OpticalMoose

Thought you'd never ask. https://youtu.be/i-jdhorGtQI?t=17

I hate it too. I'm a bit of a slow talker, so it happened to me a lot.

My pet peeve is people downvoting in communities they aren't subscribed to about posts they aren't interested in. They just sort by new, and when they see something they don't like, they smash that downvote button without even looking at the post or contents.

Part of it is because we all have unlimited votes; people vote without thinking. It would be different if everyone had a finite number of votes to use. And you get awarded a few votes for making a comment or post. Maybe award extra votes for commenting in small communities.

This would serve 2 purposes. 1.) People would use their votes a lot more thoughtfully. 2.) It would encourage people to comment and post more.

The downside is that someone could set up a bot to spam posts and comments into a dead community just to rack up votes.

Newsflash! US no longer has a monopoly on stock photos of worried looking traders. South Korea ups the ante with a much cooler trading floor and 60% sexier traders. 😍

If it clears out some of the margin traders, short sellers, options traders, and speculators, I'm ok with it. 🔥

Intel has spent a lot of money trying to get 18A online, a lot of borrowed money. And I don't see a lot of companies lining up to use it.

18A sounds better than TSMC's 2N, but it might just turn out to be too expensive for customers, especially if a global recession hits.

Just my 2¢.

If this is winning, I'll admit I'm tired of it.

I was lucky to be able to care for my parents in their final days. I'm not a great cook, but I did my best. Sandwich day was usually grilled turkey & cheese or plain turkey, cheese, tomato, lettuce, etc. Always a diagonal cut. Plus a bowl of chicken noodle soup with saltine crackers. Good memories.

Very well executed. It's a bit more meat than I like, but the diagonal cut is a nice touch.

"Trying is the first step towards failure." - Homer S.

Most of the people who want to sign up for Lemmy are already here. They are technically oriented and don't mind dealing with the quirks of Federated platforms.

The commenter's concerns are valid. For a "normie" who's only used traditional social media, the Fediverse seems like a train wreck. I enjoy the Fediverse because I like figuring out new things and learning new stuff. Normies don't have time for that.

tl/dr: The average person will be very reluctant to use Lemmy.

Fatal error. I knew I was gonna mess something up.