Is most IRC’s chatroom active nowadays? I have been meaning to try other alternatives to Discord but always find them to be very hit and miss

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I mean, I have seen online of people playing older Windows games on Linux, Steam Deck especially. Even though it most likely not as huge market compared to [insert new game], there’s still fair share people that would buy the old game, even if it may be troublesome to run especially on Windows 10/11.

Refusing to use social media like Snapchat, Instagram & Twitter. Major downside is my generation is mostly using them so I know fewer Zoomers on the Fediverse but honestly, I would take that over me comparing my body to guy’s fitness picture and feeling insecure about it. Also, I barely interact with people I know in my high school and I to some extent, wish to be forgotten from them. Some really have messed with my mental health, that’s all I will say.

What if we made a distro called Doors as a replacement for windows, but don’t call it a distro? We don’t even call it Linux. We just called it Doors.

So basically what Google did with ChromeOS? (Being quiet that it just a Linux distro) Yeah, no. I prefer distro that is transparent that it is Linux and doesn’t try to make out or as vocal that their still a Linux distro.

• “Normies” as I associate people who use that word a lot to be pretentious.
• “Lolcow” which has history of Kiwi Farm user using that word to describe someone and cyberbully as well as dox them.
• “Chav” as I feel classist to still use that term but as someone that’s both working-class and lives in a rough area in UK, it hard to not describe some people as that term as christ… they are aggressive, homophobic and transphobic.

• BlockTube: Allows you to block YouTube Channels and Video as using “Do Not Recommend Channel” doesn’t exactly work
• Bitwarden - Loves the auto-fill feature
• uBlacklist - More easier to block URL result on various search engine. Only use it as I can’t be arsed tried to learn how to manually make filter on uBlock and want something that I can block Daily Mail on my search with just a click. It’s just the job done so happy to use it.

Nope, they was abusive and controlling to me. I’m glad I did dump them via texts

I have low self-esteem and that’s from just people been shitty to me. I could go on but I don’t want to trauma dump (at least, try to prevent myself from doing it).

That being said, I’m planning to get therapy, go to more social events if I have the energy to do so and maybe next year, try get back to swimming. I stopped around when I was in lockdown in 2020 and I forgot about it since.

I will also say is that major reason why Steam has an monopoly is that they have invested their resources to streamline the PC gaming experience and also make gaming on Linux better as well as Steam controller which also allows us to remap control layout.

None the alternative does that and are just another DRM-Storefront. That’s my major pet peeve with Steam alternative like Epic Games Launcher. Closest we have is GOG for to be able to download offline installer and most the games are DRM-free. Otherwise, I just would rather buy games on Steam as it just works for me… 🤷

but I’m not sure USB-C output exists.

Not that I’m aware of, no. It’s either HDMI or (if you getting the older Blu-ray player) one has Composite or Component output.

Now I’m also questioning the need of BluRay/image upgrade, as it shouldn’t be too expensive.

You can always get it second-hand which would be cheaper than getting it new and make sure you don’t connect to the internet.

Also as someone that has BluRay player, I prefer BluRay over DVD disc for it being in HD and also, it can still play DVDs. If you already have BluRay collection or don’t mind spending a bit to get it on that format, go for it.

For people who want to read YouTube’s statement about updating the guidelines

• Graphic gaming content. In addition to our existing guidelines around graphic gaming content, we will age-restrict an additional small subset of video game content featuring realistic human characters that focuses on scenes of torture or scenes of mass violence against non-combatants. We’ll consider several factors when reviewing this type of content such as:

• Duration - If the graphic scene is sustained (rather than fleeting). For compilation videos, we’ll now consider the cumulative duration of all of the graphic clips combined.

• Prominence - If the violent imagery is zoomed-in or the main focus of the scene

• Realistic human characters - If the violence is happening to a character that looks like a real human

I just know that age-restricted videos don’t usually perform well and I have a bad feeling that we will see more censoring to make the video “monetizable”. I watched some gameplay or even review which has gameplay footage in the background so I’m concerned if that would affect review as well as I like knowing roughly what the gameplay would be like

I personally prefer Lemmy Instances to be more personalised based on whatever theme/topic than a “one size, fits all”. For example I’m on Lemmy.blahaj.zone which while is more for trans femme & trans women, I’m on it has it’s queer-friendly. There used to be Lemmy instance for Autistic people which I remember was nice but it was shamed it got closed down.

