Notices by Disa (justdisa@shota.house)

Hold up, on Cherrypick you can set a message to send people when they follow you?

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@jtturtle Settings -> Profile -> Message when you are followed. :anya_salute:

@jtturtle Yep, there seem to be a lot of settings like that. The primary developer of Cherrypick is Japanese, and Misskey (the software it's based on) is also a Japanese software. So I imagine some of these settings names/locations have to do with difficulties in translation.

Hold up, you can set a message to send people when they follow you on Cherrypick?

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Welcome to all the new users joining The Shota House! I love having you here and I hope you enjoy your time!

Let me know if there's absolutely anything you need! I'd be happy to assist as best I am able!~

@jtturtle He must master the art of cumbending!

@jtturtle If you can control their penis, you can control their mind. :skil_evil:

Unlike on other platforms, on fedi hashtags actually do something. They are sorta like groups that allow for extra visibility and will allow for people looking for the content to find your post easier.

#DisasTips

@jtturtle Happy you appreciated it! I was worried it maybe came off a little to ranty/explainy or maybe closer to a lecture is the right term?

Anyway, happy it didn't actually come off that way!

I have my classic UI setup with some side widgets, so I have my post widget and notifications right there (I find it easier than popping into separate tabs for everything) The screenshot is old as I've demonstrated this before, so the image was already in my drive.

I also have dark-theme enabled all the time, (which I think is also how we have it set by default) because my eyes are exceptionally sensitive to bright light colors. So, that's to help people like me, so they don't have to fumble around the settings with their eyes closed trying to find out how to turn dark-mode on, if they can at all.

@jtturtle Happy to have you!~ I'm Disa, I'm the Head Shota In Charge of this place! If you ever need anything, feel free to ask me! I'd be happy to help you out whenever possible!

There are multiple timelines here, Home, Social, Local, Global and Bubble.

Home is a custom timeline for you, basically a feed of all your follows put into one place.

Social is a combination of Home and Local from my remembering.

Local is Shota House users specifically.

Global is basically the wild west, you'll find things from basically all instances that federate with us here. Very hectic there.

And Bubble is a timeline consisting of the instances we at The Shota House have decided to associate ourselves a little more closely with. The list of instances here changes as we find new instances or change our mind about other instances, as we generally like to keep a certain vibe going on.

There's a ton of customizations worth looking at in the settings, you can also change to different UI styles.

It can be a little overwhelming at first so take it slow, if there's any specific setting you're looking for/wanting let me know and I'll help you find it! (Keep in mind I'm legally blind, so be patient with me. lol)

I, personally like the classic UI best (More -> Switch UI -> Classic) and I also tend to stick to the Local and Bubble timelines as that's just what I prefer. Obviously you are free to explore to your hearts content, but those timelines might be a little easier to digest when first starting out.

So, yeah sorry about that long little rant here, but hope you enjoy your stay and hope that helps you get a little kick-start, since I know everything can be a bit much when first joining!

We're all generally friendly, so don't be shy! Most of us don't bite (unless you're into that sorta thing. 👀)

@jeffcliff@shitposter.world You must be fun at parties. "EITHER YOU TELL ME THE LICENSE OF THIS SONG OR I'M FUCKING LEAVING!!!" ~ My imagination of you at a party. :DisaDab1:

Been listening to this lately, it's an absolute banger.

https://youtu.be/YOZWcgv7eoI

@Acoustic@cunny.beauty Are you an admin? I would need an admin to let me know they are interested in working with me on such a thing, if they were, I would be willing to work with you.

@Acoustic@cunny.beauty @Nos@cunny.beauty And if that's the case we will resume federation. I generally like to stay federated with all instances I can get away with federating with. But I have a 0-tolerance policy for any illegal stuff. I will not be under fire for another instances poor management.

@choccynom@cunny.beauty @Nos@cunny.beauty I was mostly talking to @Acoustic@cunny.beauty because they were talking in a way which lead me to believe they might be an admin.

I appreciate your reply and will definitely be in contact with you if there are any issues. I appreciate your willingness to work with me.

Hope everyone is having a wonderful day. :DisaYay2:

@TheBloodWraith KYC is a requirement in some countries. The individuals operating these services do not operate in those countries or operate them anonymously and don't collect personal information.

