I’ve had you tagged for some time for past discussions I found dubious and recognize by sight your name now but don’t stop posting what you believe; I still want to hear what you say unlike others who just seem like trolls or bots. I often agree even. I don’t want an echo chamber; I want ideas challenged in both directions.

haha yeah, been there. They’re swarming with either human or computer Pro-Russian/China bots and venture out oftentimes to spread more propaganda.

Yes. It’s the same reason I migrated my party banner from Republicans to Democrats over the decades. No longer wanted to be associated with the prevailing winds of those coalescing beneath it.

But also, I didn’t ask them to move; rather, I posited the question of whether or not they could.

I joined, Lemmy.ml was the main/recommended instance. Now you all hate it.

Hated for good reason, as you point out in your second paragraph partly for tankies and China/Russo propaganda bots.

Though it raises a question for cases like yours: is account migration to another instance possible?

I’m pretty sure Flying Squid did exactly this with his family but he’s been off Lemmy for over a year now. Not sure if he responds to dms or what not

Pizza flavor one was the only one worth eating back in the day but I haven’t eaten them in years.

Haha oh yeah I played lots of medic and scout but mostly engi!

I launched TFC and went into a dead 2fort server not long ago. That was a major blast of nostalgia I can’t even begin to describe. Dustbowl, Well, Avanti, Badlands, etc. Good times and I think my first online mp experience.

That and Battlefield on bonus.com back in the day.

The night we met - Lord Huron

Arms of an Angel, Sarah McLaughlan

Youth of the Nation - POD (kind of like Adam’s Song).

World at Large - Modest Mouse

In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel (based on Anne Franke).

To Build a Home - Cinematic Orchestra

There were some others already mentioned. Very powerful.

Damn, that means Atlas Shrugged is out too.

I truly don’t like to say these but I’ve been exploring the optimal places to live, adjusting for everything like fascism-avoidance and climate change tolerance, to nuclear risk mitigation.

Hope for the best, plan for the worst right…?

Is that the same as Intouchables? If so, I loved that film!

Oh man, tough…

• Cinema Paradiso
• Amelie
• The Spanish Apartment

All come to mind first.

Sven co-op was so fun! I thought it as so freaking cool at the time to be able to do that.

Side note but I was literally just thinking the other day that the accelerated rise of corruption and right-wing pivot of the globe also coincides with encrypted / anonymous communications. Mobsters and state actors must be having an absolute field day this past decade.

No. All are dyed in the wool trumpers these days and didn’t do jack shit for me in younger years in the midst of very hard times of family problems (eg, parental divorce).

I have my true family and loved ones, and would rather not complicate things. I’ve already spent hundreds of thousands of words mending one close relationship successfully; but that was one worth saving as taxing as it was.

As far as older people go you mention, the funny thing is I’ve always been more comfortable around people much older than me. Always felt distant from my peers, generally.

When I feel that I can’t improve the world, I improve myself and focus on my family.

Echoing this: If you set out to finds someone directly, more often than not you’re going to have a bad time I think. The most organic way is through self-improvement and a certain inner-peace or contentment with being on your own. Combine this with getting involved in communities of ANY sort that you find comfort or passion in, from a pick-up sports league to DnD group to renaissance festival — whatever. Start finding community, and from there organic connection is bound to occur.

But again, it’s not something you pursue directly but almost always by serendipitous, indirect means.

For me, it was like a flip of the switch. The moment I started to focus on self-improvement and be content with being on my own was the moment I started to be invited to things; which then gave me the confidence to say, “yeah, sure I’ll go.” It was one of these times I met my partner, soul mate, of going on 2 decades.

I’m very much an introvert, and my partner is extremely extroverted. She asked me out on our first date, actually lol.

Nothing comes to mind for the moment but I’ll just note that I never quite realized just how many services (subroutines?) are active beneath my front of consciousness until somewhat recently. Our brains really are like Inside Out with various specialties around a conference table talking, with one or more hijacking the meeting occasionally.

Absolutely! I admittedly fell for this for many years as a runner, but these days I do just some light/moderate squats, leg extensions, curls, alongside sprints/inclines, etc. and it’s made a big difference! Especially in stability.