Which is not an issue at all. Plenty of medium-sized subs have a geographically wide spanning mod team. For a large sub like that it’s a non-issue.

OK… I mean if you don’t understand the internet then there’s not a lot I can do to help you.

This is primarily meant for people to organize themselves online. Local networks already exist and those are the channels through which protests have traditionally gone. Organizing the internet tends to be a bit messier, but when it works it’s usually via several “hubs” (think fucknestle, save3rdpartyapps, etc.).

Sure, I’ll add that.

Thanks, I’m aware. There’s a couple of links in the post already.

I would disagree on the grounds that this will functionally just break up the community, which is the best outcome. People will get bored and move on to the next thing, and both reddit and discord will lose.

The big name movies now are so cringeworthy and require zero thought on the part of the viewer. I’d be almost embarrassed to go watch them. The worst part is that I used to watch them because there was just nothing else to see, until one day I was so bored that I walked out of the theatre. To my surprise, I was even approached and given a refund by the manager without asking… maybe they watched it too and understood the pain.

But are those the things that get marketing? I’m with you on loving that content, but none of the main theatres in my area (a city of 7 million) even show them. A couple will put them into the standard screen theatres at oddball times to fulfill their contracts, but the good content is in the local dollar theatres where, of course, the movie gets less traffic.

I think what they’re saying is that the movies that you’re “supposed” to watch are things like those god awful Harry Potter prequels (literally any fanfic amateur could have written them better), the ten thousandth Marvel movie (seriously, just stop), or those Adam-Sandler style low effort white trash movies that run solely on the recognition of the probably male and supposedly “so talented” lead actor.

But are those the things that get marketing? I’m with you on loving that content, but none of the main theatres in my area (a city of 7 million) even show them. A couple will put them into the standard screen theatres at oddball times to fulfill their contracts, but the good content is in the local dollar theatres where, of course, the movie gets less traffic.

I think what they’re saying is that the movies that you’re “supposed” to watch are things like those god awful Harry Potter prequels (literally any fanfic amateur could have written them better), the ten thousandth Marvel movie (seriously, just stop), or those Adam-Sandler style low effort white trash movies that run solely on the recognition of the probably male and supposedly “so talented” lead actor.

They’re fighting a losing battle, but I hope a side effect of it is that new people come in and change both the economics and artistry of Hollywood. Most Hollywood content sits in a very rigid box. It’s repetitive, unoriginal, and unappealing. People are encouraged to eat ramen for every meal in order to “make it”, simply because far too many of them try (which is partially the result of the “follow your dreams” narrative in America as well). The further down you are, the worse your compensation. Good ideas get missed or thrown out and relegated to dollar theatres all the time.

If this strike goes on long enough that it starts to flush people out, I’m ok with that. Sucks for the people who are going to lose their livelihoods, but for some of them that was an eventuality. Hopefully in the end creators will have more creative freedom and receive more proportional compensation.

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I would be hesitant to do that just because you don’t want reddit to remain the “place where you find everything”. Promote the community, and link when someone is looking for something specific, but don’t x-post and give people a reason to stay on reddit. Also bear in mind that reddit is now shadowbanning lemmy links, so mentioning the community (c/community) is preferable.

A really effective thing, I’ve found, is to ask the mods to promote individual communities, especially on restricted subs where mods are sympathetic to the protests.

I disagree. “Extreme” minimalism is by far the most lucrative, if you’re someone in my position. It’s an 80/20 thing - the first 80% of the climb gets you only 20% of the benefits. It’s not about “how little you can do with” or “perseverance” or the stuff at all, I think that’s really a misconception.

When you get to the point where all of your shit is in a backpack or you eat only whole foods or you have exactly 100 items or whatever, you start to really FEEL the impact of having more financial resources, having more geographical freedom, having more time, and being less psychologically tied down. All of a sudden you feel stupid for living in such a big house, or for going to McDonalds every week, or for spending every Saturday on Netflix, or for never bothering to apply for other jobs, and you get pissed at your past self for all of that waste.

