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recently became active on here and Nina Protocol (new music streaming and distribution hub, kinda like Bandcamp but still pretty tiny) and put both in the main app slots on my iOS homepage replacing instagram and twitter. Iām still on those other apps too I just feel like if Iām going to doom scroll and post things I want to focus my energy on spaces that feel like a community.
Nov 1, 2024
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Whenever I can Iāll join a new site early. Even if I donāt go back to it, there is usually a buzzy community feeling right at the start where everyone is trying to figure it out, find some use for it, meet strangers. It feels like the only time when the users have agency over the site, before it gets too smart or gets boring.
The first years of DailyBooth, Peach, Twitter, TikTok, Bebo, Tumblr, all had a janky charm. Hope this site stays unslick and buggy.
Jan 24, 2024
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one of my very dear friends showed pi.fyi to me!! she always knows the best apps!! i consider myself quite offline (very private finsta as my only presence on ig for example) so i only hear about things through word of mouth really, like in generalāevents, trends, places, etc; i like it way better this way, i like being slightly out of the loop, it keeps me sane, even if sometimes im a little late (this does not embarrass me). anyway this app has kind of switched things up for me because not only am i learning of things at a much faster speed, but i feel very public with my presence & am sharing a lot with strangers which i am not used to anymore (i was hyper online as a teen & younger adult, but a few years ago decided to retreat for mental health reasons). it is such a lovely and sweet and smallish community here though that i feel like i am in a little warm nest not lost out at sea!!! i feel like i can really share here without fear and it is actually fun! ^___^
Feb 28, 2024
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Been finding myself spend more and more time online in niche Discord communities, like the PI.FYI book club and some music related groups. smaller communities means people are more likely to handle disagreements like adults (or leave), no algorithms so toxic waste doesnāt get promoted for eNgAgEmEnT or whatever, and normal folks talking about genuinely cool stuff they like. itās nice!
the other plus side is some of the bigger āviralā events make it into those spaces occasionally so Iām not totally culturally insulated, but Iām also not frantically trying to figure out more about Todayās Main Character like I used to on Twitter/X. just some nice spaces I get choose when and how to engage with.
Nov 16, 2024
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Nov 7, 2024
Nov 7, 2024
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-Day pass at da sauna. This is my big āu deserve a breakā ticket item as itās expensive. but going back and forth from cold plunge < > sauna fixes me for at least a few days.
-Pastry, specifically at Librae or Radio while in nyc. Anything flaky, really. Iām a raging slut for anything croissant-like or forged from puff pastry.
-Bad tv... speaks for itselfā¦ its like a punishment and a reward rolled into oneā¦..
-Books and records I guess. Any physical media shopped-for in person since itās kinda the experience itself thatās the ātreat yourselfā rather than just the item
-Taco Bell. Similar to bad tv, this one is something that feels somewhat self destructive so I only let myself have it if Iām already depressed. Like if I already feel bad how much worse could Taco Bell make it? Oh Iāll shit my pants? Ok well maybe then Iāll have something *real* to worry about instead of existentialism or metacognition about the existentialism or whatever useless grievance has me in the doldrums that day.
Nov 8, 2024