I was recently talking to some friends about Lemmy and the whole Fediverse idea, as it seemed like a really cool part of the Internet. As I was talking about it, though, I realized how unusually friendly this whole place is, and I joked that I “surprisingly haven’t found any bigotry.”...
Some German speaking instances heavily swing towards Last Generation/Just Stop Oil/Extinction Rebellion/etc. to the point that you observe heavy downvotes and brigading/mob behavior on any comment that shows the slightest opposition towards them. To be clear: it’s not a left right thing. They call anyone not on board with glueing themselves to things in protest “right”. Not the nicest climate for civil discussion over there (pun!! badumts!). And it reminds me of why I left the German speaking internet over a decade ago in an extreme form. But I also feel like it’s important to have just a little bit of sound insulation in that echo chamber and see some differing opinions, even though I suspect many middle-of-the-bell-curve lurkers might feel like not staying around too long.
Tl;Dr: political topics are indeed as enflamed as ever. More so in the subs I’ve spent time in.
This might not be the best community for this, but I don’t know what job I want after high school. I’m afraid of pursuing a job that I’ll end up hating. How do I figure out what job I want when I grow up?
The most interesting people I know
Didn’t know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives
Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don’t
In other words, the area where Mission, Passion, Profession, and Vocation overlap.
There is a book that was quite popular about it by Francesc Miralles and Hector Garcia. Might be worth looking into it.
But beyond that…it’s hard, bro! It’s not the romantic thing you want to hear at your age, but I think the amount of people who really achieve this ideal, and manage to build a life around a profession that gives you positivity in all dimensions, are rare. Most of us are content with something that does not have a negative impact on us and pays the bills. And the truth is, it almost surely changes over the course of your life.
Try out a lot of things. You will find things that you enjoy and that you are good at. Then continue in that direction.
Not my life because it was a comment on Reddit (at least I think it wasn’t quoted from anything else). But I loved it and I remember it years later still.
As my father told me, There are only three useless things in this world. Nuns’ nipples, bishops’ balls and an employer’s praise without a raise.
Have you had any bad experiences with people on Lemmy?
I was recently talking to some friends about Lemmy and the whole Fediverse idea, as it seemed like a really cool part of the Internet. As I was talking about it, though, I realized how unusually friendly this whole place is, and I joked that I “surprisingly haven’t found any bigotry.”...
[SERIOUS] How do you do figure out what job you want after high school?
This might not be the best community for this, but I don’t know what job I want after high school. I’m afraid of pursuing a job that I’ll end up hating. How do I figure out what job I want when I grow up?
What's a quote that has stuck with you for your whole life?
I always loved browsing such posts on reddit, so thought I should make one on lemmy too...