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[–] MECHAGODZILLA2@midwest.social 3 points 4 months ago

hey midwest, I moved to the chicago "area" recently and I'm fucking miserable. So I'm fitting in well. Got my family to keep me busy, it's an OK hobby. Hoping to see some regional progressive activity to direct some energy in to. I fuck with fighting games. That's it, don't meet your heroes. Skreeonk

[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago

Hola… from Colorado here. Hope everyone is doing well out there…..

[–] crankylinuxuser@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Bloomington IN represent!

I also do all sorts of cooking, tech, miniatures, and just having fun!

And also a r/efugee from for-profit social media site...

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[–] TheDaveAbides@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Apollo refugee, SE Wisconsin. Musician (woodwinds), tech enthusiast, figuring out the fediverse.

EDIT: I forgot to add. Currently vacationing with the family in South Dakota. I miss my flat, grid cities!

May I create a South Dakota community? I noticed there's not one. We've got North Dakota, but not South Dakota.

For context, I live in South Dakota.

Hello fellow kids. Fellow great lakesian here.

Another emigredditor here. I never posted much over there, I hope this platform stays cozy & welcoming after the inevitable influx!

I’m in Central Illinois, and I was very pleased to see there’s already a !cats@midwest.social community!

[–] Whimseymimple@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago

Hiya, all! I'm originally from IL and am now bouncing around the Upper Midwest a bit. I'm interested in a little bit of (almost) everything. I'm another person moving over to a Fediverse alternative to Reddit. I was an early adopter of Mastodon, which has been my main social media presence for some time.

[–] pbrisgreat@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago

r/Chicago and r/ChiBike deserter. Would love to see a bike community flourish here. Active-ish on mastodon @pbrower@bigshoulders.city

[–] aleteoryx@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago

PA, programmer, working for a local nonprofit.

[–] AbsentApe@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Just another in the Reddit exodus. Southern Indiana. I enjoy gaming and programming. In my spare time I enjoy working on anything with an engine. Although since my back went out the most of the work has been light stuff.

I'm new to Lemmy and the Fediverse been here a whole 3 days! I'm usually a lurker but will occasionally comment. Thanks everyone!

[–] mollyollieolliepop@midwest.social 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Hello! I’m from NW Arkansas. Here because I’m getting frustrated with reddit and suspicious of it as well. Lots of bots, and fear mongering.

It’s important to me to try to keep my life in perspective. Touch grass. Go on hikes. I am looking for a place where information is not censored by billionaires so here I am… hello.

[–] seahorse@midwest.social 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Hello! Just curious, where did you hear about lemmy/this site specifically?

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[–] StillClaire@midwest.social 2 points 4 months ago

Hello from the Joliet area of Chicagolandia...

[–] ferrent22@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago

Hello everyone! I'm currently living in Madison, WI, but I grew up in South Dakota. Definitely a midwesterner at heart. Currently living with my 4 ferrets, and getting used to the fediverse. 😊

[–] docAvid@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago

Hello! Grew up in the Chicago area, and now lived most of my adult life in the Detroit area. I've been mostly lurking on Mastodon for several years now, but somehow didn't know Lemmy existed until the Reddit meltdown. Really glad to be here.

[–] colebrodine@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago

South Central Nebraska here, born and raised! I love living and working out here in rural Nebraska. I'm an Electrical Engineer by trade and an Open Source/Linux Enthusiast for fun! I was glad to see there's some other stuff like a woodworking community here also! Looking forward to a replacement for the centralized social medias. I'm already on Mastodon and Pixelfed, so this should be a nice addition for me.

[–] Klumpmeister@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Hello! My name is Klumpmeister! I am a 30 year old IT synth nerd who plays guitar and retro games. I currently live in Columbus, OH. Formerly, Bloomington, IN. I loved twitter and reddit and both of them have imploded. I loved Tweetbot and Apollo specifically. Once tweetbot was gone I knew Apollo would be next.

I am happy to see midwest.social and lemmy embrace the fediverse while trying to take on the format of reddit. I would love to see what kind of things lemmy can offer in the topics I liked about reddit. Synths, video games, local topics / discussions.

I am on mastodon as well: @Klumpmeister@mstdn.games

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[–] DavidRay@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago

David-Ray here. I live on the western edge of the Ozark highlands. Would like to see a server even more localized to my area. Guess I'll have learn how to run one.

[–] Impala_driver@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago

Another reddit refugee, I'm using it as a kick in the back to disengage with most other social media. I'm from Florida but have enjoyed all my Midwest vacations and prefer tavern style pizza to NY pizza.

I'm into cars, outdoors stuff that doesn't require breaking bones, guns, bicycles, food, and antique bottles.

[–] Knittenbee@midwest.social 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Hello everyone. I'm brand new to lemmy and I hope that I understand it soon. LOL I'm in central Illinois, there's a little blue in the sea of red around me. I have been lazy lately, between work and working OT, I've been watching TV. I knit, love to travel, enjoy cooking classes, going to flea markets among other things. I would love to figure out how to rehab some of my furniture, do some minor home repairs and garden.

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[–] nolan@midwest.social 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Hi! I'm Nolan from Minneapolis! Trying out this board as part of a broader effort to un-big-tech my life. Didn't see one, so I just created a community for posting about bicycles/cycling! I also love music, the outdoors, and dumb movies. Nice to meet you all!

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