I just made an account on there and was getting ready to settle in. We can’t have anything nice…. I guess I’ll just stick to the fediverse.

I am still learning what the fediverse even is truthfully. I thought Bluesky was part of the fediverse. Man.

Oh God no! I’m sorry.

Ass ass inate. Believe it! I need sleep.

Support groups are something I want to see grow on Lemmy. Anything from abuse, to mental health to chronic illness or addictions. There should also be a way to protect those communities from ableist trolls, a theoretical door so that not just anyone can see the feed. I think it’s important to have that door, because there are people who no matter what you say, they will never have empathy or understanding for people going through those challenges. They will always find a way to convince themselves the person isn’t worthy of empathy or respect. They will try to do harm, and so they should just be blocked out. I’ve sadly already encountered a bit of that on Lemmy.

But I will be honest, I don’t have a plan of action laid out, I’m just throwing it out there. We saw some major platforms become null and unsafe. We should work to reestablish a safe space for folks dealing with those problems. It’s even more important now while we’re going through this breath-takingly crappy year. I myself do not have the skills or energy to moderate one of these groups. It would just be good to work toward having more of those here eventually.

Edit: It would also be cool if we could be more thorough about keeping out troll communities, prevent or discourage them from taking root here. For example fakedisordercringe on Reddit was a vile place. The redpill communities were bad too.

I’m fucking speechless.

Thank you so much for the tip about Nvidia. I didn’t know this. And I’m really glad to hear Mint is so easy! That’s perfect. I have a fear of pressing the wrong button and accidentally breaking something. I’m sure that’s a common anxiety for beginners. So Mint seems like a perfect starter then. Yay! Yes, it’s true, I’m not much of a gamer. I wish I could play games more. There’s a ton from different genres that intrigue me and I love watching playthroughs and reviews, but it’s just not feasible for me right now. In the future hopefully.

I will most certainly check in online if ever an issue crops up. Everyone here has been really helpful and I’m deeply grateful. Thank you so much! :)

That’s okay, my reply is also late! ^_ It’s all good. I’m grateful to hear from a writer on these topics. This is very encouraging to hear. Forgive me that I can’t say it more effectively, but I’m truly grateful. Oh then this is perfect. I’m a low needs user as well. I care only about the browser, email, pictures, word documents and music files. The fact your Mom has no issues with it is fantastic. I feel good hearing this!

As a side note, I feel you. The last few years have been brutal. We’re all feeling some degree of stress from it, but those of us with preexisting issues end up a notch higher than we should be. It ain’t easy, but none of us are really alone in the struggle.

That means a lot, you know. It’s just nice to have any sort of regular human contact. It feels real here. And you’re right, we’re all going through it. We will get through this.

Alright, awesome. Thank you. I’m grateful for all the feedback here, everyone is really helpful. I’m a complete novice, so any info is appreciated! ^_

That’s really kind of you. Thank you. I will be honest it’s been a rough year but I’m happy to have found this place. I hope you’re doing okay too.

Aw that’s great. Yay! ^-

Heck yes I want to join smolnet. - Making the migration slowly but surely. Oh that’s what they’re called. I did not know about the gopher and gemini protocols. Thank you!

This is awsome. Thank you! :)

Yes, definitely. I’ve heard of disc rot. There’s some cloud alternatives mentioned here that I will check out.

He’s had it up to here!

Omg that is awesome. Yes, all the writing apps. I can’t wait. ^_ I currently do use Scrivener on this device and I love it. I am down to try the older Scrivener app for linux. I saw a video on how it was installed, a bit of a finicky process but I’d say it’s worth it. Thank you!

Oh no man, I won’t go on there. No Chrome, no Facebook, none of that. I spit in their general direction. They are unworthy. Yes, I’ll likely be using it to write in a regular word processor. I have Scrivener on this device, and it’s absolutely amazing, however I hear it’s a bit finicky to install on linux but not impossible. So I’m up to the challenge of that. If you write stories and like to world build, I highly recommend it. It’s amazing. You know what I’m going to miss though is Livejournal. I hear not even they are safe anymore. That is awful. The whole internet is being ripped up. Fuck this year.

Oh yes, I got Tor, but I was thinking maybe I don’t need it as it works a little too well. I’m curious about librewolf browser though. I may give that a shot as well. If only I was interesting enough to have classified government intel. Or a darknet drug lord. I am pretty paranoid, but not The Borne Supremacy levels of paranoid hehe. I’m learning about the different browser alternatives. I only know about Tor, Librewolf, and I was today years old when I learned about Debian. So I will check that out. Thanks so much! :)

That’s amazing! Okay, will do. I can’t wait to try it. Thank you. :)

What softwares do you use? What services do you use?

I use Apple devices right now. I’ve heard the stories about Windows as of late. Damn. But Apple is not much better.

If you use Google anything, you gotta seek to de-google. Replace Google Docs with Nextcloud, replace Google with some other search engine, switch to a privacy respecting browser, etc.

Oh absolutely degoogling. I’m on it. For now I’m using ecosia search engine but I just found out they are still kind of sketchy, so I will keep looking for a good search engine. As for the browser, I got Tor. It’s great but only problem is when I try to go on some online spaces with Tor, I get blocked because they think I’m an intruder. So, it works VERY well, perhaps too well. But that is reassuring! I got a tutamail account. I still have gmail but have plans to ditch it soon and go all in on tutamail. I will definitely check out nextcloud, this is the first time I’ve heard about it. Not discouraged at all, this is great. :)Thank you!

That is amazing. That’s all I needed to hear, thank you. I’m feeling a lot better about this!