cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/42876254

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  • Gorilladrums@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 days ago

    I was first introduced to Lemmy during Reddit’s API fiasco back in 2023, and this exact type of post was made back then too where the entire community is held up by a very small numbers of users who post excessively. That means in 3 years, this platform hasn’t grown at all. It’s still stuck as a niche that most people either avoid or don’t care about.

    • Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      5 days ago

      Disagree. There are far more posters that post consistently now a days. Before it really was like… 4 or 5 of us but now there’s far more than that.

  • DandomRude@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    A huuuuge thank you also to @anon6789@lemmy.world for all these superbowls! Your posts are a true blessing!

    For me, ever since I’ve been here, all those adorable owls have always been a symbol of what’s wonderful about Lemmy.

    • anon6789@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      5 days ago

      Everyone’s support and encouragement has meant a lot. If I wouldn’t have become a poster here, I likely never would have pursued working with owls, but thanks to you all, I worked with a Screech Owl and 3 Great Horns yesterday, along with 4 Red-tailed Hawks, 2 Red Shouldered Hawks, and a bunch of opossums and squirrels.

      You guys listening to me and encouraging me to keep sharing gave me the push to go and volunteer, and my life has been so much richer getting to work with so many amazing animals and fellow animal rescuers.

      • DandomRude@lemmy.world
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        5 days ago

        Aww, I’m so happy to hear that! I wish you all the very best, and thank you so much once again for letting us all be a part of this—even if it’s just in a very small way.

        • anon6789@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          5 days ago

          If anyone is ever interested in volunteering, I can answer many of your questions! Most things you’d want to do have a very low barrier of entry.

          • DandomRude@lemmy.world
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            5 days ago

            I’m already thinking about anything more I could do. Those little creatures are so majestic and useful, and some species could use some help in my home country, too. It’s truly commendable that you’re standing up for them and raise awareness. We need a lot more people like you—then the world would be a much better place. But hey, you’re showing us how we can all do our part.

            Here in Germany, there are various professionals who are employed and mainly funded by the government, but if I ever have to deal with owls myself I’ll get in touch with you right away.

            I joined my local nature conservation a years ago, and you definitely played a part in that. I only provide a little financial support, but maybe I can do even more—besides following their very helpful recommendations for protecting nature (which is why I now only grow wildflowers on my balcony for example).

            • anon6789@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              5 days ago

              That is excellent what you are doing! Anything helps so much.

              I don’t know how things work in Germany, but I took a quick look at the references in the c/superbowl sidebar and we have 2 lists of rescues in Germany.

              Link1 Link2

              I pulled up a random one and checked their “Support” menu and saw volunteering right away.

              Ehrenamtliche Mitarbeit Insbesondere am Wochenende fehlt es an Unterstützung in der Tierpflege. Selbst, wenn jemand nur ein bis zwei Stunden Zeit hat, ist das eine große Hilfe. Vorkenntnisse sind dabei nicht nötig. Zu den möglichen Aufgaben zählt neben dem Füttern von Jungtieren beispielsweise auch das Säubern der Volieren. Außerdem werden handwerklich begabte Helfende gesucht, die Reparaturen vornehmen können, Fahrdienste übernehmen oder die Futterwiese mähen.

              Wer sich ehrenamtlich engagieren möchte, erreicht uns telefonisch unter info@wildvogelhilfe-rheinland.de. Bitte eine Nachricht auf dem Anrufbeantworter hinterlassen, damit wir uns zurückmelden können.

              (Translated)

              Volunteer work Especially on weekends, there is a lack of support in animal care. Even if someone only has one or two hours to spare, it’s a great help. Previous knowledge is not necessary. In addition to feeding young animals, the possible tasks include, for example, cleaning the aviaries. In addition, talented helpers are needed who can carry out repairs, take over driving services or mow the feed meadow.

              If you would like to volunteer, you can reach us by phone at info@wildvogelhilfe-rheinland.de. Please leave a message on the answering machine so that we can get back to you.

              • DandomRude@lemmy.world
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                5 days ago

                You’re the best! Unfortunately, the Rhineland isn’t in reach for me, but I’ll look around (nothing listed for my zip there atm). I had no idea that they were actually looking for volunteers here, too.

                Thank you so much for the info. I’ll check those links regularly now and get involved if something pops up that’s even somewhat close to where I am. If I come across any other sites during my research that might be interesting, I’ll let you know.

                • anon6789@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                  5 days ago

                  I help where I can!

                  Link1 is broken down by zip code and the second lists the cities where they are. I just picked on at random since I have no clue where you are. 🙂

                  I was surprised when you said there was funding, since to my knowledge no rescue gets public funds anywhere. The one I picked randomly did talk about some type federal volunteer internship, so it does sound like there is some type of public partnership there, but I don’t want to give advice based on translations.

                  It would be exciting if you got to find something. I lucked out having a place about 20 minutes from me. We have a lot of people coming from about an hour away.

