Monkey paw: your account gets flagged and eventually you go to jail

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_Companions_on_Ultrawide_Orbits

These are exactly the kind of dorks that I have the utmost respect and admiration for.

I was surprised too, but I’ve also worked for companies that used hardware and software multiple generations behind…

Perhaps a Rotational Monarchy?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchies_of_Malaysia#:~:text=The system originated in the,advised by his Royal Council.

This is exactly it. They don’t care about your post or you or anyone really. For them, it just feels good to bring down others.

You bring up legitimate concerns, but I think the bigger point here is that the Fediverse is not Reddit, nor should it be. I find that fragmentation mitigates the system manipulation and “gaming” that is often tied to people who rely on exposure.

• 1 egg over easy
• a small portion of a salty, fatty protein
• a small portion of a carb/starch
• a cup of hot black coffee

It’s all of the heavy breakfast foods I love, but an amount that doesn’t make me want to take an immediate nap. Oof, now my tummy is grumbling.

This guy is so aggressively straight that he can’t eat a banana the normal way…

It looks like the OP is responsible for the upvote bots (inferred from his edit?). Maybe to prove the original point?

Agreed!

I’ve seen a few posts suggesting that related communities should be merged, but I think their current fractional states help to mitigate some toxic behaviors.

There’s more accountability in smaller groups, and less impetus for negative attention-seeking behavior.

It’s a little buried in the account settings, but Netflix does allow account sharing for an additional fee (~$7?). I know families that went with this option so they could continue sharing their account with elderly parents, and college aged children.

I imagine that if a group of friends agreed to split the cost of an account + fees, they would end up paying less than having individual accounts.