agreed, life is tough, but remember: we didn’t start the fire!

I’ve lost the ability to hide my facial expressions due to covid mask wearing and am slowly getting it back. it isn’t easy at all 😭

TIL, thanks!!

whats your source? i can’t find anything on google when I search anechoic chambers and hellen keller visiting one

I agree with pretty much everything you’ve stated except for:

The problem is, too many people keep trying to think, how can we make the Fediverse relevant in the modern world?

I dont think this is a problem. The fediverse accomplishes exactly what it sought to do, a decentralized social network. This is uncharted territory and has been working out surprisingly well. I thought I would be off this 2 months after reddit killed 3rd party clients, but here I am!!

the minute we start to push growth at any cost is the minute the fediverse quality declines, in my opinion.

it’s 100% happening, and we probably will never be able to tell due to the tech that powers the fediverse, unfortunately. we just have to accept this as our new reality and be careful whenever we post online from here on out. not a fan

as a 5’7 person, I can’t control my height. Therefore, it isn’t something that I should feel bad about. it’s the same way I feel about the color of my skin or any other physical or mental things I have going on that are 100% out of my control. it’s a difficult way to address my shortcomings (pun intended), but once you start just accepting these are things that cant be control, you start feeling better about yourself. I’ve cut out a lot of people in my life that made me feel bad about uncontrollable things, and it’s made me a much better person. I’m still on that journey to improve every day, too; it’ll never stop

I think the trap many people fall into is getting caught up and comparing themselves to other people. I can’t imagine if I woke up every day and compared myself to some of the wealthiest people in the world… I’d get depressed so fast!

as for the term short king, that’s absolutely hilarious to me, I approve of its use lol.

I think that part of it is how, to me at least, the term “fat” is so generic and hard to nail down to a discrete definition, implying that the word really doesn’t have a clear connection to reality.

well, there’s a clear definition as to what is considered to be overweight, and if someone fits that category, it’s up to them to decide how they take it. it’s a lifestyle choice for that person, in my opinion, and I know plenty of people that are happy with their larger size and others that would like to bring their weight down. but comparison will always make someone feel bad about themselves if they dont take the comparison as constructive criticism.

he’s probably projecting, yawn

guess I’ll be skipping this until they fix it

why

the biggest thing that keeps me going is remembering the only person I’m competing with is me from yesterday.

thanks for this sentence. I’ve been struggling at the gym the past two weeks and have been trying to think of ways to motivate myself more, and this did it for me

theyre sinking too much money trying to avoid using activitypub

amazing thread lmfao

I feel like I had the same feelings surrounding work after graduating college. I got out of it by thinking, “What would a confident person do in this situation?”

eventually, my confidence rose a lot and I stopped thinking like this because I became a person with a lot of confidence.

also, don’t go so hard on yourself. if youre doing a good job and your superiors are letting you know the work you are doing is great, there is no need to stress. is there something in particular about your job that makes you feel like you’re not putting in enough effort?

thanks for this! I’ve always wanted to get started on my own self hosting solution

I have it on and use it just to see how terrible it is tbh, I get a laugh at how inaccurate it is every time 😂

it takes a lot to admit you are wrong, however, it only benefits yourself. it’s something I still struggle with emotionally, but it is what it is

My favorite Stan Lee clip explains why

I used to think black holes were going to be a gigantic part of my day-to-day as an adult lol