Agreed. Voted reliabily Democratic since 2013. And frequently democratic since 2008. I even contribute to Democratic candidates.

I used to be a solid Republican. I haven't changed. It's the freaking boomers who have collectively lost their minds and gone feral.

Correct. The tie is designed to cover the buttons of the shirt.

Long loans made sense to solve affordability when interest was 0-3‰ prime.

It makes affordability WORSE at 7+ percent prime, because the longer term exaggerates the interest rate more. That's why legacy OEMs are offering 5% on 36 month loans.

When interest rates spike, the only solution is to offer a cheaper product (principle). Lengthening the term doesn't work.

I was all for "giving it a shot" just to see what the hub bub was about.

Other lemmings point out just how many permissions I have to give Meta. So, I've lost interest. Never was a big tweeter anyway.

Same here.

There is a very good Ex-Mormon community on reddit that is so stuck in their own bubble of problems, I can't see themselves moving. And I enjoy checking in to see what shenanigans the LDS/Mormon church are up to.

But that's it.

I feel like the past 3 weeks I've moved to a new city. And I'm discovering new communities here.

The upside if we all use the term Google, is that over time Google will lose their ability to enforce their trademark.

Agreed. RiF was my world. I literally took the news re: API changes worse than when my girlfriend broke up with me (shortly before). My stages of grief have centered more around reddit than her, lol.

Now Reddit have shown they are toxic. And I no longer wish to add value to their platform.

I miss some subs, but honestly this place is FUN. It's so old school! And it's great to see the activity increase daily.

Guess that's why I don't see any. Jerboa for the win!

Love the app! Thank you for being RiF's spiritual successor.

Quora, basically.

I don't think I've ever successfully read one of those, because Google brings me to the site and then it demands I log in. They even go so far as to blur all the content. It's really really stupid.

It sure seems like half the herd has wandered off.

It's normal to grieve. If reddit were a spouse, I'd have one hell of a marriage (in a good way). Eleven years and multiple hours of interaction each day?

I've grown concerned how reddit has such a monopoly on message boards. (As I am still concerned at the monopoly Twitter has had). Like, it's to a point where I was googling the word "reddit" next to my question to get good answers. This is a testament to the community there.

The nice thing here is that Lemmy demonstrates that some competition exists. I can still have a fun chat online without relying solely on one company.