KYC is often a requirement simply to do business with cryptocurrency. Though, there are many countries where KYC requirements for crypto are much looser or non existent. That's usually where these services operate.

@TheBloodWraith This is an interesting idea, I don't know about finding things that meet all the qualities of Cheaper, More Ethical and better. But, if say we found something that met 2 of those requirements, I'd say that'd be worth recommending.

I often buy things which are slightly pricier than the more popular alternatives, but are more ethical and better.

I 100% agree that people hate being told what they do/see/say is flat out wrong. At best, it annoys people, like you said, but at worst it can cause the opposite effect and actually radicalize people under certain circumstances. It can also make them deaf to hearing critiques of potentially worse things that they otherwise might've listened to or heard you out on.

For example, people being told not to use things like plastic straws or being demonized for little things like that as if they are literally swimming out to the oceans and stuffing the straws in the turtle's noses/throats themselves. As if they're just as bad, if not worse as the companies who dump literal tons of garbage into our oceans/atmosphere without so much as a slap on the wrist. That's something I think is stupid to complain to people about.

Now what we really need is an actual decent alternative to plastic straws. I have tried metal, silicone, paper and even bamboo straws. Paper actually disintegrates inside your drink, metal is cold, uncomfortable and, if you're not paying attention, will hurt your teeth/gums and silicone feels awkward in your mouth and will collect so much dust I'm convinced it generates its own. Bamboo seemed the closest to plastic straws, but the ones I tried were too fat and short for my reusable tumbler. So, I wasn't really able to give Bamboo a fair shot.

But if there was an actual alternative that was more ethical and better or even reusable and thus cheaper. I'd snatch those up in a heartbeat because I find having to rebuy plastic straws to be inconvenient. But they're just the only thing that works for me.

I see a lot more people using reusable bags now, for example. I think that's because they are now super easy to get (they're in like every grocery store) and they are often better (more sturdy, hold more). So, people are buying them. Sometimes people forget to bring them and thus need to use a plastic bag, but that's okay because all those times when they remembered they were helping out a little.


We should stop trying to expect everyone to be perfect at absolutely everything. People make mistakes, people have weaknesses and people sometimes just prefer something that is frankly not good for them or the environment and I think that's okay. For some people, there's no changing their mind, however for those who would have listened, we need to meet them with compassion and understanding as humans, not as “an enemy” of “us” or “the planet”. We need to hear them out on why they enjoy what they enjoy, and see if there's a way we can help them that also just so happens to help in other ways.

@TheBloodWraith I think one of the best ways to do this is to try and support local businesses. The easiest thing I can think of is things like meat and produce. Most places have local small farms around and there are spots in grocery stores for local products. There are also some stores which are just inherently more ethical than others and will have sections for locally grown/raised foods.

For things like candy, that's harder, but it's still possible. There are a few smaller brands that you can get online or even in some stores that are independently owned and work on a smaller scale. It's just a matter of finding them.

I had a situation happen about a month or 2 ago, where I needed a new harness for my cat, we like taking him outside so he can sniff around and roll in the dirt, he loves it. But his old harness didn't fit him anymore. We had tried alternative harnesses before but nothing worked. All of them were essentially the same Chinese trash resold and rebranded. They were either too tight despite saying they'd fit or were unsafe. Well, I found 1 company that looked different from the 3 repeated designs that absolutely filled the pages. It was a "Made in USA" product which had a bunch of buzzwords on it, which like yeah they gotta do that for marketing. Anyway I was close to giving up but figured i'd try it out. It wa smore expensive than other harnesses, but I got it....and it actually fit and was easy to get on and get off. Which you'll know is crucial if you've ever tried putting a cat in anything.

But it existed and it was better, it just took some looking.

@TheBloodWraith I think something a list site that showed alternative products would be good. The crypto community has a few of these. The ones that come to mind are Monerica and KYCnotme which list services that accept Monero and don't require KYC (identity verification). I look at these services constantly for new additions and have found services to use from sites like these multiple times. I obviously use these because I use Monero as my preferred crypto, but there are others for crypto in general and other crypto specific ones.

I think people are willing to try alternatives if they have an easy way to find them, since that's often the hardest part.