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Cake day: June 20th, 2023

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  • Eh, I’ve been around the block at this point. Fedora ftw. Simple, easy, GUI installer, “just works”™️, sane package manager, normie default DEs, stable, corporate backing. Maybe not for a purist or enthusiast, but I don’t have time for that stuff anymore anyways. My days of pouring hours into getting my Arch install just right are long past me. That was for when I still had free time.





  • Thanks for the comment!

    I have been to two weddings. The first one, nobody danced for the first two to three songs, and then only a few of my swing dance friends started encouraging people to give it a try, which people seemed to enjoy. After my friends got tired, people reverted to standing around uncomfortably.

    The second wedding didn’t have a dance.

    Both situations seemed strange to me.

    Hopefully this clarifies the question.










  • I just graduated college, so I’m in my very early twenties.

    When I went to the first of my friends’ weddings, one or two years ago, they announced the start of the dance, and no-one participated for the first two or three songs. I was kind of disappointed, because I was looking forward to dancing the night away. Luckily, some of my friends from swing dancing night were there and we helped get people comfortable on the floor. At one point we even organized a line dance! But at first, it was like pulling teeth.

    The next wedding I went to didn’t have a dance at all.

    I guess I’m just sad at the perceived loss of culture I never got to experience, which is a negative emotion, correct.



  • Not at all. I think you may be referring to the part where I said “I am loth to even call it dancing.” I am referring to when people simply stand on the floor without making any attempt to actually engage.

    As I said in the post, even my non-dancer friends would still happily participate in a swing dance night without having any sort of training. It seems that people at weddings don’t even attempt to make an effort.

    I’m a huge fan of being silly. I am not much of a swing dancer myself, but I will still throw myself on the floor with gusto. It’s fun!