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[–] Arotrios@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"I met a traveller from an antique land,
Who said—“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. . . . Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed;
And on the pedestal, these words appear:
My name is Spezymandias, Admin of Kings;
Look on my Reddit, ye Mighty, and despair!
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.”

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Arotrios@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Great username. Worth a follow.

[–] flicker@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks for pointing it out, too. I almost missed out on an awesome username.

[–] Lockszmith@lemmy.ninja 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Random question - is it possible to follow a user?

[–] Arotrios@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

It is on Kbin. Lemmy doesn't have that capacity yet as far as I know. It's one of the main reasons I recommend the former - Kbin bridges the gap between Mastodon and Lemmy, and includes functionality from both types of instances. Following users increases your feed content here exponentially.