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Never heard anyone getting payed for donating anything in Germany. You can get an compensation for expenses, yes. But this is not supposed to be a payment for your donation, it is supposed to compensate for your expenses. For example: Finding a babysitter or paying for bus, train, gas. Sometimes you have to make a medical examination beforehand, which also can take some time.

The German Red Cross for example explicitly doesn’t pay the donors so nobody gets the wrong idea and tries to donate as much and often at the cost of their own health.

I think the idea that a compensation is equal to a payment is flawed beyond reason. If someone has a problem with any organisation misusing donations for profit, they should (rightfully) engage in changing the law. Categorically not donating at all is…well it’s just selfish and stupid.

How the turn tables!

You have to differentiate. Calling your friends stuff is one thing, doing so to others is something different. It still is a slur, no matter what it has been years ago, and it will hurt somebody.

But yeah, we use it too from time to time. I am autistic myself and so are most of my friends. But my preferences or my condition doesn’t give me some special right to act like a jackass to others.

I mean, at the very least we can try.

I first read “fediverse coup” and got exited. My answer is a disappointed no.

Pretty personal stuff. But I will try and keep that part short. She got a diagnosis. Nothing world ending but nothing pleasant either. And the only thing she could think of was ice cream. Again, the details are nobody’s business. So I fast forward to the important part. She processed the whole stuff while I was still trying to hold a grasp. She is way stronger and more mature than I. Her positive attitude is not an act, it is her very being. I on the other hand flip my shit when I catch the flu.

Yes.

And less people who are desperate to differentiate themselves from others they deem unworthy of their companionship because they…like to go out? Like to socialise with others? Ok that last one is an horrifying, alien concept to me. But come on! We have to be better than this. Please?

Pretty much this. Plus the dozens of cute anime girl communities and anything furry.

I once got flamed into oblivion for pointing that one out in a UFO subreddit. That and saying that filming at night doesn’t magically make the video quality go THAT bad. Then I got banned.

I tried some of the more harmless ones and it’s been hilarious.

Absolutely true. Keep them sharp AND clean.

Knife. You maybe don’t need the ultra deluxe Japanese kitchen knives from the future. But a set of good, sharp knives will be a godsend if you plan to cook a lot.

Hiking gear. Especially the boots have to be of good quality. But breathable clothing (including socks) will also make a big difference when you go on a long trip.

Might be a no-brainer for some, but: meat. If you plan to make some steak, choosing a properly marbled piece of meat is as important as how you cook it. Will be exorbitantly more expensive than the discount meat, tho. But trust me, it will be worth it.

Circumstance, really. Some things just stuck with me.

Went for a walk. Liked it. Walks got longer and longer while the equipment got better and better. Ended up with trekking.

“Hey, this card game looks pretty cool. Can you explain me the rules of it?” The bane of my wallet, Magic the Gathering, entered my life.

After oven pizza #2947294 “This tastes like shit. What am I doing to myself?” Learned to love cooking.

I got banned from r/gaming for shit talking pedos. I don’t want these people here.

Start special operations into every single nation bordering Russia at the same time and immediately board the next flight to Venezuela.

Live in exile and laugh my ass off while Russia balkanises right before I get murked by half a dozen hitmen at the same time.

I didn’t think this through. But so did Putin.

like a grilled chicken piccata

I think you just gave me the perfect idea. Thanks!

Girlfriend will drive to me directly after work on Saturday. Which means she will go to bed as soon as she arrives. I want to cook something nice for her while she sleeps. Just don’t know what to make. Have to find something that fits the warm weather.

Sunday she will prepare some snacks and a couple of friends will come over. We’re gonna play some commander. Really looking forward to finally see Ms. Bumbleflower in action.

In that order.

Yes. If you want to actually combat them, the best way is to contact your admins.

Anything porn or erotic stuff. And those communities dedicated to anime girls. Furry stuff, too. But I honest to god can’t remember why. Might have been a reflex.

Edit: I just checked and I also have a lot of lemmygrad communities from back before the defederation. Aaaaaaand I blocked anything AI “art”. List looks like this: