Boomer opinions:

• Stop being so loud.
• Get off my lawn and please leave me alone.
• I work in tech, but sometimes tech is added to things needlessly. I just want my washing machine to be a washing machine. I’m tired of being the product.
• Silicon valley’s “disruptors” are usually full of shit. The vast majority of the time: it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
• Don’t tell me what to do with my land if you’re not willing to pay my taxes (or if you don’t have good ecological reasons). I’ll paint my shudders whatever color I want to.
• Bring back the damn knobs, buttons, and switches in my car. I don’t need more touchscreens.

On the other hand…

• I recognize that the way I feel and some of the opinions I have are based on a context I grew up with that may no longer exist - or at least it may not exist in the form it once did. I recognize how I see things may die with me and my peers, and that’s ok. It’s a sad truth, but truth, nonetheless.

Nothing.

Reddit and u/spez haven’t even offered an apology and/or reversed their position. But let’s be real, here - apologies don’t necessarily make things right, and they don’t necessarily erase what’s been done. At best, we can forgive. But people don’t forget. Whatever trust there may have been, it’s gone now. I’ve grown tired of the half-assed apologies made by organizations and famous individuals that are supposed to make everything ok and compel us to forget what was done. I don’t think I’d care if Reddit and/or u/spec tried to make amends. They would not be genuine - your true colors are visible for all to see. Welcome to the real world where hollow apologetic half-measures don’t fool anyone.

If I spat on your lunch because I was having a bad day, I don’t think there would be much I could say to defend my actions. Actions speak louder than words, and sometimes when you screw up there’s no going back. You’re just done.

I’d recommend Rite-in-the-Rain. I spent about 10 years in the Army, and those were the only products I’d trust to survive. The notebooks and especially the paper are designed to work in the rain, the mud, the dirt, etc. I don’t think any of them have ever broken or worn down on me in that time. I still have all of them to this day. I think I’ve had some of the notebook “cases” for around 12-13 years and they’re still in good shape.

Sometimes I think there isn’t much I miss from Reddit. And then someone mentions a community I miss. Gotta find me a new huskytantrums.

Ah, no - I think I just worded it poorly. I realize I could host my own instance for myself, but I meant hosting my own instance for myself and others. You know, to help spread the load. But I assume, then, they’d be able to create new communities on my instance/node.

Ok. I have what might be a strange question. Can you host a server but disable community creation (even if only temporarily)? So, the server would essentially just be a platform from which others could access content published elsewhere in the Fediverse. I’m assuming the load would then be on the database behind my instance, correct?

I’m a Platform/Cloud/DevOps Engineer (the titles are always changing) working in software. I’m reasonably sure I could host an instance to help out without much difficulty. But I’m not sure I’m ready to jump into the moderator role, though I realize I’ll need to deal with those who break some basic rules.