job?

That’s an interesting situation to be in and to get paid for your troubles. Do you know if he was able to get sober from this or even after high school?

As someone with ADHD, absolutely. I’ve heard that many people with nerodivergent brains use this coping skill.

Music based communities

!90smusic@lemmy.world

!2000s_music@lemmy.world

!2010s_music@lemmy.world

Online comic strip artists

!mrlovenstein@sh.itjust.works

!loadingartist@lemmy.world

Meme based

!antiquememesroadshow@lemmy.world

It’s still one of the cultural norms I don’t fully understand why it’s lasted as a practice for so long. I would have thought that it would become a rare practice by 2020. Nope. That being said, I have noticed an uptick of ‘people’ online voicing their disapproval of any baby mutilation.

To seek the holy grail. …wait. That’s not right.

Oh right! To seek a better place online that was like Reddit, but better. (There’s less toxicity, more of a feeling of community connection here, and a lot less BS to deal with on Lemmy than what I recall from Reddit back in the early 2010s. And supposedly, that was around the time that “went to shit on Reddit.”)

Ayoo. Another Tom Scott fan. Rad!

Tom Scott for sure kept video quality high and standard over the years. I miss him.

They look like cigarettes to me.

My reasoning was, it seemed like one that wouldn’t die off in a year or less. Making it less of a hassle down the road when I need to start another account, add all or really all of the communities to my subs, and possibly having to transfer moderation to the new account.

I try to ask myself, “What else would I be doing if not this?” More often than not, it’s just ‘wasting time’ instead of creating something, connecting with someone new, passing on or absorbing knowledge from others.

I would suggest making sure your own expectations are in check before you start in. Example: ‘I have a desire to share and discuss topics of my interests, but it’s just going to be for a hobby. Not for making a side income or the like.’ This way, it’s clear to yourself, and there doesn’t have to be regret, disappointment, etc., later on.

So what’s your goal or intention for starting a “Linux, software, privacy, etc. guides” blog?

Define “proper channels” for me.