For 0 you may want to check out Revolt. Similar to Discord… not as polished / stable though.

If you run Discord groups the switch may be easy. If others run the groups… the “I told you so…” comment would still apply 🙂

https://revolt.chat/

Not affiliated with, just trying to promote alternatives when possible.

May not be the best or easiest way to find content but PeerTube maybe an alternative to YouTube.

https://joinpeertube.org/

As others have said… YouTube (like Discord, GitHub, etc.) has “the numbers”. Everything else is fighting an uphill battle… even if it’s a better alternative.

Make profit machine go brrrrr!

Maybe a slightly different take but… I always thought the Queensrÿche album Operation: Mindcrime could have been an interesting movie.

I’d probably try to get that made/fund that as a project.

You mean like…

https://lemmy.ml/post/71396

or

https://github.com/lafnlab/Amore

Seems folks are thinking about it but… getting traction for these types of projects will be the real challenge. I’m not affiliated with either. I was just curious and did a quick search.

Would definitely use something like this if it comes to fruition.

No one would notice or care… 1/10 🙂

Go for a drive, find a shady looking place to eat, eat something really bad for me and desert.

Head home, play some video games, play some drums, chill… no reason (for me) to make it a big deal.

The Bazaar in Destiny 2, just so I can see the view of the rest of the city.

Albion in The First Descendant. The place is usually pretty busy and plenty of things to do, people to chat with.

Definitely agree with your comments. The more you see the more you understand. The more you understand, the more you can control. Even if just a little bit.

I did a similar thing with food. It was tedious but interesting at first… then it just became tedious. However, by then I “understood “ enough, I didn’t have to actually do it anymore.

Thanks for sharing!!

Great advice!

I spent all of 2024 tracking my spending and saving. I didn’t “budget”, just had a spreadsheet and wrote everything down week over week.

I would recommend it as a habit people may benefit from just to understand where their money goes.

You assume the people I meet are living within a distance that makes it easy to “just get coffee”. If I meet them on a forum, Discord group, online gaming, etc., and not a dating website or app, they probably won’t be close to me. That doesn’t negate the possibility of a dating / romantic relationship.

Also, I personally wouldn’t meet someone without talking to them on the phone first (regardless of distance), so why wouldn’t I just video chat with them… FaceTime is just as easy as a phone call.

If you meet someone online and immediately want to meet them in person for coffee, good for you. However don’t act like someone else’s approach is wrong… because you don’t agree.

I was going to post similar but, you nailed it. OP needs to figure out what they do online and find the places where people connect doing those things.

Assuming that a profile is enough to understand someone. Sure, don’t waste time/drag out meeting someone but… actually talk (video chat) and ask questions before you move things along.

Ask questions important to you and what you are looking for.

Very interesting indeed! Thank you for this information… I’ll do a little research on this.

Will do, that sounds really interesting!

This is also interesting, thank you! I will look into this!

I appreciate this… adding to the to do list for tomorrow. Thanks!!

Understood, I hope you get to identify the locations. I’m not sure I have the brain power to start something like that. If I do, or find a community, I’ll reach out and let you know.