Semantically Interlinked Online Communities Puns

All these startup Reddit alternatives face the same chicken-and-egg problem. They need to attract users to join their sites, and that requires a lot of content on a wide variety of topics to interest users in joining, but these sites need more members before all that content will be posted.

This situation seems like it could be well served by something like SIOC. If these sites add support for SIOC, or something like it, they could provide their members access to the content of all the other cooperating sites, and in that way work together to grow together, rather than each site going it alone. This could enable these sites to create a larger meta-community that could actually offer a substantial alternative to Reddit.

The SIOC page on Wikipedia and the SIOC applications page at rdfs.org include lists of software that supports SIOC.

Going to preface by saying I'm not calling the issues equivalent, or implying they don't have their own separate dynamics.

There seems to be a trend of biphobia or lesbophobia being directed at one another on LGBTQ+ reddit, and less of an understanding of the shared roots of both issues. The shared systematic roots created by patriarchy.

All of us are told we're meant to be straight, and cis. Media tells us, our parents tell us. It's everywhere, and honestly it's suffocating. I get why folks fall into comphet (compulsive heterosexuality). I also get why critiquing comphet can feel invalidating for non-lesbians. It's still useful terminology, regardless.

Another equally interlinked systematic issue I don't see discussed enough (in general), is Misogyny. It's baked into lesbophobia, and affects biphobia in similar ways.

Some rhetorical questions to think about:

• How often do women have their feelings disregarded?
• How often do lesbians get told to "try" men first?
• How often do bisexuals get called confused?

Despite both bisexual and lesbian folks being affected here, it's the same exact dismissal of our sexualities. It's homophobia, it's biphobia, it's lesbophobia. The underlying intent is to tell us that we're wrong, and should be straight instead. People can internalize these cultural ideas, of course, but we need to take a broader look at the issues.

I'll try not to write an essay here, and I'm mostly trying to be helpful. Not moralistic, or patronizing. I'd just prefer if there was greater focus on solidarity. We're all fighting the same systems.

Feel free to reply in the comments. I'd love to know your thoughts. I'm a trans lesbian, and I don't expect to speak for everyone.

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Just like with any community online, there are a fair amount of questionable things about it. The trans community is not an untouchable exception. The main issue i have seen that affected me and others is the unquestioning "if you think about being trans you are trans no doubt, thats what you are" "cis people dont question their gender" mindset, as if there is no other possible answer to solve your dysphoria. True self discovery from all angles is discouraged in favor of automatic transing. Look at r/egg_irl. This is especially a problem with all the kids and tweens and teens who find themselves around the community and are sucked into it, like i was. its a vacuum narrative with only 1 answer possible. And that answer turns out wrong for many i have seen.

In this narrative there can only be one truth. You are trans and always have been. Of course nothing influenced you to consider yourself trans, only to realize the true gender you always had, that you somehow had all along and never ever even though of. Everything is shaded by a confirmation bias and proving that you have always been the gender you now identify as. For example "i watched too much yaoi and now i desperately want to be a gay man" becomes "this gay ship helped me REALIZE i was always a boy!"

Now, i dont mean sexual grooming. I mean social grooming, even if unintentional, like a social contagion. it has all the symptoms of that. i find it comparable to the eating disorder social contagion and self harm social contagion ive seen, every group ive been in with other teens no matter how different has devolved into a pit of suicidality, body dysmorphia, and severe gender dysphoria. All these problems resolve/get better once the group splits up, and everyone becomes healthy again. It happens like this again and again. Considering it is pretty much just in the west, and is spread through tumblr and tiktok and etc, i have a very hard time believing it isnt at least somewhat socially fuelled - especially since i know personally i would never have called myself trans if it wasnt for the internet.

"youre spreading the transgender internet grooming narrative that harms us!!!" why should i shut up about something ive witnessed again and again that causes unnecessary confusion, derealization, self loathing etc that only stops once the person leaves the online community? it is clear there is a problem and it should be addressed. it may not be in statistics, as it is mostly teen girls and boys and even

Let's get a running list of other online pages and communities that are working to organize the event. If you know of any, please submit them as comments, below.

Like stfu they are probably good teachers but that doesn't mean you'll go around insulting other teachers. Nobody cares who you study from stop shoving it down other people's throat. Anytime some unacademy or pw students asks for help or shares a clip of their teacher these pathetic fucks rile up with their "Congratulations! You are being rescued, Please do not resist." attitude.

Whenever the topic of Linux desktop comes up, you always have a few deb distros recommended (Ubuntu, Pop!_OS, Mint, etc) and some arch distros (Mainly Manjaro). However, you have the entire RPM ecosystem, and thus Fedora, completely ignored, which I think may be the best approach for new users.

Why do I think this? Let's see what Fedora offers.

Mainline Fedora is a workstation distro that prioritizes both Stability and up to date packages. It's super stable, updates are a breeze, and DNF will never break your system. Upgrading your release is stress-free compared to Ubuntu-based distros, even to the point where I upgraded a system by 10 releases at once (going in increments of 2), with the final system being rock solid and stable. And if it goes wrong, rolling back is also stress-free. And of course, it's backed by a massive company.

