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The Picard Maneuver

@ The_Picard_Maneuver @startrek.website

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TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name lemmy.world

memes lemmy.world

Lemmy Shitpost lemmy.world

2y ago

Why? Are we not doing enough?
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The Picard Maneuver @startrek.website 2y ago

2y ago

Why? Are we not doing enough?

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The Picard Maneuver @startrek.website 2y ago

Guess I’ll just be productive then.

Never!

2y ago

earl grey and date cake

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The Picard Maneuver @startrek.website 2y ago

I've never heard of earl grey in a cake, but that sounds tasty!

2y ago

Lemmy Mods: How do you keep track of the reports you receive?

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The Picard Maneuver @startrek.website 2y ago

I just happen to check the little notification thingy whenever I'm on Lemmy on desktop. I'm not always the quickest mod to respond, but whenever I'm the first to see it, I take care of it.

If one of the Lemmy apps were to add push notifications for reports, it would be much simpler.

2y ago

This split sink

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The Picard Maneuver @startrek.website 2y ago

This makes so much more sense. Still wouldn't want it, but I get it.

2y ago

What are your criteria for upvoting/downvoting?

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The Picard Maneuver @startrek.website 2y ago

I've found that Lemmy tends to be about 50% more chill than reddit, but it definitely has some similar challenges. I try to be positive on a personal level and try to support others who I see doing the same.

In my experience so far (just a few months) Risa has been one of the most friendly places on lemmy - maybe it was just a full moon or something? Whatever the case, I say positive people are always welcome.

2y ago

What are your criteria for upvoting/downvoting?

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The Picard Maneuver @startrek.website 2y ago

Thank you, and I'm sorry if people dogpiled on you about something. I just want everybody to be cool to each other and have fun.

2y ago

What are your criteria for upvoting/downvoting?

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The Picard Maneuver @startrek.website 2y ago

I try to upvote most things I see, especially if someone took the time to comment under one of my posts.

If I downvote, it's usually because I see someone is actively being rude or is trying to steer something light into something controversial to bait arguments.

2y ago

What fashion thing would you like to see comeback after a few centuries?

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The Picard Maneuver @startrek.website 2y ago

Yes please.

2y ago

What fashion thing would you like to see comeback after a few centuries?

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The Picard Maneuver @startrek.website 2y ago

I want to drape myself in movie theater/arcade carpet.

2y ago

Please bear with me while I geek out about Edith Keeler in "The City on the Edge of Forever" for a moment.

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The Picard Maneuver @startrek.website 2y ago

It really does feel a little rushed how she shoots off those ideas rapid-fire in the soup kitchen scene. It's like they were trying to cram it in. I wish we could have gotten more, like a two-parter episode or something. Even so, I think they do a good job of making you feel like Kirk and Spock have been stuck there for days by the end of it.

2y ago

Please bear with me while I geek out about Edith Keeler in "The City on the Edge of Forever" for a moment.

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The Picard Maneuver @startrek.website 2y ago

I suppose not... but part of me still wishes they had been able to save her. Although I recognize that it wouldn't have been as good of a story if they had.

2y ago

Please bear with me while I geek out about Edith Keeler in "The City on the Edge of Forever" for a moment.

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The Picard Maneuver @startrek.website 2y ago

2y ago

Please bear with me while I geek out about Edith Keeler in "The City on the Edge of Forever" for a moment.

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The Picard Maneuver @startrek.website 2y ago

Yes, sadly. All of us.

2y ago

How can you explain the Fediverse to someone?

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The Picard Maneuver @startrek.website 2y ago

It's like a big mall, and it doesn't really matter which store you enter through.

2y ago

Why is Lemmy getting toxic?

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The Picard Maneuver @startrek.website 2y ago

I agree with you and probably could have worded that better. I meant pretty much what you said - that the early adopters of reddit back then were techy and very online, with some strong opinions that come with that territory (remember r/atheism?), but it's nothing compared to recent years.

2y ago

Why is Lemmy getting toxic?

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The Picard Maneuver @startrek.website 2y ago

My guess: These days, all social media is full of outrage bait and extreme political takes that try to elicit strong emotions and engagement. Because Lemmy is fairly new, a decent chunk of the early adopters are the most terminally online and more likely to be swept up in it. Reddit's early days were similar, but internet culture has definitely gotten more intense since the early 2010s.

The solution: Be the change. I make a point to be active in positive communities and try to avoid the corners with more aggressive politics or people who are addicted to outrage and just want to argue all the time. It's going to take more chill people being active posters/commenters. It's part of the reason I've been motivated to post as much as I do, when I never did back on reddit.