That’s what i do, but they never really listen, even though i usually ask to just cut off x cm or something.

At one time vegan shoes were cheap. And suddenly, everywhere the non-leather shoes disappeared and vegan shoes popped up and were advertised at ridiculous prices. They just changed the wording and adjusted the prices. It’s just a marketing tactic and one they use often for whatever stuff you can buy. It’s not so much that people are willing to pay. It’s just that vegan friendly, decently quality at decent prices are very hard to find now. At least here in the european country where i live.

I vaguely recall dolphins and seals being trained to throw a ball through a hoop. Don’t know about the distance though

Maybe you could rent a mobility scooter instead? Some are suitable for indoors (3 wheels) and the speed is adjustable. It might save the use of your arms and hands, which are not used to the movements you need to make

I use aliases, because so many databases get security breaches. To a certain extent, i may need to trust the people who i share my name with, but i don’t trust their security measures.

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I’ve had it happen that i joined a community and commented in some interesting thread and only then noticed that it was 3 or even 6 months old

I think this one:

!neurodivergence@lemmy.giftedmc.com

Yes, i made four, because when i joined Lemmy, everyone seemed to urge new users to spread across the fediverse. So, i did. But over time, i did away with two accounts and am contemplating ditching another one.

Wait, you are a woman? Just kidding. I noticed that many people, myself often included, often don’t read that carefully, or don’t pay that much attention to the usernames. It wouldn’t be the first time i’m typing a reply, say, to answer a question and only then notice that the person already added something in their text, like: i already tried this, and my reply is useless and i delete the draft.

I also don’t really care that much that people assume my gender, but whether you read carefully or not; why assume everyone here is male. I see a lot of guys commenting that there are not many women on lemmy; well duh, if you assume everyone is male… I always try to reply to people without assuming gender, but apparently, for some people that is hard.

Much healthier indeed; one will never convince people who are not open to other viewpoints anyway, and it would just suck the energy right out of you.

Interesting, and i agree; i never even try to assume gender when talking to people online.

As a side note, apart from logic and rationality, i never noticed women being more emotional than men. Also, from what i’ve seen online, men often are quite talkative and the first to break the ice or share an opinion or experience.

But in the end, i prefer to look at individuals and try not to focus on labels.

Fwiw, on social media, if one doesn’t obviously show which gender they are, they will usually be assumed to be a male. There are more women around here than some people think, and they are always adressed as bro, homie, dude, my man, and so on. So, apparently, the differences are not always as obvious as some people assume. Edited a word to correct english

I’m very sorry, it must have been shocking news for you and your family.

And to clarify; i live in Europe

I am not allowed to give blood, because i once got a blood transfusion in the eighties and i have a tiny, tiny risk of infecting people with mad cow disease. I only found out when i decided to give blood some years back and found out i am not allowed to.

I prefer an elaborate description, if appropriate presuming people don’t know much about the topic yet. Bonus points for adding wikis (i don’t think it’s possible in Lemmy for now?) and links. And a friendly tone. Those concise oneliners, to me, feel like; if you don’t understand what this community is for, you are not welcome here anyway.

It is, ivy would not get this color and the shape is wrong. Source: i have plenty of both vines and ivy in my garden

Even on Tor, if you use the clear web site provided in the link, yes, you will see the box asking for a subscription. You can click the x to get rid of it.

Ah, ok. I just noticed the popup. Of course i did click the link that was indicated in the post itself, not the title.

Which is what i used of course, and i still got the subscription wall