Well for someone that cares so much about your feelings of self worth, he sure seems to be putting you through a hard time here. Although also, I don't really know anyone in this situation and here on the internet we'll always arrive with our pitchforks out. So I hope your assessment of the situation is right.

Red pill ideology is basically 'manosphere' shit. Where they talk about "high value women" that can carry their babies and gender roles and shit. Like Joe Rogan and Jordan Peterson and shit.

Your whole story makes me kinda sad or at the very least uneasy, if I'm being honest. I'm guessing you're pretty young, like gen Z. And if things are like this in general now for people growing up online, I dunno. I feel bad that you've grown up this way and this is your experience of men and relationships and shit. Although I guess I already saw signs that things were partly this way when I was younger too, going by what I heard from certain people I used to talk to.

This guy sounds insecure and kinda mean if I'm being honest. And from my perspective, the obsession with body count gives me suspicions of red pill ideology. I hope that you eventually meet someone that doesn't even ask questions like that.

I was across the country, close to the shithole that was my home town. Was supposed to be there helping a friend of mine with his pot growing operation but to be honest, the whole thing was a bit of a bust even before lockdowns. But lockdowns hit maybe a two months after I got there and that more or less fucked everyone's plans.

But I was stuck there for a while. And my internet was spotty to non existent. And at one point the house got broken into and my shit got stolen. So it was overall pretty crappy times.

Nice! Good to see another fan around these parts. And glad to see there's so many episodes this season. Have you seen iZombie? I think I've watched it 3 times now lol and it's what lead me to Ghosts. The US version of Ghosts at least.

I saw that series of posts, that user spammed multiple communities with the same post where all of their 'evidence' was just a screenshot of your profile and the fact that your profile pic is AI generated. Thankfully no one seemed to be taking the bait and it was clear to see from a mile away that this user was somehow deeply wounded by something that you said or did and lashing out with bullshit.

Sorry that happened to you. Unfortunately there are some pieces of shit around here, even though in general this place seems pretty progressive and welcoming. Hope that doesn't chase you away from here.

Funny, but I for one think that this place could do with more silly and fun questions to beat the boredom and / or break the ice for new users. It'll probably get more engagement than 5 or so hyper specific questions a day at least. But to answer your question, I didn't see the need for both a TV and an air hockey table.

Hmm, dunno if I watch enough live action stuff these days. Or if I'd have more of a crush on certain characters than actors maybe. But I'm gonna go with Rose McIver from iZombie and Ghosts (which reminds me that I still need to catch up with the latest season of Ghosts).

Sounds like I'm going to have to get hold of this book. Both Superman and Lois are two of my all time favourites and this sounds great. I'm throw in another random fact. Pretty sure he only got his ability to fly during the running of the Fleischer cartoons. Originally he could "leap tall buildings in a single bound". Then somewhere along the line in the cartoons, they just found it more convenient if he could actually fly to take on some threats.

And this one even has a little homophobia sprinkled in.

Just my laptop (with a second external monitor) that is my TV, console and general purpose computer in one.

Not quite as bad as 20 in 2 days but basically any time I get a phone call, it's probably safe to say that it's someone trying to sell me something. It especially sucks when you've been handing out your CV and applying for jobs and shit, so you have to answer calls from unknown numbers. But if it's anyone that I actually know, they'll use WhatsApp.

My morale gets a boost daily whenever the next edition of this comes through my feed

Yeah, every time I see people saying that they like the amount of users now just makes me think "hmmm must be nice that all of your particular niches and tastes are accounted for". It's pretty silly to be so anti growth for this place anyway. Even on Reddit, you literally have a choice to take part in the bigger 'default' subs or find a smaller one if that suits you. And I like choice.

This place still has a long way to go IMO. I'm starting to resort to lurking chat / ask style communities more just for something to do around here and even there, it's not quite as engaging or active as it should be. As a humble user, sometimes I don't have something particular in mind that I want to see. Sometimes I just want to bed rot and scroll and read people's stories and discussions, maybe give my two cents if I feel so inclined. And there isn't really that here yet because once you've checked AskLemmy or whatever, you've already seen 90% of the content for the next week.

Finally watched those Dune movies. They're really good. If you're a fan of fantasy and sci-fi hooking up and blurring the lines between the two genres a bit, this should be right up your alley. My only complaint / wish is that I'd maybe waited for a 3rd movie before watching because they're blatantly just parts of a bigger story and not that satisfying on their own.

Also finally watched Barbie last night. That was also very good. Slightly bittersweet considering that a big part of the plot was the Barbies stopping the Kens from destroying democracy. Not at all a fan of the ending where Barbie becomes a real girl though. Felt like that was kinda unnecessary and had nothing to do with anything else that the movie was about.

Edit: oh and I also finally watched that Mashle anime (this was a week of getting through random things that have been on my list forever) and it was funny as hell and I liked the overall message and shit but it's not the kind of thing that I would normally seek out and watch of my own accord. Very much a 'kids' (or maybe teen) anime show with a magic school and shit. The non-binary character that I watched for was cool as fuck though.

For what it's worth, I was also blocked at a time in my saga. And might have even been the blocker once. I don't think it's the healthiest kind of relationship to have with someone lol. Especially with strong feelings involved. All that I can say worked in my situation was time apart and maybe a change in mindset since then too.

But I mean, sometimes people just suck too and are just bullies or bigots. And it's admirable that you're worried about her mental state here when you could probably still do with some healing yourself too. If it's eating you up, I used to find that the best escape from this sort of spiralling out is to lose myself in a complicated RPG.

Oh no I'm sorry to hear that :( And I'm guessing my story here nudged you to reach out, I'm sorry. And that's really shitty. How long ago was it that you last spoke?

Guitars and vocals were my main two instruments. In bands that I was in, I did just vocals (mix of clean singing and screaming type stuff). But I also did occasional solo gigs with acoustic guitar, mainly covers like Working Class Hero and Redemption Song and shit. Although ultimately my music career went nowhere slowly and I haven't played guitar or sang for a few years.

Although I have been starting to get the itch again. I've currently got 3 acoustic guitars in my cupboard that need some repairs but I'm thinking of picking up a cheap electric or maybe even the bass some time.

not since the heyday of Twilight

Honestly to me it feels like Twilight is the thing that killed the popularity of vampires and werewolves once the initial hype died down. This kind of stuff had a long run between Anne Rice and the Underworld movies. Right up until Twilight kinda killed everyone's appetite for it for a little while.

Yeah I often get the sense that everyone is waiting for everyone else to start posting in certain communities lol.

South African here. Not really that invested in seeing any South African communities grow here if I'm honest. I don't really feel any particular connection or pride for any sort of heritage. My 'culture' is cartoons and comics and video games and western music subcultures.

I do like that non-Americans are more visible here though. It feels like much more of an international crowd here on Lemmy.

Can't say I've found any particular subreddits that feel like home yet. Once I'm back on the horse watching pro wrestling I'll probably use SquaredCircle a lot again. On Reddit, I'd be most active in subreddits based on whatever I'm currently watching or playing. Which isn't really a thing here yet. Like, one of the last subs I was fairly active in on Reddit was the Sonic the Hedgehog sub. There's a community here but last I checked it was pretty dead. Most of the communities that I would be active in are entertainment based, I guess.

And of course I appreciate a lot of the communities in Blahaj. Although I'm still mostly floating around finding myself in the regard.

Something else that I'm appreciating is the amount of random animal subs that come through my feed that I'm slowly subbing to. From cats and dogs to raccoons and possums and otters and crows and owls. There's a new one I'm coming across almost every day and I love it.