Quality does not come with quantity. Reddit is the best example for this.

Correct. If that’s what he wants, why not give him the full dose?

It’s a better community because it’s not so convenient and flashy like Reddit. The more similar you make Lemmy, the worse the community gets until it reaches Reddit level.

If it was meant for all users it would be an exact copy of Reddit. I would like Lemmy to not take that route and keep everything simple instead. Some things might be a little convenient but it works. Isn’t that what matters the most?

Lemmy is not meant for the average user though. I also rather have few but working functions instead of many broken ones (I’m looking at you Reddit!).

Haven’t you seen all those men vs bear threads/posts? Girls love bears! Even more if they’re dancing. You might be a mess… but you’re a hot mess.

I have to agree. Apple hardware is often really good.

Some do - if you’re attractive enough.

“Wanna buy me a drink?”

They didn’t have Palantir software in the past. There was also a lot more resistance to mass surveillance. And the political parties were less extreme (Nowadays everyone wants to use it).

I think identity verification disguised as age verification will destroy the web before AI can achieve that. On top of everything comes extensive geo-blocking too, with the US copying China and Russia (Probably calling it “FreedomWeb” or “TruthWeb”) and Europe following. So no more world wide web, just plenty of smaller local webs.

Can you imagine yourself doing all kinds of “bubble work”? The writing of your books, lecturing the books of others, cover design, maybe teaching writing to a small class, enabling you to stay inside the writing bubble? Then you have a better chance. This is similar to how other artists make a living. As a painter you’ll do all kinds of image-related work like logo design, gretting cards, prints for cloths and so on. As a musician you make loops people listen to while on hold, sound effects for all kinds of media, sample libraries for other musicians (basically virtual instruments), some audio engineering for small gigs and so on. Those are the people who can actually make a living with no or rare occasions of having to work a normal job. You still need to have a frugal lifestyle but it helps to not get lost in the usual grind. Lots of small jobs which aren’t paid that great, but ideally it adds up and you can your bills. This is something I would recommend as well. You’ll learn many things which will be helpful later on.

That’s what you get with vibe coding.

Nah, it’s going to grow a lot more before it bursts.

Not kind of. Germany is so ahead in certain aspects Russia copied it. Example: Data preservation. Germany is not a safe haven. Never was, never will be.

Germany is turning into a mass surveillance state.

Germany? Yikes.

I used to make a living with helping artists stepping up to a higher level. I’ve seen a lot fail but a few succeeding.

Don’t look for your niche, create it. Write something that is too unique to be replicated easily - not by humans, not by AI. This applies to both content and style. It’s also important to be present as an author so (possible) fans can get in touch with you (“The artist next door”). Try to get a foot into other fields as well. How about writing stories and scripts for video games for example? This also helps with networking and slapping your name onto all kinds of products.

Another tip: Attend business classes. Learn how economy works. You would be surprised how many successful artists did that silently. This alone gives you a huge advantage over most artists who don’t know anything about starting (and keeping) a business (Heck, they don’t even know anything about taxes). Turn yourself into your own company. With this mindset you will work more efficient and effective. It’s no fun but it’s very helpful in the long run if you want to make a living with art some day.

Thanks for answering again. Good to hear that.

I can recommend it. Works really well.