~b @torresjrjr@qoto.org

To the birth of the ultimate stoic and carpenter, Jesus Christ 🎄

God Yul!
Feliz Navidad!
Merry Christmas!

@neauoire
mmm, always one for aesthetic screenshots.

@freemo Very true. Always keep an open mind.

London for "Tier 4"? I didn't even know there was a Tier 4. F

@hansw
Pretty good idea. And with the advent of https://owncast.online and PeerTube livestreaming, we could talk to and immerse newcommers in the Fediverse right from the start.

@zleap

@hansw @zleap
I've actually thought about doing this. But I'm just not in a position to do it right now (well maybe... idk).

@zleap @Demosthenes
> but we can look at 2021 being the year of the Fediverse

Music to my ears. I have a plethora of thoughts on this, on how we do it, why, etc. I should probably distill them in some blog posts.

I'll say: I believe the biggest challenge we face right now is simply having people know and understand how the Fediverse works. That's why I carefully choose my first 30 seconds of words explaining just that.

So I encourage peple to do the same. Quick, simple and clear.

@zleap @Demosthenes
Ah I get you. Well, I understand it's an idea that needs processing and stretching out, but it has potential.

I'd be happy to contribute some time myself.

What video?

@Demosthenes @zleap
Yeah. Also, normies don't use IRC, so a user-friendly thelounge.chat instance would probably help greatly.

@freemo
😂 That earlier story made me smile so hard. What a smart and lovely dog!

I assume from the past tense that she has now past. I'm sure the moments together were well spent.

@mur2501 @Wetrix @funny @dogs

@freemo @funny @dogs

?!

They are way, way smarter than you think, @Wetrix

Some animals have higher IQs then some humans. Dogs are loyal, affectionate and playful, which better explain their popularity.

@Wetrix @freemo @funny @dogs
> I don't know if my dog lies

It is harder to tell when a dog/pet lies, but that's really only because we don't hold a higher standard of honesty to our pets, because

1. They don't speak, so they are less capable of communitcating thoughts, including falsehoods. So we don't think of them like that.

2. We find them cute usually so we let it slide lol.

@Wetrix @freemo @funny @dogs

> I don't think a [person] raised in bad conditions becomes inherently bad or evil. [s/he's] simply adapting to [his/her] surroundings. You see this in [abused youth] all the time like [juvenile delinquents] that are only that way until taken away from the [people/parents/gang/gulag/terrorist group/famine/etc] that made them that way.

I don't see much difference there.