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Hi Lemmy,

Apologies if this is a dumb question.

I have a trans person that I supervise and I know he is having a hard time after Trump's only two genders executive order.

Is there anything I can do to make sure that he feels supported at work?

I have regular check-in meetings with my staff so I was hoping to see how he was doing, but don't want to force him into an uncomfortable discussion.

Note: His performance is still excellent at his job so this isn't a "coaching conversation" or anything like that

The sequence of events as far as I can recall:

• Trump promised to ban TikTok
• TikTok was slated to be "banned" in the twilight of Biden's term
• Trump says he'd give it 90 days to make a decision
• Biden decides not to ban it, handing it off to Trump
• TikTok goes dark
• It returns, but if you search for something anti-Trump in the United States, you can't find it
• Using a VPN will give you that content
• Various news outlets are now calling it Trump's "Propaganda Arm"

What the fuck is going on? From a political or technological standpoint.

Alright, so how exactly was the Hellfish treasure buried, who setup the statue with the light, who kept the statue powered and tuned to the exact coordinates of the treasure, and - most importantly - who was sending the letters?

Why are the journalist bending over to Musk?

Different local areas have different road rules and different unwritten rules in culture. Or maybe you just have a low bridge. What mistake do non-local drivers make in your area?

To be clear, I am only talking about people like the average working class Trump voter. The ones who just got caught by misinformation, and just haven't been able to find a way out. Trump and all his mates are terrible people, and should be held accountable.

The average voter is another thing. My attitude is that I got lucky, and found out that Trump and his mates are terrible, instead of getting sucked down a rabbit hole of supporting them. Knowing how fascism works, I don't know if I'd be able to reliably land on the right side if fascism happened in my home country. And if I don't believe I could reliably spot fascism, I'm not comfortable acting like those who support Trump could have.

This isn't a discussion of "just be a good person". I know plenty of amazing, caring people who believe they're doing the right thing.

This whole idea of "I can't say is reliably avoid fascism" is based on this, the school that became fascist for a week. As bad of an experiment that was from that teacher, it was an effective way of teaching how people fall for what should be obviously a bad thing.

I’ve had several conversations/arguments recently with my brother making clear my system of values and my hatred for the wealthy. He is nearly diametrically opposed on all accounts and often makes light of their actions. He goes so far as to say that poor people and people in need of social services should have to figure things out for themselves. He often defends Elon Musk and champions him for being self made.

He is getting married in a foreign country soon and I have been able to put aside our differences and have been planning on going

…up until yesterday that is. I asked him of his thoughts on Musk’s seig heil maneuver and he sent a right wing meme of democratic leaders caught mid wave, saying that “they did it first”. He continued to be avoidant and didn’t respond to me calling it a strawman.

In this moment it feels necessary to cancel my plans to send a message that this is not ok. Am I the (or an) asshole for not going to his wedding because of this?

Am I projecting? What do you think, fellow lemmings?

Ones with a lot of communities

I mean, we all hear about people thinking what they think only because the people around them think it too. So how do you avoid doing that?

Looking SpaceFox's question for people who have been in special ed, it seems pretty like its a pretty negative experience. So, I'd like to know what Lemmy users have seen work well for people who need extra help in school? What haven't you seen but think would be helpful?

A lot of subreddits are banning/proposing to ban X links in response to Führer Elon's wonderful gesture of love and tolerance. Should this instance follow suit?

Also, Instagram/Threads/Meta links. Same question.

I would like to know if is there any measuable metric that Zoom give to management team how much member participant in zoom call, like how often you talk, or AFK.

Just know if i need to game the number like talk something in the call.

I have zero knowledge of the history or geopoliticial millieu there, I know there's obviously lots of Ukrainians who speak both languages but not sure that translates to them wanting to necessarily join Russia per se.

I keep the details of my idiosyncrasies to myself. Folks with ADHD often tell others explicitly.

To my kindred 'special' people, do you tell others specifically what makes you different, or do you keep it to yourself? Why?

For people who are in or where in special education, Why where you there? What was it like? How did you do later in life? And did it have any effect as a adult?

I've been thinking about how we could potentially enhance the Lemmy experience, and I wonder if anyone else sees potential in incorporating a feature similar to Bluesky's Custom Feeds or Mastodon's Fedialgo?

Here's my thought process:

Why Custom Feeds?

User Empowerment: Custom feeds allow users to tailor their experience, moving beyond the limitations of chronological or "popular" sorting.

Discovery: They can help users find content and communities they might not encounter otherwise.

Flexibility: Users could create feeds based on specific interests, keywords, or even complex criteria.

New User Onboarding: Many new users join Lemmy from algorithm-driven platforms like Xitter, Reddit, Tiktok, Instagram, Bluesky, etc. and may find the manual nature of Lemmy's current feed system limiting. Custom feeds could help to smooth that transition.

Bluesky's Approach

Bluesky's implementation of Custom Feeds is particularly interesting:

Users can create and share their own algorithm-driven feeds

It promotes algorithmic transparency and user choice

The feature has been well-received for its innovative approach to content curation

https://bsky.social/about/blog/7-27-2023-custom-feeds

https://bsky.social/about/blog/3-30-2023-algorithmic-choice

https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/26/23739174/bluesky-custom-feeds-algorithms-twitter-alternative

Mastodon's Fedialgo

Alternatively, we could look at Fedialgo, which:

Allows for custom feed creation within the Mastodon ecosystem

Is open-source and federated, aligning well with Lemmy's principles

https://github.com/ronilaukkarinen/fedialgo

Potential Implementation for Lemmy

User-Created Algorithms: Allow users to define their own feed algorithms using a simple interface.

Shareable Feeds: Enable users to share their custom feeds, fostering community curation.

Integration with Lemmy's Existing Features: Ensure the custom feeds work well with Lemmy's communities and cross-instance functionality.

Open-Source Approach: Keep the feature open-source and possibly federated, in line with Lemmy's ethos.

I, unfortunately, do not have the time, energy, or knowledge to be able to attempt something like this.

What do you all think?

Could this be a valuable addition to Lemmy?

I'd love to hear your thoughts, concerns, or ideas for potential implementation.

I've been using Instagram as a way to stay up to date with all the local community events or small businesses doing events around me for the past couple of years.

With everything happening at Meta and TikTok, I've deleted and uninstalled most social media accounts and apps.

Do y'all have any suggestions for keeping up to date on local events around your neighborhoods without having to use Instagram or Facebook? Do I have to sign up for 30 email newsletters?