<![CDATA[You know, the Fediverse reminds me of the local oval in my childhood neighbourhood.]]>You know, the Fediverse reminds me of the local oval in my childhood neighbourhood.

Every day after school, I'd get home, raid the fridge and bolt out the door to the oval. I had no idea who would be there but other kids would always pop in and we'd kick the ball around or organise a game. Then, darkness would fall and we'd all disappear.

We never called each other or planned anything but we connected when our paths crossed. I really like being back in that world.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/7b031d27-9238-4ab0-bd84-98943710ac6a/you-know-the-fediverse-reminds-me-of-the-local-oval-in-my-childhood-neighbourhood.RSS for NodeSun, 11 Oct 2026 07:25:57 GMTFri, 25 Sep 2026 23:26:28 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to You know, the Fediverse reminds me of the local oval in my childhood neighbourhood. on Sat, 26 Sep 2026 05:31:42 GMT]]>@plzupgrademe Thanks, I was.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sjpurrs/statuses/117335700431681890https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sjpurrs/statuses/117335700431681890Sat, 26 Sep 2026 05:31:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You know, the Fediverse reminds me of the local oval in my childhood neighbourhood. on Sat, 26 Sep 2026 05:30:50 GMT]]>@sjpurrs@mastodon.social that’s real lovely and you were real lucky to have it

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fedi.txw.ca/objects/b55618bc-a1f9-436f-946c-62368b935c38https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fedi.txw.ca/objects/b55618bc-a1f9-436f-946c-62368b935c38Sat, 26 Sep 2026 05:30:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You know, the Fediverse reminds me of the local oval in my childhood neighbourhood. on Sat, 26 Sep 2026 04:30:24 GMT]]>@sjpurrs me, too 🙂

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/Aubrieta/statuses/117335459410482359https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/Aubrieta/statuses/117335459410482359Sat, 26 Sep 2026 04:30:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You know, the Fediverse reminds me of the local oval in my childhood neighbourhood. on Sat, 26 Sep 2026 03:54:10 GMT]]>@David I lived in that society for a long time and that is certainly one advantage it has over mine.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sjpurrs/statuses/117335316930767607https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sjpurrs/statuses/117335316930767607Sat, 26 Sep 2026 03:54:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You know, the Fediverse reminds me of the local oval in my childhood neighbourhood. on Sat, 26 Sep 2026 03:52:43 GMT]]>@sjpurrs Luckily, I live in a civilized society.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://setouchi.social/users/David/statuses/117335311212349819https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://setouchi.social/users/David/statuses/117335311212349819Sat, 26 Sep 2026 03:52:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You know, the Fediverse reminds me of the local oval in my childhood neighbourhood. on Sat, 26 Sep 2026 03:50:37 GMT]]>@David That's great to hear. None of the parks near my pace are like this anymore. Stranger danger rules, so kids are always supervised now.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sjpurrs/statuses/117335302971381320https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sjpurrs/statuses/117335302971381320Sat, 26 Sep 2026 03:50:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You know, the Fediverse reminds me of the local oval in my childhood neighbourhood. on Sat, 26 Sep 2026 02:41:25 GMT]]>@sjpurrs You're describing the park next to my house (just to tell you that such places still exist)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://setouchi.social/users/David/statuses/117335030862525857https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://setouchi.social/users/David/statuses/117335030862525857Sat, 26 Sep 2026 02:41:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You know, the Fediverse reminds me of the local oval in my childhood neighbourhood. on Sat, 26 Sep 2026 02:29:21 GMT]]>@davetheresurrector 🤣 That happened so often but then I'd rush back and have another feed.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sjpurrs/statuses/117334983412292859https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sjpurrs/statuses/117334983412292859Sat, 26 Sep 2026 02:29:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You know, the Fediverse reminds me of the local oval in my childhood neighbourhood. on Sat, 26 Sep 2026 02:28:38 GMT]]>@sjpurrs Be home for dinner. Unless you wound up at a friend's dinner table.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/davetheresurrector/statuses/117334980598426869https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/davetheresurrector/statuses/117334980598426869Sat, 26 Sep 2026 02:28:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You know, the Fediverse reminds me of the local oval in my childhood neighbourhood. on Sat, 26 Sep 2026 02:11:31 GMT]]>@davetheresurrector Yeah, it was like that. And I was definitely free-range.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sjpurrs/statuses/117334913306555924https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sjpurrs/statuses/117334913306555924Sat, 26 Sep 2026 02:11:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You know, the Fediverse reminds me of the local oval in my childhood neighbourhood. on Sat, 26 Sep 2026 02:10:43 GMT]]>@sjpurrs Ah, the free-range days when there was a spare kid on every corner.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/davetheresurrector/statuses/117334910117822418https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/davetheresurrector/statuses/117334910117822418Sat, 26 Sep 2026 02:10:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You know, the Fediverse reminds me of the local oval in my childhood neighbourhood. on Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:34:49 GMT]]>@Su_G That's a perfect description, Su. It's a smorgasbord of intellectualism at every corner of the rainbow. Like the oval of my youth, it's the quintessential playground.

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