You get to this point where you’re… I dunno, bored I guess? because all of those meaningless placeholders in your life are gone, and you genuinely don’t want them back, so you start to delve into things that have always been lingering in the back of your mind, and all of a sudden they actually start to happen and gain momentum. You also start to trust yourself a lot more and are more comfortable being unconventional because hey, it got you this far. People go in different directions from there - the travel/digital nomad/move to NYC thing is a commonly discussed route, but I don’t think that’s everyone. The only overarching sentiment in those subcommunities is “this is MY life, it’s all the things I personally dreamed of, and I’m in control of it”. Not perfect by any stretch, but satisfying and unwasted.

Most people who get into minimalism never go further than throwing out some stuff and getting some food for thought. They have a new awareness surrounding frivolous spending and the excesses of life, but that’s about it. That has some value, but it only just skims the surface of the larger “minimalism” iceberg, which at its core is just a tool to combat risk aversion and to encourage people to actually take some risks and try to live their best life. Most people regret what they didn’t do because they prioritized comfort and convenience and familiarity, because our brains are built to be more risk averse than is optimal in modern society.

Granted, I think everyone sits on a spectrum of how open they are to change and how much they crave new experiences and “richness”, as it were (in psychology it falls under “openness”). I think that dictates, to a large degree, whether people find minimalism appealing and are receptive to it. BUT I did find it a bit insulting when would people just write it off as “fitting everything in a backpack cuz you can” or “stupid” or even “just doing it for clicks”, because fuck them, how would they know? As with so many things, a subset of that comes from a place of resentment or regret or jealousy.

Also, unfortunately, a lot of people don’t feel stuck, they ARE stuck. They come to minimalism to try to escape from something inescapable. That comes from things like being in poverty, having children that you didn’t want, being in debt, being physically sick, and any number of other things. For those people… yeah, you can pare down to a backpack and that won’t get rid of anything. Minimalism is great, but life isn’t a Hollywood movie, and not everyone has a happy beginning, middle, or end. Minimalism can help you take a risk, but it can’t fix you.

Sorry, unfortunately nutrition is more complex than what you can sum up in a few sentences. To answer that though:

• Chicken isn’t categorically “unhealthy” in the same way double stuf oreos cooked in lard are - I said in another comment that it’s the ultimate neutral food, and if you look at its profile I think that’s a fair statement. It’s not completely devoid of nutrients, it has a couple of things in significant quantities - phosphorus, selenium, and B3 for example - but overall it’s not very nutrient dense. It doesn’t have a ton of huge negatives either - a bit of saturated fat, but nothing to write home about. If you’re looking at a “Hitler-Hanks” spectrum where the lard oreos are on one end and a spinach chia seed broccoli whatever salad on the other, then chicken is probably right in the middle somewhere. Its D&D alignment is True Neutral. The point I was making in my earlier comment was that “protein” doesn’t make a food healthy, and that there’s a lot more to it than that, and if people use that mental shortcut they might end up making misinformed decisions.

• The nutritional profile of chicken would be a lot to type out, but you can look at the NCCDB or Cronometer Gold (which uses NCCDB among others) for an elaborate breakdown. Just keep in mind that it doesn’t capture everything - it’s an amazing tool, but it won’t cover the catechins in your tea, for example.

Ultimately though, if you’re reading this, let me take this opportunity to encourage you to GO SEE A REGISTERED DIETITIAN. Your insurance will often cover 80+% of your first appointment, but even if they don’t it’s an amazing investment. You’ll live longer, probably spend less on food, and spend a lot less on hospital bills after your first heart attack.

Yeah, that’s an issue. It’s hard to say no sometimes.

It’s also just addictive. I don’t think all mods are “power hungry” in a bad sense - certainly many of them mod communities well and responsibly, but most of the ones that put in a lot of time are hooked to that community for one reason or another - either it gives them a sense of accomplishment or it’s comfortable and familiar or they just feel valued there. It’s easy to slip into that trap.

That’s interesting, I didn’t know that.

I know there are some people that find they get stomach pains, but never heard that. Everyone’s different though.

I don’t care what people consume, unless they’re telling other people things that aren’t true. Eat a twinkie-only diet if you want - if you’re happy then I’m happy for you. If not, go talk to a dietitian and educate yourself.