And we also need to mention Fedora Silverblue, which is, in my opinion, the best distro for those who aren't tech-savvy at all. The root file system is mounted as RO, with packages handled by flatpak (or rpm-ostree if the package isn't in flatpak). This makes it pretty much impossible for the user to get their machine in a state where it will not boot. It even has a very good KDE spin, if GNOME isn't your thing.

That's my spiel for Fedora. Am I missing something? Why does it seem almost forgotten when it comes to casual linux desktop?

This is a bit a rant so please pardon me:

So I think a lot of a y'all would agree with me in that modern multiplayer is riddled with problems. You can't play seriously without someone screaming racial slurs at you for missing a shot, you cant play casually without people not even attempting to play the game and using the "its just quickplay bro" as justification.

And then adding on top of that cheating is just getting worse and worse. And it seems like the only solution is adding more and more invasive client-side anti cheat. But even that does not solve anything as image recognition AI gets better and be used to get around the best anti-cheats out there.

And there is even the problem of games running out of support and forever being lost when the game company decides it cost too much to run their own servers.

I know just from lurking here a lot of y'all have stopped even trying to play online because of those things. I think that is a big shame because playing together should be something positive. Connecting people that otherwise would have never met.

I think having community hosted servers would solve these problems because:

1. They can set the rules

2. They can enforce the rules

3. They can stay up even when the devs stop support

4. There can actually be a community. Less chance to act like an asshat when you see that person every few days

If someone is being an asshat in chat or putting up aimhacks? Ban them. Are you trying to do a ranked league and someone is intentionally throwing? Ban them.

I know it is not something we can really change, lest you make a game yourself and it somehow gets popular enough for people to actually play it, but it is something I wish would at least be an option in modern games. Off the top of my head Squad does this, but it is a very niche game. CSGO also does have community servers but it buried deep within the menu.

Idk I know there can be some problems with this sort of system, with asshat moderators, and cliques, but I really think the benefits outweigh the cons. Hell reddit has those same issues, but I don't think it ruins the site overall

It seems that the quality of discourse on almost every text based social media platform has declined markedly over the past few years. Especially so within the past two, with everyone and their dog converging online due to being stuck at home. I feel that the main driver of this decline is an unsustainable growth in users.

Even this sub has seen an exponential decline with recent mass influxes. I don't want to start a "this sub sucks now boo hoo" circle jerk, it just feels that this is happening everywhere. Once a community like this one garners more than 20-50k users there is just too much noise, everyone becomes a crab in a bucket.

What do you all think the future of online communities will look like? I don't really know where to go once this place passes the point of no return. Ideally I would stop wasting time on the internet. Discord is more akin to instant messaging and doesn't really fill the same void that a topical forum does. Are we just doomed to a dead internet where our voices are drowned out by a hivemind of literal and metaphorical bots?

Hello,

Here's the situation. I am part of a very large online community that I love. As with most online communities, there are mods. I had gone about posting my normal stuff, when I all of a sudden was banned.

I was immediately messaged by a main mod of the forum demanding $100,000 worth of crypto currency to get my account back. I am willing to pay some money but not nearly that much! That's way more than I'm even worth in total! But I really love the online forum I spend hours there, I have many messages, photos, posts, memories that I simply cannot lose access to.

This is a fairly large website with many users.

What are my legal options in this regard?

Thank you

As the title reads. Is it /r/bitcoin or there other forums, groups?

Thanks in advance.

For everyone disappointed in the absolute mess so many trans online communities can be, I want to encourage you to try to get in touch with trans communities in real life.

If you want to go stealth and stay as far away from anything trans as possible, then that’s a perfectly respectable choice. I personally don’t understand it, but if that what makes you happy then please pursue that.

For me I became much happier once I found other trans people in real life. I love the local queer bars in my are, almost every one of my friends is either trans or at least queer in some way.

I find the queer spaces in real life to be a lot less polarized, and vitriolic than the online ones. Of course there is drama and cliques emerge here and there but it isn’t what it’s like online.

Also there are so many topics I see fiercely debated on line I have never even heard discussed in real life. I was at a bar with a bunch of trans friends and I brought up something about the rift in the trans communities based on discussions of trans medicalism. My friends either didn’t know what I was talking about or did and didn’t give a shit one way or another. I read about neo pronouns and xeno genders all the time here, but have never once in the now six years since I came out met anyone who used a neo pronoun.

I get this is all harder if you are under 21, and even harder than that if your under 18. Don’t get me wrong online resources and trans communities can offer a whole lot of good. I wish I Knew about these when I was in middle school. However I really encourage to join a school group, or start one. Find queer friendly spaces in real life (there is a table top gaming place that’s really trans friendly where I’m at and met a bunch of folks in an alcohol free environment) check out your local lgbt center, and if your like me, hit up some queer bars.

You don’t have to give up on having a community just because some online ones are toxic. Do whatever it takes to be happy and safe. Above all, stay alive.

Hey everyone! I'm back to making an offer after a very busy and eventful couple of weeks. I am out of work again because of a kidney infection so I have some time to work on cards! I can't seem to stay in work for more than a couple weeks at a time.

