anon6789

joined 2 years ago
[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

Caves are another great example! Being near the Appalachians, I've been to a bunch and there's always a part of the tour that shows where people used to just bust off stuff for souvenirs, touch stuff and mess up the continued growth of the cave, burn marks from fires, etc. People just don't seem to consider then accumulated impact of everyone using through doing the same exact thing.

You're in a cave for crying out loud! You can't get much more exemplary of how small actions of time cause significant change even to solid rock!

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 12 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Most of the birding groups I follow will take down posts sharing locations of rare bird sightings for this exact reason. Some people are just jerks doing it for the clicks, but everyone has a desire to catch that one rare animal they never thought they'd have a chance to photograph, and then there are hoards more with the same thoughts, and people get caught up in their own moment. One person doing something dumb or intrusive usually isn't so bad, but when you start getting dozens/hundreds of people with the same poor decisions going to one specific place, well, you end up with the rare frogs now becoming ultra-rare frogs.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

I get most of my stuff from Facebook. Since most of you refuse to go there, it really keeps my content fresh 😁

More seriously, since most of my stuff is from non-profits and photographers, it's still the number one place these people share their stuff since it's free, easy, and has a built in wide audience.

Other than that, I look for owls in the Google news page once a week, I look up old research papers or read books, I volunteered at a rehab clinic to learn more and get photos and stories, and I go to events and talk with people that work with owls.

I think the most important thing is that I'm genuinely interested in the subject, so even if social media vanished tomorrow, I would've stop doing anything I do to source content, I just wouldn't be posting. I just post because I think you guys will like it and hopefully donate or volunteer yourselves.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago

This is the main resistance I see. I thought I'd be boring in the beginning. I didn't know much about the subject I began to post about. But from continuing to interact, I learned more about the subject, and I learned what the people I was talking to liked more or liked less.

If you're just being yourself and talking about things you're interested in, you're gonna be fine. People here are pretty chill, so if you're not spouting outright lies or antagonizing people, there isn't anything to worry about.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 15 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I don't know how those people do it. Putting out stuff every day for one community keeps me as busy as I'd want to be.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago

I just watched the first episode of the most recent series of Black Mirror and it was this too.

Implant had range limitations, premium tier to avoid you randomly shilling products, constantly increasing subscription fee, etc.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

I am glad you got something important out of reading it! I hope you don't either. ❤️ 🦉

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Huh now that you say that, I had felt they seemed "rushed" but I thought maybe he was just testing more brands at once and trying to keep the videos the same length.

My wife absolutely hates his voice, even at standard speed, to the point she leaves the room. 😄

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Not only is he semi-local so I get to see landmarks I recognize, but he's so calming when many creators try to be 90s levels of extreeeeeme these days. Also lots of his repair/resto/DIY stuff is affordable, he gave us Decent Sampler, and the weird and homemade instruments he often uses are actually musical, not the weird ambient beeps, boops, and screeches many channels feature.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

That's a very good way to compensate! Some of the products and testing things he buys aren't cheap, and he often tests to failure, so helping recoup that money is likely very beneficial.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Starsky Carr, Woody's Piano Shack, and David Hilowitz are great as well!

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

My feelings on Ian himself have become a little strained, but he is doing the same or better quality than ever now that he gets invited around the world to show off so many rare items. I could not name a better source anywhere for weapons history and being able to see the actual weapons and often their entire disassembly.

While modern life has made me less interested in gun culture, their mechanics, development, and how they have shaped history and society I still find very interesting.

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