Not who you are replying to, but anyway. I generally find this place a lot better than reddit. Everything you point out is valid, RE: core problem. Moderating is volunteer work, and by nature mods have authority. The real crux as you point out is the lack of ability to appeal a ban. That and lack of ban standardization even amongst mods. Paying mods wouldn’t help really. You can’t ask mods to attend a so you want to be a moderator: a training program for those still in denial about their agoraphobia program.

Because instances admins can ultimately take their ball and go home like you mention. It’s a tricky situation.

I saw this x-ray elsewhere and IIRC the person fell off a cliff

You know, I think I’m an incorrigible weirdo, but then I realize people actually go out of their way to make content like this. Not the posting - but actually take photos and stuff

Holy shit I didn’t think of that lmao

My mind dragging my ass to the gym

Lmao. Glad you liked it froggie. It’s a riff on a common flork comic, but it’s amazing

Thanks for the info. In not thrilled with proton mail but moved because it was supposedly better. I won’t be sticking around

Is that why I don’t remember much of my life?

Nah just a geochemistry issue

We all do what we must for mother Russia. No go back to sleep and let Gorbachev have his way with you. Close your eyes and think of England

I love this so much.

I love the commitment to typos that improve comments

Ever think that the dryer doesn’t actually steal your socks, but rather generates new ones from lint as offerings to its master?

A lot of folks have their work tied to their personality like that.

I do kind of get the idea of working into retirement - I actually really like my job, it’s not soul crushing, and I pretty much get paid to learn things and write about them. In that regard, I’d be okay to keep going for a long time because I fucking love learning. It’s a sweet gig, and super rare. Big difference vs. someone conditioned to toil to their detriment.

I will retire, but when I do, I intend to be active in other things related to what I do for work. Volunteerism, mentoring, etc.