RadDevon

I'm afraid this might have the opposite effect for me.

"Wait, I have to know what I really want before I can move? OK then. I'll get started in 30-40 years when I figure it out." 😅

This is particularly important for exams outside an academic context. My daughter was having an eye exam when she was young. Because this was an "exam," she thought she could fail and that would be bad. As a result, she just closed up and didn't say anything.

I had to coach her after her first attempt and let her know that this isn't an exam that you pass or fail. It's an exam to see where you are so they can understand how to help you. Once I did that, she was fine, and we were able to find out what was wrong.

Paraphrasing here: "Remember that terrible thing that happened to you a long time ago? Someday, this thing that's happening now will seem as far away as that thing does now."

It wasn't framed like this. I can't really explain it the same way the advice was given to me because it was attached to a personal story, but that story wasn't really important to the advice. It's essentially just, "this too shall pass," but this framing made it much more meaningful.

This helps me put things in perspective and realize that everything will be OK. When you're in the middle of something difficult, it doesn't always seem like it's going to be OK. Knowing it will makes all the difference.

• The internet was way better before it became a giant shopping mall.
• Those cars that don't have the flecks in the paint look like children's toys.

Then, I have a couple that pre-date even boomers by many years 😅:

• Handkerchiefs kick the shit out of paper tissues.
• Cars have made the world a worse place.

Look at commercial displays… and look to pay a lot more for them, which is probably what you'd expect.

Hypnospace Outlaw is rad! If you're into it, you might enjoy the Old Web community.

Haven't tried Slayers X, but it's on my wishlist. Looks pretty cool!

Is it because interest rates are higher so investors are hanging onto their money? The money doesn't flow as freely in that direction, but it has to come from somewhere. That means, the "free lunch" users have been having while money was flowing from the investor side has to end, and the tech companies put the squeeze on the users instead to bring in money from that direction.

I don't know if that's it, but maybe?

Only if there's a community left there to sell! 😅

You're right though. As many people as there are fleeing, there are many times that who will stick around and endure whatever changes Reddit makes. Reddit will have plenty of eyeballs left to sell ads against. Now, will the people generating content and moderating still be around? What happens long-term if they aren't? That remains to be seen…

The real question is how much is Reddit willing to pay third-party app developers for making the Reddit UX tolerable enough for people to stick around?

Have you tried the community browser? I'm betting you can find what you're looking for there.

That's true! I hadn't made the Trials connection.

If you're interested in urbanism, this could be a good instance for you: https://urbanists.video/