Seeing same community name but on different instances is little overwhelming and I tend to post or use one that seems more active. I’ll understand if that community in question has a moderator that does not great decision (like going too heavy on banning users or not doing anything about the bad-actors on that community) but otherwise, it just feels crowded and I had to spend couple minute to decide if a post I will make there will get as much attention compare to the other one.

If I recall, Rumble is famous video-sharing platform for the far-right

Be able to have the patient to try to understand me and both of us look out for each other. Also, not being condescending but that is a bare minimum which sadly, not everyone follows. /:

In general, any Fediverse instances should be able to talk each other unless the admin has blocked that instance for whatever reason.

I can only understand the concern if it related to how many the chat room and users are mostly created in offical Matrix instance instead more be self-hosted and even that is a reach

Do you use youtube mainly?

I mean, we are talking about the most biggest video sharing platform. So yes, I still use it despite how much I hate YouTube and that’s just because the sort of videos I watch is on YouTube and not on places like PeerTube. Personally, I wish more YouTubers, Content Creators (or whatever word as I know people have the pet peeve with the word “Content Creators”) would try other alternative video site like PeerTube, even if it as a mirror.

Do you care about clickbait?

This may be controversial but I think especially as YouTube is driven by the algorithm, you had to do bit of clickbait to make your videos pop from the rest. That being said, I don’t like it when it is both ragebait and it feels insulting to my intelligences. It is an instant no for me and I block the channel with BlockTube as even pressing “Don’t recommend this channel”, YouTube still recommends them.

Do you think clickbait is the major of the YouTube’s problems?

It’s one of the issue but I think Google’s trying to make YouTube as advertiser friendly as possible is the biggest issue. A lot of the issue stem from Google doing that and YouTubers are still trying to adapt and walking on eggshells to still create video while getting monetise. It has got so bad, we are censoring “died”, “kill themself” to “unaliving” or otherwise, they would get demonetise which from what I heard, their video won’t be push out. Those sort of video are talking about some serious subject matters and I know they have good intent but it makes it goofy rather than something serious. I could rant about it but it be off-topic about YouTube clickbait.

But yes, clickbait is the problem and some would make ragebait videos as they know how thin-skinned people are online. I’m thin-skinned as well and I try my very best to avoid them as I know some are just both hateful and low-effort so they are not worth my time.

Do you see something good in clickbait among the bad things? Like, which ones?

My understanding is that clickbait is making some sort of topic or subject matter more clickable. A lot of YouTubers and even journalist online are doing this whether it quote whatever someone said as their headline or whatever. Lot of people associate clickbait as whatever the hell is happening in Mr Beast’s Thumbnails.

I hadn’t brought anything from Craigslist but I have heard online of some people still use it if that helps but I can’t imagine it being as popular with Facebook Marketplace existing.

It really depends on which item I am searching for. I don’t have one that’s 1:1 replacement to Amazon, just at least few websites I go on for whatever I’m looking for.

• Clothing - Often use Vinted which sells second-hand clothes at a cheap price. Not great search filtering it has on both their website and their mobile app but you can find some decent stuff on there.
• Electronic/Gaming - I usually go on to eBay most of the time but sometimes, I would go on CeX and compare the prices. Often, CeX is overpriced but there’s couple time it has been cheaper to get.
• Decoration/Gifts - Etsy has some nice items and stickers. It has gone downhill with the AI-Generated slop and has some dropshippers but there are some small businesses that make their own stuff which is what I love about Etsy. It feels more personalised and found some the fan-items to be better than some the official merch.
• Music - MusicMagpie sells second-hand CDs really cheap for anyone collecting CDs or just love buying that format. They also sells DVDs which I’m more a Blu-ray fanboy but I do also like my DVDs. I sometimes buy.flac music from Qobuz but I find them to be overpriced for me but if it support an artist, get the money I guess. Seem as I’m a broke-ass, MusicMagpie would do as I love collecting CDs and holding it sometimes just to look at the album cover.