Should Trump be convicted, I think it will alienate a group of voters into full disbelief of the existing system.

Good? Our existing systems across the board are entirely fucked. Straight white men generally benefit the most from these systems and have generally continued to turn a blind eye to these problems, as it’s easy when you’re in the “winning” position. If this somehow wakes them up, maybe we can actually fix something.

For those interested in solving this problem…

Cats generally use furniture because it works better than the alternatives they are provided. Companies aren’t selling your cat a scratching post - they’re selling YOU the scratching post.

If your cat uses a particular piece of furniture, find a post of similar size/shape and place it next to it. IE, if they’re scratching the back corner of the couch, get a 3 foot tall post and place it next to the corner of the couch. If they’re tearing up the rug, get one of the scratchers they stand on, and place it near that spot.

Cats scratch in different ways/angles/shapes to not only sooth their nails, but also to stretch certain muscles. If you can give them a scratcher that is aimed at similar muscles, it’ll be more pleasant to use than the furniture, and they’ll likely use that instead.

For me, it depends on the website.

Twitter to Mastodon is easy. I’ve never understood short form text social media. I never made a Twitter account but I have a Mastodon account so I guess that says something. But I still don’t use it.

Instagram to Pixelfed has been a hard sell. I enjoy photography but have hated Meta. I hated Instagram and ended up making one just because it’s the only real active community, even though it’s compression, resolution, and aspect ratio garbage are all awful for actual photography. I’ve tried 500px, Flickr, Vero, and a bunch of others and they all have problems. Pixelfeds UI and community just both aren’t great so I can’t buy in yet. And I’m not even using Instagram much these days anyway.

Does YouTube count? I don’t comment/post much, but I have very little faith in PeerTube or any of the others ever gaining reasonable traction. So many other attempts at this have failed and the content is too important.

Reddit to Lemmy has been a mix. I completely axed Reddit apps and don’t check it daily and instead use Lemmy. Been having a hard time filling the content void. And when I want hive mind type feedback on obscure things / recommendations / tech problems, you just can’t beat reddits 15 year history of content and opinions. But I am actively posting/browsing on Lemmy instead.

Maybe my interest are too niche, but the trending communities stuff has felt too… Bland/general for me. I’ll keep trying it though, thanks.

The stuff I’ve seen has had communities with many posts but only a handful of comments. Maybe that only exists in those larger, more general communities for now though.

While I agree with your position of current reddit comments, the OP was comparing to old reddit. I feel like it’s only been true in the past 5-8 years of reddit. And while that’s not what I’m looking for, the low amount of engagement here is a bit too low where I start considering just getting like a news aggregator app. I’d prefer something with SOME discussion as that was part of the value of reddit for me.

The official one doesn’t. I’ve used a couple others that didn’t.

Ahh, that’s where that went… I couldn’t find it in my apps and figured I’d removed it.

There are a slew of Android TV remote apps that do all this and more, like including home/back buttons, integrated search etc. They also pair easier. The first party Google TV app covers this smoother than a BT keyboard/mouse app.

I agree, but I just wish it was easier to find interesting communities. Sorting by “hot” definitely dredges up more content, but they’re all like 0-5 comment posts. Sorting by active shows the same few posts for a few days. I’ve been trying to sub to communities that seem interesting in “hot” content, but there just doesn’t seem to be a lot of content yet? I may just be spoiled by the scale of reddit, but this seems fairly low and feels a little empty.

Am I just missing good communities? Is there somewhere to find them? Or are we still just really “too early” where most content is only getting 5-10 comments?

The “Amount of Lore” measures across the board are entirely bullshit. Warcraft, LOTR, Star Wars, and Warhammer are all in an entirely different league from the rest of the things here, yet somehow Warcraft is like in the middle? Lol.

RIP Play Music.

But yeah, Drive and YT bundles are basically the one thing I’ll still pay for, and it ends up including YT Music which isn’t bad.

