Notices by Syn-ACK, Pentagenerian :facepalm: (synack@corteximplant.com), page 2

It was easy to joke with my parents when we were younger about "putting them in a home" when they got older or unable to take care of themselves, but now that it is becoming much more difficult for my father to stay at home, that's not a conversation I want to have. It's not a joke anymore. He's at the point where he needs regular, if not constant, supervision and motivation just to keep going and get moving every day, but he's still got the capacity to be active. He's not just laying there oblivious to the world and waiting to die. But family isn't enough; we're not trained to manage his maladies and we have responsibilities of our own that we need to manage.

Nothing is simple when it comes to healthcare in this country, and money has ruined it all. You can only really live out your life at home if you're unnaturally healthy or are independently wealthy. And you need dedicated people to care for you when you're unable to care for yourself, but those people need money to live on as well because they can't get healthcare for free either.

I wonder what will happen to me when I get to be his age or get diagnosed with a similar illness. We all need compassionate, personal healthcare as we age but I fear that humanity is not capable of the shift required to give every person their dignity until their last breath.

:rblobglare: HOW DID I TOTALLY MISS ARASAKA DAY YESTERDAY?!?!? :blobglare:

What am I gonna do with all these bombs now??? :awkward:

I am the worst cyberpunk ever. :cursedcry: :skippy2: :cursedcry:

@jdev958 welcome back to the #fedi, bucko. 😎

@jdev958 That's the spirit! The fediverse takes some getting used to since there's no algorithm to force feed you stuff, so you're going to have to spend some time following people, interacting with them, and getting to know your community and build your social graph all over again.

The first way to try and find some content for your timelines is to search for and follow hashtags of things you're interested in. Or, you can drink from the firehose and browse the Federated timeline - since you're on a big-ass instance, it should be pretty hoppin'. :bec_grin:

@jdev958 Yeah, that's the new thing. People are divided on how they feel about it. Next time I'm up there, I can give you a primer. 😁

You can always follow @feditips and scan the links in their profile and such to get a better understanding of how it all works.

How old is "too old" to wear cyberpunk gear and be able to pull it off?

@LevelUp not at all, you're good. :blobfoxsunglasses:

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@LevelUp these bags come sealed with the receipt having a name on it in big letters. I always check the receipt because, well, mistakes happen. As long as they didn't open the actual sandwich wrapper (which is what I ordered) or any of the other components, I'd be fine eating it.

Anyway. Frustrating.

Denizens of corteximplant, lend me your ears: when you receive the wrong food delivery from your service of choice, do you try to get ahold of the delivery person ASAP so that maybe they can correct the mistake, or do you just immediately say to yourself, "welp, that's not what I ordered" and throw it away?

My Doordash driver delivered my lunch order to the wrong house by mistake and didn't realize his mistake until he got here. He went back to try and get my order only to find that the recipient had thrown it in the trash already.

I'm not mad at him, mistakes happen. And he tried to rectify it. I'm irritated with the recipient because when I get someone else's order, I immediately contact the driver to try to remedy the situation. In this case, not only did I not get what I ordered and had to scramble for a plan with my remaining lunch time, the food was wasted and did nobody any good (unless the recipient did in fact eat it and just didn't want to say so).

It just chaps my butt cheeks that this person would just throw away perfectly edible food!

Argh! :bec_angry: :bec_fu:

@LevelUp @EponymousBosh I'm betting that this person is an extremely shy pooper and can't go unless they're in a known, safe place. Doors and full enclosures aren't enough for them. I've had friends like this over the years. Their anxiety about it can literally make them sick (and not just because they haven't pooped for days).

So apparently #lookout on Android is flagging the official @pixelfed beta app as "riskware". Are you aware of this, @dansup ?

@5tern1 It's times like that when I start browsing the federated timeline. That can be a good place to find some content to start discussions about or meet some new people and potential follows. Also following hashtags and lists.

Plus, you can also see what parts of the world are awake and active at any given time, and where the timezones overlap. Pretty interesting!

@5tern1 I'll admit that i haven't used lists much, but they're essentially groups that you create of content you want to see. That does, of course, imply that you'll need to find the context to put in said lists, but I'll look around and see if I can find any resources that might have some suggestions to put together yourself.

@feditips might have some information and resources also.

@5tern1 There's also Guppe Groups, which might interest you. https://a.gup.pe/

I haven't used it myself, but I've considered it. From the homepage description, this might be what you're looking for if you can find some groups that interest you.

If you do try it out, I'd love to hear what you think about it. Maybe I'll try it. :grogu01: