Right, but I mean, the platform was originally designed without them in mind, and there’s no real reason why every piece of software needs to have every piece of functionality… I’m can see why they wouldn’t be prioritising it

I suspect I would love it if groups were in mastodon, but I’m not entirely sure it won’t backfire in some horrendous way (this is social media after all)

Mastodon doesn’t have groups?

“This kind of thing” being big picture dynamics of how to run a social media project.

I’ve also had a mastodon PR stall, but I think they get so many, many with competing demands, and have so few staff, that it’s not really surprising that it’s a bit mess on that front…

That first post is very good. I really appreciate the way he’s handled the first 10 years, and I hope he has fun doing whatever he does next.

Eugen has always seemed pretty clear-eyed about this kind of thing.

Get a different girlfriend

I think OP is saying that they have an old 3d printer that they made/love, and their spouse got them a new (better, nicer looking, but less sentimental) 3d printer.

Fair! Definitely wouldn’t have complained, but I’m a different person :)

Yes, and:

“For my birthday, my spouse got me a nicer newer expensive version of a thing I already have.”

Seems clear that the gift was a replacement printer?

Agree, and I said as much in a separate comment. We also don’t know anything about the delivery of the gift giver, either though…

"The one I have was given to me by my mother in law, whom I adore. It’s sentimental. … it was a kit and I had to build myself. I loved it. It’s perfect for me. "

It’s right there in the OP

Gonna leave this here, it’s worth a read:

Asker vs Guesser culture

They literally said the old one still “works just fine”…

And it seems clear from the text that it’s a 3D printer

Sounds like a relationship with a fair bit of conflict avoidance? I hope you have some good relief valves…

Good take.

Nah, that’s nonsense. Sounds like the old one was sufficient, and had deeper meaning attached to it.

I think from a factual basis your position sounds perfectly reasonable, I feel similarly about new things. (Perhaps there are other parts of the story missing though?)

There’s a lot to be said for delivery. If you opened a gift an reacted badly immediately, that would hurt. Even if the gift was misjudged, it was probably meant with good intent. Accepting thankfully, acknowledging the intention, and THEN coming around to the “but you really should have checked in first for something like this” might be a good way to start.

I can count to 11 on my fingers

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