        • anon6789@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          5 days ago

          I’m glad you all still enjoy what I share! I had assumed you all would have been bored ages ago. 😄

  • adam_y@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 days ago

    Sure, the volume might be less, but the quality doesn’t falter.

    I left Reddit for you, and no regrets.

    • LavaPlanet@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      6 days ago

      That article was so conflated and entirely waffle, I couldn’t read it. It doesn’t offer science behind brain rot. I think it’s ok for you to have an opinion for yourself on what brain rot is, absolutely, but when you start going warmonger on it, you should really make sure you have more science to give you an understanding and ability to communicate your opinions with more clarity.

      There is science out there, but not in the way you might be thinking, based on some of your opinions expressed here. Brain rot isn’t going to be able to be avoided by curating the content, the effect of disassociation is caused by distraction, it could be argued any content caused that disassociative effect, which essentially sends your brain into a form of fight or flight, causing it to feel like it’s not safe to be here,( if I have to disassociate).

      I don’t have any great articles to link at this time. But I would suggest it’s a personal balance thing. Taking the time to limit the time you spend on the internet, yourself personally, and just taking a moment to exist, just breathe and be, where you are, right now.

      The more engaging and interesting posts will naturally float to the top. Maybe, you need to change your settings, or the app you use to engage if you are getting fed with everything as its first posted. I noticed an entirely different experience going from boost to voyager app.

      This place isn’t about one person deciding for everyone, what is and should be, the antithesis of that is why this place exists, and I’m sure you’re noticing, you don’t have many people who agree with you. Maybe Either your delivery needs to change, when discussing your opinion, or your opinion itself, might need some expansion and nuance.

    • JoeBigelow@lemmy.caEnglish
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      6 days ago

      Dude just make your own space and moderate it accordingly. It will be empty, but at least you’ll be happy.

      • Anon518@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        5 days ago

        No thanks. All I need to do is wait for the next Lemmy update. Then I’ll be able to block all the low-quality garbage.

    • nitroemdash@lemmy.wtfEnglish
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      6 days ago

      So you hate original content lemmyers put effort into (discussion posts, memes, photos) and praise the laziest form of content (reposting articles someone on another platform made)? Do you want lemmy to become a parasitic platform depending on content from elsewhere to sustain itself?

      • Anon518@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        6 days ago

        discussion posts, memes, photos

        These are not remotely equal. Low-quality, mindless meme content rots your brain. You should stop consuming it and start downvoting it.

        Calling articles “lazy content” is extremely unintelligent. I’m disgusted that you should say that.

        The “original content” you refer to is often screenshots of social media posts and reposted memes.

        Do you want lemmy to become a parasitic platform depending on content from elsewhere to sustain itself?

        This is such a bizarre thing to say. Reddit and Lemmy are link/news aggregators. Their whole benefit is being a single site where people can share & discuss news, instead of having to visit a dozen different websites every day. Reddit started to promote low-quality meme content, which massively degraded the quality of the platform. It’s extremely disappointing to see people on Lemmy promoting it as well.

        • nitroemdash@lemmy.wtfEnglish
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          6 days ago

          Calling articles “lazy content” is extremely unintelligent. I’m disgusted that you should say that.

          Reposts, not articles themselves. Reposting someone else’s writings from the web as a link is objectively low-effort work that could be handled by a dozen-line script.

          Reddit and Lemmy are link/news aggregators.

          Maybe they started as such, but now it’s a small part of their scope. I don’t perceive them as such, rather as a general-purpose forum. I go to Lemmy/Reddit to ask a question (e.g. how to repair a thing), voice an opinion, start a debate, talk about stuff, read comics, etc. I don’t recall following a single community that is about link aggregation.

          • StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            6 days ago

            No no no you don’t get it. Lemmy should be what THEY want it to be, not what everyone on Lemmy collectively makes it. Anything otherwise is wrong simply because one bloke online is very certain it rots your brain.

            QED

            /s

          • Anon518@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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            6 days ago

            Reposts, not articles themselves. Reposting someone else’s writings from the web as a link is objectively low-effort work that could be handled by a dozen-line script.

            I don’t know what you’re referring to. Copy-pasting content instead of linking directly to the source is frowned on for numerous reasons.

            a general-purpose forum. I go to Lemmy/Reddit to ask a question (e.g. how to repair a thing), voice an opinion, start a debate, talk about stuff, read comics, etc.

            Sure, that’s a secondary and perfectly valid use. The OP of this thread posted an image promoting memes. That is what I criticized.

            • nitroemdash@lemmy.wtfEnglish
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              6 days ago

              I don’t know what you’re referring to. Copy-pasting content instead of linking directly to the source is frowned on for numerous reasons.

              Pasting a link is even easier than pasting text.

              Sure, that’s a secondary and perfectly valid use. The OP of this thread posted an image promoting memes. That is what I criticized.

              So, no more memes on /c/memes@lemmy.world?