• anon6789@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    I’m feeling a bit burnt out lately. I’m having fun running the Owl of the Year tournament again, but I’m a little tired of making regular posts at the moment.

    A lot of stressful things are going on in my personal life, so I don’t know if that’s it, or if I just need a break from the specific content, or what. Maybe I’m just complaining to burn off some anxiety.

    But out of my frustration and reading the post from the person in the journaling community, it got me thinking about something like a Post Exchange Program.

    Either in Fedigrow or a separate comm, one person could submit a request let’s say.

    Community: Superbowl@lemmy.world
    Posts Requested: 1
    Subject: Any

    One of you guys with your own community could reply with a trade.

    Bun Alert System
    Subject: Funny

    And you could accept or pass on a post swap.

    I thought it could get a fresh set of ideas into some of the communities, and if there was a kind of content I wanted but didn’t have the time or knowledge, maybe someone seeing a want ad would be motivated to post.

    I wouldn’t mind learning about some other topics that I could research occasionally. Even if it’s just find a pic you think is cool or funny, you would bring in what someone other than just yourself thinks is good all the time.

    This is just like 15 minutes of thinking about it, but if anyone feels this is worth pursuing, maybe we can refine something.

    It may even just be easier if some of us could partner up with other people we like their work or a subject we’re interested in. Even if they aren’t people that frequent Fedigrow, if a few of us or says let’s pick one community a week and as a group we each toss a post or two to that community during the week.

    I think a lot of us are doing the best a single person can do in there own and maybe some organized collabs could take some of these things to the next level.

    Thoughts?

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      2 days ago

      I’m feeling a bit burnt out lately.

      Lord-a-mighty, whaaaat?

      Maître des hiboux, I’ve never seen near-anyroad what you’ve accomplished so far across almost ANY venue. I find it astonishing, frankly…

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          2 days ago

          Ahh… I suspect it’s pretty-much just petty jealousy, for my part!

          For example-- I happen to be nowhere near able to post on my SubLemmy as often as you and (for example) @FlyingSquid@lemmy.world do on yours. All hail, because you folks are TOPS.

          (so once per day is the absolute height of my powers, and meanwhile it sometimes takes me a week to post again, particularly when I’m scorchingly butthurt)

          So y’all kinda crush me in that sense, and sometimes, here and there, I just feel like a pathetic failure by not being able to get with that same spirit, or however it’s best-described.

          I also find that you two are pretty dang *genius* about coming up with fun, hilarious post titles, something I really admire and appreciate. Because really, it’s a dang-ol’ art! ❤️

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            2 days ago

            We all admire things other people do, we’ve all got to find our right spot in the ecosystem.

            Squid’s got the time, but I think that’s because of some medical stuff. Blaze does so much community work. Pseudo is always checking out all kinds of activity pub platforms trying to make the most out of all these new tools. I know there’s names I recognize but I didn’t necessarily read what they do because it’s not my thing.

            I make most of my posts ahead of time during times I’m just sitting around and post after I eat breakfast, then I can answer questions during my downtime at work while my machines are running.

            It stinks you got trashed on in your own community. As soon as I opened it, I knew what it was though. People here get very butthurt on AI stuff, but I don’t think what you did is bad. I don’t like people that either try to make money off it or pass out off as real photos, but you didn’t do that, you just tried to add atmosphere to your story.

            I still feel like I stink at this sometimes too. I was worried I was going to dip down to the 3 page of the community ranks before the tournament kicked off. Now I’m almost back to the first. New subs are down, so I feel I’ve peaked. There’s commenters I don’t see come by anymore and I feel they got bored with me. Someone new will post and get way more views than my stuff. There’s always something.

            But I’m here doing my thing. I share what I enjoy and try to get you to enjoy it with me. It’s what I’d do if we were trying to be friends in person. I just want this to be a nice place to be, do I do what I feel is conducive to that.

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              1 day ago

              Oh rabbits, I really appreciate that, mate. Like, things are always so much better when we have a kinder, more reasonable, more gentler setting, is it not?

              I was worried I was going to dip down to the 3 page of the community ranks before the tournament kicked off. Now I’m almost back to the first. New subs are down, so I feel I’ve peaked. There’s commenters I don’t see come by anymore and I feel they got bored with me. Someone new will post and get way more views than my stuff. There’s always something.

              Wait, what???
              Ah, okay, I think I get you right there? But bloody-hell (and muvvle-fluffle) mate, absolutely NO-ONE would be able to keep up with that schedule…! (like, is that a TRUE reason to beat yourself up?)

              It’s like… you set records that should NOT be able to be broken, and then you break them!

              Mssr-- you make me proud across a perfect LATITUDE of reasons, cheesy as that may sound, haha. Yet… well… come on. *When* exactly do you get to recognise yourself, right?

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                When exactly do you get to recognise yourself, right?

                “Real me” is a quiet introvert with no sense of self esteem and medicated but still existing major depression. So… never! 😅

                You guys get my professional face. I’m here doing my job. It gives me focus and purpose I need. I got all this research to share with you because I’m rather hermit-ish and would rather be learning than doing most things.

                When you guys tell me I’m doing good, I do believe you. But my wiring doesn’t let me tell me that. I don’t beat myself up about it so negatively anymore, but it keeps me pushing forward constantly.

                I try to make my shortcomings work for me. I’m glad I get to make so many of you happy. This is more attention and a bigger audience than I would have ever believed I’d have or would have wanted. But I’m not anyone extraordinary, I’m just trying to be the best me.

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      3 days ago

      Hey, just wanted to say your posts lighten up me and my partner’s day. I always send the threads to her so she can take a break from work and look at the cute or funny owls.

      She really loves the posts but she doesn’t have an account so she will never engage with the content I’m afraid. So let me say it here and now: thank you for making our day better :)

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        3 days ago

        As long as the message is getting out and people are having fun, that’s all I want to see!

        I’m always glad to hear the posts make you guys happy. There’s less and less content I end up engaging with as we all get more frustrated with a lot of current events, and I am glad that the people sharing that stuff are keeping us informed, but it does get to be a lot.

        I try to always give you something happy or hopeful to keep your spirits up. I’m very glad to hear I’m still having success in that! I appreciate all of you!