Piranesi is such an innocent sweet summer child, content with the cards he’s dealt and finding the joy and whimsy in his world 🥺 I love him

This year I have been really pushing myself to break up with Meta, mainly because I have come to acknowledge that it leaves me feeling more angry at the end of the day. I do not enjoy the interactions I have with people on those platforms because for me it feels like I am constantly being harvested for information and reactions. It clicked that something that makes PB feel different for me is the sheer lack of Trolling! I never feel stupid for the joke going over my head or read comments where people seem to be going out of their way to make fun of the poster. Trolling to me is just a modern form of bullying and harassment. It is a low form of humor and I hate being poked for a reaction. I never feel that way on PB. Another thing I find unique to this platform is when others disagree about something it is addressed by users in such a friendly way. People will phrase their opposing thoughts with respect, kindness, and very clear points about why they feel that way and it turns into a productive conversation usually! This is just an appreciation post for finally finding a space where I can just exist online without the constant flow of edge lords making me feel like a joke because I enjoy something they hate. So thank you to the founders and each and every user who has created this space where my cortisol levels are safe from random spikes and I never have to ask myself "is this ragebait?" What has made you prefer this community and platform over other online spaces? Is it the features? The morals? The community? I'd love some more talking points to use when I am trying to convince people to migrate to this platform!

You pick up your book to catch a few minutes of reading, when you hear a sudden 'pop!' and everything goes dark. When the light returns, you don't recognise your surroundings... or do you? You're in the world of your book!

Trying to get your bearings, you realise you're holding a postcard, plain white with black text: 'Hello, we don't have the time nor the inclination to explain why, but [MAIN CHARACTER] is 3 miles away and is intent on finding and killing you. Good luck!'

How screwed are you, and what is your strategy for survival?

I was wondering if y’all noticed you had any little quirks you do a lot while posting here! I notice that I use a lot of parentheses, I love to make a little side comment. (Totally not because I feel the grating need to always clarify or add context so that nobody could possibly accidentally misinterpret what I am saying 😃 Nuh uh couldn’t be me 😃) In my head I am saying it like it’s an aside in a play.

Do you guys have any quirks that you notice you do a lot while making your forum posts? Maybe always adding a lot of emojis, punctuation you may use a lot, etc.