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Cake day: October 9th, 2023

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  • Some of those people might be able to walk for short periods of time. From the handicap spot, its at most 2 minutes to the cart. Maybe after 5 minutes of walking, they could be anogonizing pain. So they ride around do shopping and just have to suffer through a short walk to/from the cart.

    If they completely can’t walk, I guess they have to get someone to bring them the cart. Depending on the disability, you may still be able to drive, but not walk. Could be modified controls for the car or something.

    Maybe you can move your legs just fine but standing on them is a problem (it’s hard to push a cart and use a cane or walker)

    Maybe they can walk just fine, but can’t push the weight of a full cart, so they ride.

    And finally, there just the lazy ones that don’t really need them.




  • No. Suicide help requires a professional, or at least someone who can be held accountable for doing the opposite.

    Considering the annoyomity of Lemmy and how anyone can run an instace, the last thing we want to create place for the opposite to occur.

    Viewer discression adviced, but this video goes on deep dive of an unchecked “suicide encouragement form”, and just how bad the anonymous web can be. https://youtu.be/C3y6SsGAWks?si=s9852X-KBrWC9Fgi

    I understand this is the exact opposite form you want to create, but I use it as an example of how a few bad actors can kill people.

    Let’s say in a perfect world the community is all up an up, but some user starts DMing people to an “alternative help” instance/form. Even reported, they can just keep making new accounts, or weasel their way into the mod/admin postion to seem more legitimate.

    I want no part in a community that is a collection of vulnerable individuals. Someone can simply spam everyone who posts in hopes of getting one person to take the bait. With no accountability, there are no consequences.


    That being said, a locked community that is just a few posts with links and information about various professional support would not be a bad thing.


    Now, I’ll look at this from a less cynical perspective. Let’s say theres no troll, but genuine randoms helping eachother online.

    What happens when it doesn’t work? You’re talking to somebody online, get to know them a bit, and one day they just stop posting. You have to assume they’re dead, how are you going cope with that? Grief is a natural emotion, and it can be taxing to cope alone (I’m guessing the majority of us here won’t really be sharing our online activities).

    There also a sistuatuon were you could feel you have to keep talking to a person to keep them from dying. This is not heatly for either individual.

    Always seek professional help.