Would love it if my police force didn't pick a side in sectarian violence. Is that too much to ask?
We had to do the same thing with our last dog. The cone freaked him out too much. He would stand still afraid to move shaking in fear, and he never was able to adjust. Pants and even long sleeve shirts for the front legs were non issues for him.
Dude looks like a character from a zany fish-out-of-water comedy.
Predictions? Will this be an actual decision or decision-lite again?
Dude! They're called pull UPS not pull downs! Use the rippable sides to get them off!
(Also took me awhile to figure that out)
I feel this comment! Makes me feel better about the state of things. Entropy, entropy everywhere.
I think gender reveal parties are generally dumb. But this is like a very special kind of dumb.
Fundimentally, as long as people get enough content to last their commute/poop/lunch break without crawling back to reddit for additional memes, Lemmy will be in a good position to make it.
But I agree with you, discussions about reddit don't make for good content for everyone in a sustainable way. Those discussions I'd wager appeal most to the true believers who left on principle, not the average user.
Enforcement is hard and expensive. I'd bet it's a question of weighing the cost-benefit of pouring resources into enforcement vs letting them peter-out and diminish over time.
I like your approach. The right thing to do now now may be different than the right thing to do later, gotta just be pragmatic depending on the state of the community and the state of the infrastructure behind it. I think the desire for unlimited and fast growth at all costs is a trap people often fall into.