Yeah, this is the one I don’t see happening.

Look at Twitch. Microsoft, Facebook, and (somewhat) Google have attempted to dethrone them and they’ve all failed. Things like Rumble and Kick are still going, and Kick may have a slight chance.

But that’s a much smaller platform, that everyone agrees is absolute garbage and trying to kill itself at every turn. YouTube would be a much bigger challenge.

However, many of the nutrients found in meat are essential for our health. Protein, iron, and B vitamins are just some of the nutrients found in meats.

These nutrients are found in non meat sources as well. Meat doesn’t carry anything unique besides B12 because we wash the fuck out of our vegetables. Plant based diets make it pretty difficult to miss nutrients unless you’re just sitting around eating oreos all day.

Hewlett Packard

Just wrote a comment but Lemmy choked and I don’t see it showing up so I’m going to rewrite… Sorry if this becomes a dupe.

I haven’t bought this particular chair, but have bought a few in this style for myself and friends, and I have the link handy because I posted it as an example elsewhere in thread:

https://www.amazon.com/PatioMage-Ergonomic-Adjustable-Armrest-Computer/dp/B0BLJLP7FM

These style of chair are very ergonomic, extremely breathable, and very comfortable for long periods of time. I can’t vouch for this specific brand and it’s quality, and the foot rest thing looks a bit gimmicky, but this mesh style chair is generally pretty high up in terms of function and comfort, while still being relatively cheap.

It’s pretty comparable to the sihoo doro mentioned in another comment, but figured I’d point out there are a few similar options on Amazon and I’ve bought multiple in that style directly off Amazon and never had a problem - just check reviews etc.

I highly recommend these over anything with foam/flat bases and backs - your spine and body are curved, and you don’t want to press yourself against flat boards for long periods of time. You get “one point of contact” and that gets uncomfortable. And foam wears out over time. Mesh conforms to your body and supports you evenly across the surface, and is way more comfortable. I’ve had mesh chairs for over 5 years that are still just as comfortable as the day I bought it. The foam armrests tend to be what gives out first.

You can get really good office chairs for 350$.

People just compare everything to Herman Miller because they know the name, but they’re overpriced as fuck.

https://www.amazon.com/PatioMage-Ergonomic-Adjustable-Armrest-Computer/dp/B0BLJLP7FM

Basically more features, cheaper, and more ergonomic. Slightly lower recline angle but beyond the 130 here is something I’ve never seen anyone actually use.

But unfortunately these chairs are great value, you can’t find office chairs with the same comfort features for that cheap.

This is blatantly false. There are tons of options on Amazon alone with better comfort features for the same $400 you listed. I’ve bought multiple for just about that which are on oar with $1200 chairs. Office chairs over $1000 are almost all Herman Miller and those are just overpriced. There are plenty of options if you just search Amazon for “office chair”.

They’re good, but I wouldn’t say “that good”. They cost way more than they should though.

Gaming chairs are basically impersonating race car seats, which are designed to be safe and keep you inside them at high speeds. They are not designed to be comfortable or ergonomic. Companies have started adding weird pads to them to make them seem more legit, but they are still not ergonomic or good for long term sitting.

Office chairs in the other hand, are usually made to be sat in comfortably and properly for long periods of time.

I recommend finding “Herman-Miller-like” chairs, or finding cheap Herman-Millers being sold used etc. I highly recommend mesh backs and bases, as they are way more comfortable than any amount of padding, and they are often pretty ergonomic. They’re also way more breathable than a foam pad.

Look at a side view of a spine/skeleton and note that it’s curvy and s shaped - you don’t want to press that up against flat boards for long periods of time.

Herman-Miller chairs are good, but they’re not $1000+ good. You can find plenty of equivalent or better stuff in the $300-$500 range if you just poke around for decent office chairs.

This is one hundred percent sensationalism. Just because the app pulls it doesn’t mean that it’s being used to track you down. It’s probably just for crash reporting etc.