ninjamice

u/ninjamice@lemmy.ca
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I used to live in Wisconsin, close enough to Chicago to go on day or weekend trips often. I absolutely love Chicago, it's a great city to visit, but I'll never forget going to the Field Museum with my parents once and seeing signs warning against bringing guns into the building.

The reminders that you live in a violent society are always there, even in the most innocent of places. I'd rather have to save up longer to buy a new laptop or only have good pineapple for a few months in the summer than live that way.

I'm not sure how to describe it beyond saying life feels a lot less confrontational here in Canada, even living in the largest city in the country.

Obviously there are problems here, but it feels much more like an actual society than a collection of people who happen to live near each other.

It's not even about healthcare or anything specific, those are just symptoms IMO. It's a larger philosophical difference between the countries

No way. I moved here from there (I'm Canadian now!) and every day I'm gladder I got out.

I'd probably make more money there, but there are things I value more than money and my life is significantly better in Toronto than it ever was in any of the three states I lived in.

Imagine thinking people are so stupid that they'll believe you've been 'an LGBT supporter all your life" three seconds after they read your claim that "LGBT values are an invasive culture change". Be serious man.

Side note, what are LGBT values? I'm a lesbian, my core values are like... Competence, curiosity, integrity, courage, dependability... all of them things that can be valued and exhibited by cishet people too. Not you obviously, but others.

on *Permanently Deleted* · c/ynab · 2 pts · 3y

I've been using it for most of the past seven years. I stopped using it and looked for cheaper alternatives at some point, but I realized that with the toolkit ynab is everything I need. If they ever break the toolkit for good I'm gone.

It wasn't my first budgeting app. I don't use a spreadsheet.

He was, yes.

I saw similar sentiments expressed by some people "they shouldn't have killed him, but..." and it made me want to scream. Are we so surprised dehumanizing people ends up some of them dying? Those people were part of the problem and didn't even know it.

I became a citizen this month after applying back when we still had a Queen and I got tripped up when saying the oath due to this---I'm on my 30s, there's been a Queen forever, I'm not used to having a King. I'm sure I'll get used to it at some point but man that felt weird.

on Welcome, new users! · c/main · 6 pts · 3y

Just joined today! Going to be fun to find new communities to interact with.

Thank you for making a Canadian instance. I became a citizen this month, and I couldn't be happier about it.

on Welcome, new users! · c/main · 2 pts · 3y

I had a similar issue, turns out the username I'd chosen was too long. After I shortened the name it went through.

Of course if your username was greg that's not it, but leaving this for anyone else who may find it.

edit: in hindsigh might have been a taken username.