lemoncow

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TvTropes article on forum pecking orders. For those of you who miss or want to go back to the days when they were in vogue, I think it puts some perspective on why they declined (tvtropes.org)
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What are some examples of modest dictators in history? (sh.itjust.works)
 

Stereotypical authoritarian leaders in history tend to do opulent, egocentric things like building statues of themselves everywhere or writing songs about how cool they are and making kids in school sing them. What are some examples of modest dictators whose regimes skipped that type of pomp and circumstance?

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How did you come to having your current religious, social and political worldviews? (sh.itjust.works)
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[โ€“] lemoncow@sh.itjust.works 47 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

True internet veterans will remember when it was called Drawball.

Interesting how world flags and forum/subreddit logos dominated both then and now. I guess those type of experiments attract people who crave some kind of social identity (sort of like street gangs and graffiti)

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What are some subtlety toxic perks of Reddit you've only noticed since leaving? (sh.itjust.works)
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Would you rather reduce your intelligence for extra empathy, or reduce your empathy for extra intelligence? (sh.itjust.works)
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U.S. states with more cows than people (sh.itjust.works)
 

Source: https://getrawmilk.com/content/list-of-us-states-with-more-cows-than-people-numbers-and-ratios-2020

This place has become a ghost town in c/reddit@lemmy.world
[โ€“] lemoncow@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

When old Reddit dies I will stop even visiting.