• Pratai@piefed.caEnglish
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    9 days ago

    I quit paying taxes when trump was elected. No representation? Cool. You’re not getting a fucking dime from me.

    • innermachine@lemmy.world
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      8 days ago

      I don’t mean to be that guy, but have u not bought any fuel or groceries? It’s REALLY hard to not pay taxes! Or have u just stopped paying income tax?

      • ZeldaFreak@lemmy.world
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        8 days ago

        Also not paying taxes is incredibly dumb. You don’t want to mess with the IRS (or for other countries, the appropriate agency). Even the Joker doesn’t mess with the IRS.

        • Pratai@piefed.caEnglish
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          8 days ago

          They can come get me if they feel they need to. But I won’t pay a dime to support treason.

        • WindyRebel@lemmy.world
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          8 days ago

          However, the IRS has backed off of Scientology because they scared the IRS.

          Edit: Upon further investigation, there was a lot of back and forth that led to them getting tax exempt status. I think Leah Remini’s show said something, or I had read it somewhere, that the church engaged in some scary shit that got the IRS to go easier on them eventually. I didn’t look hard enough to find any sources, hence my strikeout.

  • cinoreus@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    The reason I got banned from reddit. I tried trading my account with someone back then, and likely got a permaban for that reason. Reddit never told me why I got permaban, but it’s likely the reason.

    The reason I tell everyone is that it’s because I was the moderator of the rule 34 subreddit of my country’s prime minister( which I actually was).

  • Zayzaya@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    Always acted like I never had Reddit when anybody asked. I did. I was involved with NSFL subs. (Makemycoffin RIP)

  • Janx@piefed.socialEnglish
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    9 days ago

    I’m the Unbomber. No, not the other one! I go to places and just enjoy them and maybe pick up some trash. I never damage them.

  • bizarroland@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 days ago

    I’m pretty sure I’ve processed all of my secrets.

    There’s somebody out there somewhere that knows just about everything I’ve ever done.

    That being said, there are some things I don’t tell just anyone.

      • justdaveisfine@piefed.socialEnglish
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        7 days ago

        I actually have to a few people - But the big rebuttal seems to be ‘why would I switch from [big social media with “large reach” and near infinite content] to this?’

        If they don’t really grasp at the main appeal of the fediverse, which is that its not owned by corporations, then they likely will not move over. (and of course, most of their friends are on [big social media])

    • AskewLord@piefed.socialEnglish
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      9 days ago

      unless you’re branding your posts here with your real name and trying to monetize it, you’re not really using social media in the way most folks mean it in 2026.

      social media is when it’s tied to your real life identity and your body, it’s not anonymous posting on forums or message boards, which lemmy is more in the vein of.

      I don’t think anyone would regard my posts on forums and old.reddit.com as social media. if i had used reddit as a promotional tool for like my instagram business or as part of a personal brand I’m proving, yeah that would be very different.

      IME real social media people are those who have basically internalized the concept of self branding and see their lives as entirely performative for their audience, whether that be internet strangers or their real life friend group.

      • Malta Soron@sopuli.xyz
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        9 days ago

        Exactly. The fun part of social media is(/was) finding people you know IRL and having an extra way to interact. The fun part of internet forums is finding people you didn’t know before and learning new stuff.

        • AskewLord@piefed.socialEnglish
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          9 days ago

          yeah i used social media when it was a IRL friend circle, but that’s not how any of those platforms work anymore, they are all about selling you product via viral ads.

      • ApollosArrow@lemmy.world
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        9 days ago

        This has honestly become a pet peeve of mine. At this point anything that has an internet connection is being called social media.

        • AskewLord@piefed.socialEnglish
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          9 days ago

          Yeah. To me social media is specifically visual platforms where you are selling a personality.

          but let’s not mistake ourselves, the majority of internet use is social media use and has been for a decade. and it’s predominantly accessed via mobile devices, not computers.

          • ApollosArrow@lemmy.world
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            8 days ago

            Forums, chat rooms, irc, email and other forms of communication existed way before facebook and it were not labeled social media. Social media is its own beast. I would not categorize Reddit and like platforms as social media.

            Similarly in terms of words, I saw an article ranking fast food places and basically listed every brand chain restaurant as fast food. Terms should have meaning.

            • Grail@multiverse.soulism.netEnglish
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              8 days ago

              Words can be invented after the thing they describe. “Social media” was invented when normies started using it, long after nerds started using media to socialise.

              • ApollosArrow@lemmy.world
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                8 days ago

                Of course. I’m sure many more words will keep being invented for concepts. Social media to me is more about being a real persona with identity and connecting with people and having followers. It’s also designed to keep you on. Most of the fediverse is about anonymity and we don’t have enough content for doom scrolling.

  • shittydwarf@piefed.caEnglish
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    9 days ago

    As a kid I was too afraid to go down the stairs to the bathroom at night, so I peed in the humidifier instead

  • Treczoks@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    I’s the one i won’t tell online, either.

    Anything known by two or more people is not a secret, but an asset.