Whether you've got a special someone, are on the dating scene, or are just hanging out by yourself, I'm happy to send you a Vday card! I just got a fresh pack of cards and stamps and I'm excited to break into them!

Comment if you are interested and if you want, tell me what your favorite part of Valentine's day is!

-C

Does anyone ever send positive messages? It’s always “ur trash” and negative shit. I even had a guy on the mic on my team tell me I’m shit because I use the shot meter. I was like 8/11 and we were winning. I just don’t get it. Can’t we all be chill?

Hey Apes,

It’s been a while since the last post I made the morning of my wedding. BTW, thanks to everyone who reached out to congratulate me! It was an incredible night that I'll never forget.

I want to let you know that the sub is back on an upward trend of online users. As of 12/8/2021 (GME Earnings call date which peaked at 74,733 online users at 5:18PM EST), Superstonk has seen an average of 10k-15k users more online per hour from 6:00AM EST to 10:00PM EST during the week (essentially going from a 30k-35k average last month, 11/14 to 12/14, to roughly 40k-45k during this timeframe with trending upward signs).

Why do I think this is significant? Because weekend numbers are remaining consistent and we haven’t had a true FUD campaign ever since 12/1/2021 when Fidelity made an oopsie revealing there were 12 million shares available to borrow (and this really wasn’t much a FUD campaign IMO as opposed to lighting a fire under apes asses to DRS 100%). To compare the weekly stats I mentioned above with weekend stats of 11/14 to 12/14, Superstonk averages anywhere from 20k-30k from 6:00AM EST to 10:00PM EST. These numbers haven’t changed over the last month and I’ve only noticed in the past that online users will spike on the weekends when an inorganic FUD campaign is going on.

I’m hoping this is a sign that things are turning towards getting this sub back to an organic state of online users, but I’m also eyeing this weekend as a potential FUD campaign weekend, especially considering share price has dropped nearly $100 in a week with signs it’s going down even further. Can anyone say fire sale?

I also wanted to share a conversation I had with Vanguard. On 12/1/2021, when Fidelity revealed their oopsie, I decided to DRS the last of my shares from Fidelity and from Vanguard. The shares from Fidelity came through in 3 days with no problem, but I noticed Vanguard was taking their time. I thought, “Oh well, people have mentioned it’s taken anywhere from 3-7 days to transfer”. It’s been nearly two weeks since I initiated this transfer. I called this morning and asked about the status. The rep I talked to on 12/1 said it would take 2-3 days to transfer completely. Turns out, they never initiated the transfer. The rep I talked to today, 12/14, said she would initiate it and it could take UP TO 30 DAYS TO TRANSFER.

Seems as if liquidity is drying up.

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As the title says, we only have 9 days left until these servers are shut down. For anyone who cares about Halo Achievements, this is gonna have quite an impact.

Obviously some achievements are a bit more ridiculous to pull off in a matchmade game and may not happen in traditional playing (I mean come on Perfection on a Mythic map is a bit much).

Which is why I hope this post doesn’t fade out because I think this is genuinely something so we can some of these last 9 days special. I mean people are still gonna tearing others apart in MP, but it’d be a helluva thing for some Achievement Hunters to send them out… with a bang.

How do you feel about this? Same goes for Campaign if someone needs a squad up especially for the Vidmaster Challenge.

Read If They Get Me is about a broke anarchist taking a low level job for a high tech company full of bizarre characters, mandatory pop culture references and ubiquitous surveillance. I thought it might appeal to Redditors.

I'm not quite sure how to market it overall, because I'm trying so hard to avoid easy categorization. The whole surveillance thing isn't science fiction anymore, but the star of a Clancy techno-thriller wouldn't be so much of a lowlife. It's also not a "Choose Your Own Adventure," but every chapter ends with a list of chapters to click to next.

See, the whole thing is presented as a kind of digitally annotated diary written by the main character. Whenever he mentions an earlier event, it appears as a link to that chapter. I finally did enough googling to find that's called intratexuality. Anyway, each chapter ends with a series of links, other chapters that link back to that point in the story. What's the next chapter? The answers start off simple but get more complex as things develop. It's a way of engaging readers' minds on levels a book could never do.

Part of the idea is to bridge the gap between a linear narrative and spending the afternoon wandering wikipedia. The more you read, the more context you understand. There is a chronological order to events, but I'm working on the pacing of when it's impossible to find your way straight on to the next thing that happens.

Only the first ten chapters have been "leaked" so far, so there are dead links for now. I'm polishing the next group of chapters to go up soon.

***Edit: Not to avoid community outrage, just simply sitting on the announcement until the 24th for whatever reason ***Edit #2: I don’t have screen shots or any evidence to go along with the comment on the prof in arts, that’s why I’m asking for speculation

Like the title, I’m looking for online communities to network, find people to discuss (vent..) issues working in tech, often being the only woman in the room.

I searched around but there are so many, some are paid membership. Would appreciate anyone’s recommendations.

I’d prefer it’s about career development rather than focus on STEM.

The woment in tech subreddit seems really quiet.. anyone want to revitalize it with me? :)

https://discord.gg/kreechures