Why are comments like "use Firefox" okay on Lemmy while "go vegan" is getting downvoted?
People consider vegans on Lemmy as too preachy. Even in vegan communities here, mods have to remove soooo many inappropriate comments (I read a few of these and they keep getting removed for good reasons). Comments that suggest going vegan on posts about animal abuse are downvoted....
What thing could your parents do the most significantly better than you?
Is Craigslist Dying?
I went to Craigslist in my local area for the first time in awhile. I used to like “best of” Craigslist because some of them were great, there still are some, but its just not the same. A community I used to visit had about half the number of posts as I remember, and of jobs and things for sale, I would say roughly half the...
When you get a call from a middle-aged male coworker who had tried to coerce you (younger female) into letting him drop you off at home on a Saturday night: do you call back, text, email, or ignore?
Please read post for full context; any help or input is appreciated! I disclosed sensitive info to a close female coworker (let’s say Ann), who is best friends with the male coworker mentioned (Ned). I’m sure she told him, but then they both seemed to want me to still tell him directly. I did because I believe in doing the...
Is there any evidence of a difference in healthfulness between having fruit vs having added sugar along with fibre foods?
All of the info about why added sugar is unhealthy compared to fruits seems to be that the sugar in fruit comes with fibre and nutrients that offset the negative health impacts of sugar to a degree by delaying its absorption and preventing a blood sugar spike....
Better names for Lemmy versions?
The names of previous Lemmy versions were all very boring and repetetive. We need something much more creative. Any ideas?...
What is the "smartest" smartphone?
With the advancements in technology, particularly AI now, what is the smartest smartphone in your opinion? And I don’t mean in terms of raw power or tech specs, but rather the likes of the OS, UI, or features and functions.
If the order of events were different, what might we be calling smartphones?
I had this shower thought earlier and I actually wanted to post it in that community. The name I came up with was SmartWalkman, but later I realized that Walkman is Sony specific, so I doubt other companies would’ve gone for that name, but I didn’t want to let this shower thought slip so here I am now asking you guys.
What's your favorite song?
People who had a quarter-life crisis in their 20's, did you do right to stress?
Without going into too much detail…...
Good recommendations for documentaries that can be watched on YouTube?
I’m pretty open to all varieties as long as the narrators voice isn’t terrible.
Are there a lot of women who like submissive men ?
Or, would you say most women actually perfer submissive men?...
Lemmings, do you use any social media outside of the Fediverse?
I’m curious if any of you still use anything other than fediverse. Since discovering it last year I’ve deleted all my non fedi social media, and it feels great!
which is the most cringeworthy music video
cross-posted from: lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/12340960...
How do you deal with a close friend circle becoming toxic ?
I apologize in advance if posts like this are not welcome here....
For those who work with the public: What was the worst situation that occurred between you and a customer?
Do humans have an inherent tendency to want to answer/respond to questions?
What are you most looking forward to?
I call upon thee, theist majors and Lemmings who know the Scriptures well, what can you tell us about Bibicially accurate demons?
Exactly what it says on the (dramatic) title....
Mastodon vs BlueSky
How is you experience using them ? (I know BlueSky is invite only, but perhaps someone got lucky) I registered in Mastodon recently and i’m getting the same feeling(and problems) when started using lemmy.
How would you fake your death and live after that ?
I mean realistically
what small physical gift would you give your past self?
I have some cool little key carabiners that I would have appreciated at any age
TRUTH TIME! How many of you have actually read a user manual of an operating system completely?
[Mention your Sex if you are comfortable, I want to see the breakdown between the sexes here]...