A lot of it is d) spam

Many of your posts are fine, but a good amount leave me thinking one of the following:

-That’s a pretty specific question, is there really nowhere else that would be e better place to ask?

-Wtf are they talking about, is that an obscure reference or something?

-How high are they?

I can appreciate you generating topics for discussion, but seems you don’t have a filter and post anything that comes to mind.

Same happened with kbin.run. Glad I set up an account on another instance before that happened.

My captor must have had experience working help desk. I’ve endured people eating chips and sandwiches, chewing gum, and sniffling with stopped up sinuses right in my ear, while trying to focus on fixing their computer.

My parents’ divorce. I was 20 when it started, but still living at home. I was dragged through the middle of the very messy and drawn-out divorce proceedings, and unfortunately, my dad did not survive to hear the final judgement. The silver lining I guess was these two events gave me a solid kick in the pants to start acting like an adult. I went to counseling, then college, then an actual professional career.

While I am now in the best position in my life that I’ve ever been in, the catalyst to me getting here was terrible. 0/10, would strongly advise alternate means.

I keep to myself, so I have no idea what I could’ve done to piss them off. I also get periodic mail for the previous homeowner, despite me living here for almost 7 years.

I get junk mail addressed to a Pablo Picasso at my address periodically.

Be direct. “It’s been great, but I have other things to take care of (or get to bed if night). See you later!”

The smaller population overall isn’t a bad thing, but it can really be felt in smaller or niche communities. Reddit’s huge size is a plus in this regard, because chances you can find at least a semi-active community for just about any hobby or niche interest.