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You make it happen. Someone has to.
My question was "that works" I've tried but no one wants to come to a free healthy food gathering for the most part. Also you essentially cause a "competing rift" against the donuts crowd. Hence seeking advice from HN, apparently fruitlessly.
It would be nice if fediverse would develop Bluesky “starter packs” and have some sort of “starter pack” exploratory search index. That to me seems the bigger step in welcoming people to the platform. Though this doughnut day is a nice effort to make people feel more engaged.
Being a very health conscious person I've always had issues with these types of events. Why do these types of events always have to focus on the most unhealthy possible choice for everything? I'm asking a real question, to me it simply makes sense not to indulge in frequent unhealthy behavior but no one else ever seems interested. Is there anyway to redirect these types of events that others have seen work? You may s…
Well the comments have basically answered my question. For the most part rather than bring up alternatives everyone is criticizing me for not conforming. I guess I have my answer, go with the herd or be ostracized. Which has been my exp.
If you weren't condescending to people that enjoy donuts, maybe you'd get a warmer response.
I'm not trying to be mean to you or "dunk" on you or whatever, I'm legitimately trying to explain why people are reacting to you the way they are.
It would be nice if fediverse would develop Bluesky “starter packs” and have some sort of “starter pack” exploratory search index. That to me seems the bigger step in welcoming people to the platform. Though this doughnut day is a nice effort to make people feel more engaged.
There's this: https://blueskydirectory.com/starter-packs/all
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Well the comments have basically answered my question. For the most part rather than bring up alternatives everyone is criticizing me for not conforming. I guess I have my answer, go with the herd or be ostracized. Which has been my exp.
You're actually being a massive asshole about it, which is why you're being ostracized. If you weren't condescending to people that enjoy donuts, maybe you'd get a warmer response. I'm not trying to be mean to you or "dunk" on you or whatever, I'm legitimately trying to explain why people are reacting to you the way they are.
Being a very health conscious person I've always had issues with these types of events. Why do these types of events always have to focus on the most unhealthy possible choice for everything? I'm asking a real question, to me it simply makes sense not to indulge in frequent unhealthy behavior but no one else ever seems interested. Is there anyway to redirect these types of events that others have seen work? You may s…
Being a very health conscious person I've always had issues with these types of events. Why do these types of events always have to focus on the most unhealthy possible choice for everything? I'm asking a real question, to me it simply makes sense not to indulge in frequent unhealthy behavior but no one else ever seems interested. Is there anyway to redirect these types of events that others have seen work? You may s…
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You're actually being a massive asshole about it, which is why you're being ostracized. If you weren't condescending to people that enjoy donuts, maybe you'd get a warmer response. I'm not trying to be mean to you or "dunk" on you or whatever, I'm legitimately trying to explain why people are reacting to you the way they are.
Nah man he's right.