But valuation is a very real predictive measure on IPOs, and what Reddit is making all these bad decisions in preparation for. They tried to cut a little more pie by dragging third party app users onto their app to try and increase revenue and bump valuation, it's just that it was so terribly misguided and executed that it had the opposite effect and blew up in their face.
I think if you want specifically fediverse answers those are the way to go, but I've had a lot of luck with just adding "forum" on the end of stuff. Seems to give an even split between bulletin forums, Reddit/Twitter, and blogs for any given subject matter.
This is more preventative than something that would help you now, but try to practice gratitude/active appreciation. It's a bit of a slog to start, but once you get in the habit you'll feel overall more positive and more directly in control of how you feel at times like this.
Basically, take time a few times throughout the day to acknowledge something you're thankful for or are enjoying, and then say or murmur it out loud to solidify it. Sunny weather or a crisp morning? Feel good about it for a second or two. Those headphones your relative or friend got you as a gift sound banging? Mentally thank them for it.
This is one of the few therapeutic practices that have a universally positive impact on mental health and outlook, and it's definitely served me well in general as well as in very similar circumstances to what you're dealing with.
Exactly. At this point I'm more invested in fediverse services. Between that and RSS feeds, they scratch 90% of the dopamine itch that Twitter and Reddit did. If the communities just continue to expand a little bit more at the rate they're already going, I'll have no desire to look back.
gsfraley
joined 1 year ago
Think about how fast you can evacuate from the cocaine after snorting cocaine