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Cake day: November 1st, 2023

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  • I feel like pointing out some info that was not known to me at the time it would’ve really been helpful and not knowing it almost lead to my death by drowning as a child: when trying to swim, (some?) shoes can act like “anti-flippers” by increasing the difficulty of moving your feet as quickly and staying afloat past what one might usually be used to and so swimming is really hard. I think it’s because water is pulling against the bottom of the shoe, sort of, at least that’s how it felt. I was like 5-10 yo in a lake and almost drowned before I got to the dock I was swimming to. Another problem was that no one noticed I had gone under and was having trouble getting air. Overall it was traumatic and really probably preventable in several ways, including by not wearing shoes while trying to swim in water, which was my original point.

    Edit: although a life jacket would’ve fixed it too














  • Some quick points:

    • blocked off API access (last I checked you could get around this by paying an exorbitant fee 🙄) meaning 3rd party apps don’t work and you absolutely must use the official app which is garbage and collects all kinds of data from what I’ve heard (never used it) as well as disabling services that do stuff with reddit data from the API such as mass delete scripts users would use to get their content off reddit

    • fertile ground for bots and bad actors to manipulate, misinform and recruit users into alt-right and other spaces that perpetuate harm

    • moderation policies and practices that allow and in some cases encourage Nazi shit while blocking or restricting harm reduction, LGBTQIA+, anti-fascist, etc topics

    • massive astroturfing and dis/misinfo campaigns

    • flagging the word “Luigi” for violent content with automod and giving people warnings for upvoting content that goes against preferred narratives

    And certainly more that I’m forgetting