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  1. Comment on Tildes Book Club discussion - Piranesi in ~books

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    I’m excited to be a part of my first ever book club! Late to the party quite a bit, read many comments here already - lots of interesting insights! I don’t read many books, fiction even less and...

    I’m excited to be a part of my first ever book club! Late to the party quite a bit, read many comments here already - lots of interesting insights!

    I don’t read many books, fiction even less and virtually never write about them. But I really enjoyed mysterious but calming halls of The World.

    I kind of expected that The World would be unhappy about growing tensions between its children and that The Tides would just destroy everything, including House itself. I’m glad that did not happen and that characters were able to return there.

    There were few themes that really stood out to me:

    1. Being alone and feeling lonely. Piranesi had no problem being alone most of the time away from The Other. But loneliness really sank in when he knew that he was completely alone unless 16 is visiting him.
    2. Empathy, curiosity and gratitude. While Mathew lost many years of his life, as Piranesi he grew to be very empathetic, curious and grateful for The World and all of its inhabitants. All these traits were not forgotten when he returned to The Other World. I think he indeed found the Great and Secret Knowledge.
    3. How people can adapt to their circumstances and environment. Book was released during pandemic and author herself was struggling even prior to that. But in hard times there is nothing else to do except to keep going.
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  2. Comment on Tildes Book Club - We will be discussing Piranesi the third week in April in ~books

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    Lately I was looking for a book club that I could join. I've never been a part of book club, so I feel a bit anxious to start now. Will try no to allow fears dictate my wants. I'm excited to try...

    Lately I was looking for a book club that I could join. I've never been a part of book club, so I feel a bit anxious to start now. Will try no to allow fears dictate my wants. I'm excited to try book club experience here!

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  3. Comment on The problem with ChatGPT is that all of these websites like W3Schools and TutorialsPoint will go bankrupt in ~tech

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    I see here quite negative feedback towards these sites. While I agree that they are not ideal source for seasoned tech people, but we should never forget how many of us get there. These sites are...

    I see here quite negative feedback towards these sites. While I agree that they are not ideal source for seasoned tech people, but we should never forget how many of us get there. These sites are very valuable to people that are trying to understand new concepts and get into tech, they don't need complete information, not even always absolutely correct. It needs to be good enough, engaging enough to help people progress in their journey. I can't remember last time I've checked SO and similar, but I can really remember how many years ago I looked into these sites and how much they helped me to stay motivated! These sites are stepping stones for I believe quite a lot of people.

    And these sites offer some kind of map, guidance and links to new unknowns. So I would argue that they are more useful than just plain AI response.

    14 votes

  4. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    Thanks to you, I now how multiple tabs open, will check quite a lot of what you've mentioned, especially jazz stuff. All details are really useful. Thanks!

    Thanks to you, I now how multiple tabs open, will check quite a lot of what you've mentioned, especially jazz stuff. All details are really useful. Thanks!

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  5. Comment on Subreddit migration directory - Subreddits migrating to Lemmy instances in ~tech

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    I think to be inline with vision of whole federated ecosystem, this list should include multiple options for the subreddit alternatives. For example, for /r/gaming, not only Gaming@beehaw.org...

    I think to be inline with vision of whole federated ecosystem, this list should include multiple options for the subreddit alternatives.
    For example, for /r/gaming, not only Gaming@beehaw.org instance should be noted, but also others, like Gaming@lemmy.ml.

    9 votes