In both cases I think they would deny it.

I don’t have a solution for the 2nd situation (and I don’t think anyone really does), this is more of a social problem. The point I’m making is that in the first scenario there is a clear pattern of denial for those who need help.

In terms of how you differeniate it, my understanding is if the behavior is impacting your life negatively then you would seek help. But I’m not an expert and that’s not a problem we are solving here.

Up next after Elongate

You can freely think that I am one, and I genuinely think I’m not. If you think that I am one, that’s your problem, not mine.

I mean that’s exactly the issue lol. You might not be an alcoholic, but if you were there’s a solid chance you’d deny that fact.There is a good reason why parts of the 12 step program involve admitting and recognizing that there is a problem, and it’s not limited to alcoholism but substance abuse in general.

A lot of people who genuinely need help refuses to see or admit that they do.

It’s because denial is part of being an alcoholic. The same goes with being called a liar.

What the hell is even that

Mushroom shortage, gotta get the umami from somewhere.

Workaround: insist that customers piss in the beer, citing exceptional flavor-add as a positive side effect. Next version, no budget for a full bathroom, so increment beer mug size to accommodate cross-stream scenarios.

Pico gang reporting in.

Klaas did nothing wrong. Really, don’t kill Klaas.

EwwbumtEww

Watch your backs, the FoSSHoles are out to getcha.

Me: “May I say a few words as well?”

Her: “Yes, of course.”

Me: “A pit or hole sunk into the earth to reach a supply of water.”

Her: *Puzzled* Thanks, I know you mean well.

OP is flagging a legitimate issue that can actually put instance owners at risk. Raising the issue that instance owners can unwittingly host illegal content and be liable for it - how is that entitled?

Totally understand that Lemmy devs are a small team, but the growth of use of the software is exploding now, and not being able to keep up is a problem of scale - gatekeeping others from raising issues does not help it get better and in fact discourages issue reports and promotes a head-in-the-sand culture.

There are serious shitposters?

Yep, and it’s even worse for mobile apps because people are so used to the terrible dollar-per-app model, despite the fact that these mobile apps are actually THE software they use everyday.

Apple and Google don’t care, they get 30% cut regardless whether the dev makes $100 / sale or $1 / sale at higher volume. But it was a good strategy to shift the power over to the iOS and Android platforms because the perception is, dollar-per-app devs can’t be that important, right? And they’ll never get too big.

I am Pro Sync, but I would still prefer Voyager / wefwef over the official web app.

slow claps forever

#NoFOSSNoFuss

Apple and Google app stores had done devs dirty by popularizing the dollar-an-app model. Completely set the wrong expectations about the value of software for users, especially younger ones who grew up with this bs.

Preach. Not sure why this is so hard for folks to understand.

App development isn’t and never has been an one-time done deal. Devs always do the work to fix bugs, add new features / requests, upgrade to new platform / API etc. If they do this for free that is at their will but they are burning their own time / money one way or another. To demand a developer to run their business a certain way and mandate their business model is just mind-blowing to me.