Maybe, but I still use Reddit occassionally for a few niche subreddits. The majority of them I’ve replaced on the fediverse.

I heard of an individual that would use hand towels as disposable wipes. They would just buy new ones and throw out the dirty ones instead of washing them.

Yes. I think we were talking around each other a bit. I was interested in attacking the statement, “We don’t need redditors here.” It sounded like you were defending that statement with your “Why?” question. The second half of your statement was definitely in line with the main point I’m trying to get across.

All good links, thanks for sharing!

Because discriminating against a group of people based only on one factor is a terrible idea.

Let’s stick to judging users individually based on their actions rather than lumping everyone who came from reddit into the same category.

It’s not an easy thing to learn how to deal with, but it’s always good to try to deescalate situations when possible.

There are different ways to handle it, humor is one method. So, if someone accuses you of being a bot, you can reply with something like, “Hello, fellow human, I am most certainly a human replying in the most humane way possible”.

Additionally, attack the argument, not the person. If someone claims something that you didn’t say, focus on that. Try to leave out any insults since that will just escelate the situation.

If all else fails, just block and report. Some instances here are known for dogpiling when someone’s opinions are seen as a threat to their own beliefs.

What’s with the hostility against redditors? A large number of us came here from reddit during the API apocalypse. We should be welcoming additional redditors. Not shunning them.

What’s with all the hostility in this post? A lot of it seems uncalled for.

Turns out it’s even a judge that was appointed by Trump: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Beaverstock

Link to the press release from the Institute for Justice: https://ij.org/press-release/federal-court-orders-dhs-to-stop-detaining-people-with-valid-identification-and-halts-warrantless-construction-site-raids/

This might depend on where you live? I don’t remember seeing any sort of rental TV services in any area I’ve lived in or any advertisements for such. I’ll be honest, I wasn’t looking for one, but I also haven’t heard of this as a common thing.

Having been to France/Paris a few times, the first few times weren’t too great. However, I went again later on with my wife who was able to explain the proper etiquette and unspoken social rules and the experience was completely different to the point where I loved it.

Many tourists won’t understand those rules, so they may come off as rude. But even a little effort will go a long way. Just a few things I can think of at the moment:

• Always say “Bonjour” when entering any shop, even if no one is visible at first.
• When talking to anyone, don’t start talking in English, first try to get by with whatever French you know (even if it’s terrible).
• For escalators, never block the left side. The right side is for standing, the left side is for those who might be in a hurry and will be walking through.
• On public transit, don’t be loud/bothersome. No talking on the phone. Don’t put your phone on speaker when listening to videos/media. If you have to talk, whisper.

For the Europeans that I’ve met (who have never been to the US) to them, most Americans are rich businessmen/cowboys who love guns.

Since they haven’t travelled, they mostly rely on what they see from the media that they consume.

It’s a long bill, but the details for this ban can be found in Title X almost at the bottom:

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6644/text#d10163e18706-intro-1

Adding onto this. Just a few highlights from the article:

She said: “I posted a poster for the Tiananmen Square massacre commemoration in Sutton and right after that, that account made deepfake images about me. They’ve been tagging my username since they started it.

Ni said that one of the posts accusing her of animal abuse had correctly written that she had a cat. She said: “I feel like they’re doing some kind of profiling of me … Every time I go out, I feel like I might be followed or watched. And I actually think that might be the case.”

Considering that there are secret Chinese police stations in other countries that target people like her, she likely is correct.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_police_overseas_service_stations

A small snippet from the article includes details for a decent number of the deaths:

Among the 518 dead, 490 were male, 21 were children and 16 were security officers, Othman said, adding that 197 had died from shotgun wounds.

But he explained that the death toll could be higher as some victims had been buried without the authorities being told.

More than 2,000 people were injured, including 120 security officers, he added.

The only exception to this would be for motorcycles. I get that they want to be heard so that some driver doesn’t pull out right in front and cut them off, or attempt to change lanes right into them.

It’s a potentially life saving tactic.