I don’t have sample exchanges at the ready, but I take issue with the gigantic stickers, the unwarranted confrontational tone, and the childish namecalling.

Yes! The fucking stickers are so annoying.

Setting aside the content of their comments, I have often found their commenting style to be obnoxious or rude. They’re free to do their thing of course, but since I’m not into it, I’ve blocked that instance. Over time I’ve seen fewer and fewer comments from hexbear users, and I imagine that’s because some instances have chosen to defederate from them.

Man this sounds fantastic!

Holy shit, that’s so cheap!

Maybe my dog (RIP old friend) as a scifi cyborg superhero?

some people go to the market just to haggle because it’s fun

This sounds like an actual nightmare

Pees in it a little first.

I have zero paifs of underwear.

Do you not have a VPN?

Chicken cheesesteak with provolone and fried onions on an amoroso rollllllllll

I’m American and I haven’t given a penny to my folks. If they needed financial help, of course I’d help them out, but they don’t need my money. By the same token, I’ve told them several times that I don’t want an inheritance. I’d rather they enjoy their money while they’re alive.

Speaking as someone in the upper middle class and barring any catastrophe, I think it’s poor planning on the parents’ part to have to be reliant on financial support from their adult child. I understand it’s not that way for everyone, but in our case, my parents worked for the State. They had good benefits including a very generous pension, plus they both receive social security. If they needed my help financially it would mean they’d been really irresponsible with their money.

I do help them in other ways - e.g., moving heavy furniture that they can no longer lift, or being there to help my mom when my dad had surgery. They know that I’m there if they need me. Maybe in our case that’s what matters more than giving them actual money.

I am a pacifist. I would not punch anybody unprovoked. Provocation would mean a situation in which I have to physically protect myself or someone else.

YES, emoticons are so much better than emojis!

Holy shit

“Different strokes for different folks.”

It’s a reminder that your preferences aren’t the only acceptable way to feel. It’s OK if some people like things you don’t. On different scales, it’s a lesson in tolerance.

It goes hand-in-hand with “Be excellent to each other.” Kindness goes far!

Together I hope someday they lead to “Harmony and understanding, sympathy and trust abounding.”

Mako shark tastes like marlin or swordfish (same meaty texture too) but with a little sweetness.

I always assumed it tasted like shark?

This is magnificent

How did you make it to your 40s without ever having bloodwork done?