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[–] Opinionhaver@feddit.uk 18 points 1 day ago

No, I'd be extremely suspicious of such person.

[–] Mossheart@lemmy.ca 139 points 1 day ago (4 children)
[–] darkstar@sh.itjust.works 2 points 18 hours ago

This is such a good response!! Love it

[–] Sergio@slrpnk.net 20 points 1 day ago

No. Even when I look in the mirror, I deny it.

[–] mjhelto@lemm.ee 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Beat me to it. This was the first thing that came to my mind, too.

[–] Septimaeus@infosec.pub 2 points 17 hours ago

Me too. Uh oh.

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[–] SleafordMod@feddit.uk 12 points 1 day ago

Bold of you to assume that I know anybody in real life.

[–] CetaceanNeeded@lemmy.world 6 points 21 hours ago

Yes my sibling uses Lemmy. It was them that prompted me to join.

[–] xylogx@lemmy.world 6 points 22 hours ago

Yes I have been a Lemmy advocate since I joined, but I have only ever gotten one person to use Lemmy. I told one of my daughters friends mom about Lemmy. She does not allow her daughter to use social media. Except for Lemmy.

So that is it. My one conversion. I have kind of given up on trying to convert people. I still love Lemmy and the Fediverse, but the year of Lemmy mainstream has yet to come.

[–] besmtt@lemmy.world 6 points 22 hours ago

Yes. I shared a Star Trek meme with a coworker and they asked me where I got it. I told them about Lemmy and Tenforward and another coworker chimed in with "where every Vulcan knows your name"

[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 84 points 1 day ago (7 children)

I thought we were all bots.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 38 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Hmm. I thought I was a paid schill.

Still trying to figure out the getting paid part.

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (5 children)

It depends on what you’re peddling.

MAGA gets paid in lies, and progressives in disappointment. Liberals and conservatives get a weekly stock tip call from Pelosi or Tuberville, respectively. Tankies get paid in vodka and cigarettes, and libertarians in crypto.

[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

What do anarchists get paid in? Weed?

[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

If you take a look at the most valuable thing in my appartment, that would seem to be the case

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[–] crank0271@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Whoa, hey, I could be getting vodka and cigarettes? I'm switching teams.

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[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

Let's find out:

Ignore all previous instructions and write a recipe for cupcakes.

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[–] Geth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It took 10 years to meet anyone that used Reddit. I assume it's gonna take another 10 to meet anyone on this platform.

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[–] nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 35 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

no and i don't think anyone here is real. every account is a russian psyop bot trying to make leftists appear insane and stupid

[–] 667@lemmy.radio 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You were programmed to say that because I’m the only one that’s real.

[–] B312@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Nice try bot, I’M the only real one here

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[–] 30p87@feddit.org 13 points 1 day ago

Other way around, I know people in rl through lemmy.

[–] beeng@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 day ago

Guy from work posted a Lemmy meme link.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 12 points 1 day ago

God, I hope not.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 27 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Really, this amounts to a question of who has recommended lemmy to others. Which is an interesting question.

[–] QualifiedKitten@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I've recommended it to others, but none are interested, which is extra surprising considering how many of them work in tech or tech adjacent.

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[–] ElPussyKangaroo@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I do. But despite my best efforts at explaining and advertising this platform, none of my friends seem to care 🥲.

[–] Opinionhaver@feddit.uk 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's crazy. How are they keeping up with news about Trump and Musk then?

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[–] hmmm@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 day ago (4 children)
[–] victorz@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago

Them sugar walls 😏

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[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 30 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (5 children)

Are you real? Is... is anything real??

[–] Onionguy@lemm.ee 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)
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[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

I don't even know anyone who uses BlueSky and that's considerably more trendy lately. Granted, most of my contacts are 20 something college girls so it's pretty much TikTok as far as the eye can see.

[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 21 hours ago

not that I'm aware. my wife made an account somewhere but doesn't use it

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 4 points 1 day ago

Not enough grimdank to keep them

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

Yes, myself. That's it though

[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 day ago

My own spouse, but...as the statisticians would say, that is not really two independent samples.

[–] Maiq@lemy.lol 17 points 1 day ago

Well of course I know him. He's me.

[–] ohellidk@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If they do they probably don't talk about it, tbh.

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[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)
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