I have flown a hundred times and slept exactly once. It was like teleporting from Osaka to Sydney. If I could do that more, it would be very good.

It sounds like it’s breaking the fourth wall. Narrators can do it.

I see what was going for. The goatee area is pronounced and longer. Not what I’d do, but may suit the longer hair or if you are starting a cult. It is a cut that can be fixed however. Either way, if he was doing anything non-standard, he should have discussed it with you.

Picard is clearly not impressed.

For some reason, Republicans accuse their advisaries of the things they themselves are actually doing. My guess is that OP was Republican, has come to see that the Republicans are full of shit , bit still believes the lies they told about Democrats.

Scaremongering is by definition fabricating or playing up dangers. These are real.

This really calls for a picture, or there’s not much to say.

What is the Democratic scaremongering and propaganda?

Democrats are shitty because they are generally corporate sellouts. Republicans do the scaremongering and propaganda.

Define Asian. I live in “Asia” and have never seen this.

Your final statement is very true, however there is a reason that Fox News had to defend themselves by claiming they are entertainment. Anyone who believes that Fox News does not have more logical fallacies than most other news really needs to assess their own cognitive biases. I can see logical fallacies on topics I agree with and they piss me off more because I believe that they throw discredit on the perspective that can be argued on it’s own merits.

I taught my daughters the usual logical fallacies from a young age. While doing that I learned that while occasionally, they appear in pristine form (looking at you, Slippery Slope and No True Scotsman), usually, they come rather nuanced, often clustered together, and difficult to identify.

A great way to get good at them is watch Fox News and identify them as they come. You can watch other networks and find them, but for a constant stream, Fox is a goldmine.

Oh, yeah. Lemmy can be the Eurovision of social media!

It’s good. It has the pre-Digg.com migration vibe that early Reddit had. Niche communities are hard to get started, but that’s to be expected.

Lots of positivity.

That could be different. Lemmy is not corporate owned.

Thanks. I unsubbed and subscribed again with no change. It appears that I can participate directly, but content doesn’t show up on my feed. Same with a bunch more communities.

I mod a 21 thousand member sub on Reddit and opened a similar one here. I put several relevant posts to get things started and let people on the sub know we are here with a tutorial on how to sign up and explanation on why it is good to have an alternate.

I now have about 20 members, a few coming each day. However no one has posted or replied at all.

Another community I created has a similar result.

I know there is a threshold of activity that stimulates more activity, but so far its not happening. I’ve started many active subreddits, including one in the 1% with half a million subscribers. I’m not new to community building. I’m honestly concerned.

I want to encourage everyone to post and comment in the little communities you have joined. You will be contributing to this whole project when you do.

The first I tried was Lemmy.ml. I applied and didn’t hear back. So I joined Lemmy.world and registered immediately.

People from other countries are also much easier to get to know. After that it’s Norwegians who have experience abroad. But clubs and classes definitely work.

You need to join a club or take a class. That is the Norwegian way of breaking the silence. Instant connection.

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