Hi @[email protected] appreciate it, but we have no budget for paying contributors (we aren't even covering base costs let along paying ourselves). This is an open source project where we don't have any plans to monetize the platform itself (we might consider building things down the line that are paid add-ons, but nothing that would be essential for running your own instance self-hosted)
ADD is not a medically valid term anymore
Hmm, I've heard/read that in ADHD forums also, but this doctor used the phrase "ADD, not ADHD because you don't meet the criteria for hyperactivity". Perhaps they said it that way because of my age (assuming I would understand ADD vs ADHD because there was previously a distinction). I can ask for clarification at my next visit.
I like what you are saying on the Executive Function Disorder. I know that when I used to hear "ADHD", I used to picture a kid I knew back in high school that would literally bounce off walls when he was off his meds. That is definitely not me. I do struggle with impulsivity a little though and I would argue I have an "attention deficit" problem as I can be staring a person in their eyes as they talk yet not hear a word they are saying as my mind is somewhere else entirely. I can also struggle with paying attention in meetings as I just want to get back to some other task I was working on (no matter how important I believe the meeting to be).
Not sure why people don't like it. The video resonated with me and helped explain issues with motivation when it comes to ADHD. Maybe my comments on the post should have been more/longer?
Thanks everyone for the warm welcome.
I usually have to have something (music, twitch, etc…) going or I’ll start talking to myself (you’ve seen this happen, lol)
Shawshank Redemption is easily in my top 3 movies. The underlying theme of the movie is hope.
TIL. Thanks for sharing that
They prefer the personal connection you can build in-person. Also, one of them mentioned the lack of ability for the counselor to be able to read body language in a video call as well as they could in-person
It’s hard to not be tough on yourself. Look at the positives though. Not every day has to have a “I saved a baby from a burning building” win in it. Sometimes we need to celebrate the small stuff too
Great write up. Thanks for the transparency
Are you finding these questions useful/good? Should I let the bot continue?
Yes, the about site needs a lot of work. The demo site is using the Lemmy frontend but Java Springboot backend. The whole intent of the first milestone release is to be a drop-in replacement for Lemmy. It's after that where we will differentiate with things like better moderation/admin support, etc... The federation service will be built in Golang. And yeah, we need to do a lot more work on outlining what work needs to be completed in the form of issues. Those 8 for sure are things that need to be done though.