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I Made This

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Did you make something? Do you want the fleeting rush of endorphins that come with affirmation from strangers? Do you think what you made is neat? Share it here!

Paintings, movies, music, drawings, models, gardens, houses, snowmen, sandcastles - if you made it, you can post it.

RULES:

Some things you make are not to be shared. These include:

Do not be a jerk.

- No racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, classism, or bigotry of any kind.

- Don't try to sell stuff unless people ask. You can post your Etsy (or similar) if someone prompts you. No spamming self-promotion.

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Hello,

I been working on this website/app these last few years, basically trying to show that there are a lot of very hard working people trying to make the world a better place and the news you choose to focus on has a big impact on your mood/life so try to not get too absorbed into the negative sensationalized media. My website/app offers an alternative way to stay informed. Would love to hear feedback on potential improvements.

Sincerely, Happy Daze

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I'm a big fan of SunnySkyz and always wanted a similar site that was specifically for science news, so thank you for making this!! πŸ˜ƒ

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

While that is very cool and I totally love the idea, it is important not to overdose on hopium and I hope it doesn't become like similar reddit communities that tend to devolve into perseverence porn or the depressing trend of people thinking we can just invent our way out of this self made apocalypse and the intrinsically relevant reverence for some tech billionaires or entrepreneurial solutions to problems inherent to capitalism. We absolutely do need to acknowledge how fucked everything is and let that motivate us to also try to improve things.

In short I hope that this space is going to be welcoming to people finding creative ways to smash the beast within whose belly we are trapped in.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I understand where you are coming from and your concerns are valid. I designed this not as a replacement for your typical news but a temporary respite from the doom and gloom... A place where you can be in a Happy Daze if you will.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

In that case I appreciate what you are going for, and a nice complimentary community can be found over at hexbear.net/c/bloomer though you might occasionally find posts celebrating for example a billionaire getting imploded in their vanity submarine.

I would definitely suggest crossposting stuff there because we could all use a bit more good news in our feed and it isn't the most active comm to be sure.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This is a great idea! Everything is so depressing nowadays.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Im glad you like it!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Excellent idea. Thanks for sharing/ making this

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

You are welcome :)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Great. More miracle cures and β€œbreakthroughs” that we’ll never see.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Science is slow, but I think you might be surprised some of these studies are really promising and pretty far along. For example we are finally seeing products with solid state batteries hit the market, graphene is being produced at a much more efficient rate, 3d printing and advanced material engineering is taking a leap and not to mention ai. The world is bright and brimming full of people trying their best to create a better future.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Thank you for your work!. We really need initiatives like these in these grim times.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

You are welcome πŸ‘

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago (3 children)

You could open a Lemmy community to post there too.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

I will look into that!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Well there's already an uplifting news community.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

This please! I avoid my rss reader when I want uplifting news...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Hell yes! We need more positive news! Good stuff!

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Does it have an RSS feed? I'd love to have it in my regular news app.

Either way, very cool. Good job!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Thanks and yes it does: happydaze.io/rss

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What days is it available?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I try to post three times a week its not super consistent on which day of the week it ends up being, working towards posting once a day but im also limited by the pace of research and science etc..

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Nice! Maybe add a button to the RSS feed. Saves a few clicks ;)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Good idea! Happydaze.io/rss is the rss link a button on the main site would be nice.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)