~A boostable feast~
https://bigshoulders.city is a 
Chicago-focused Mastodon instance with a friendly local timeline and simple rules.
DM me for an invite if you're a current, former, or future Chicagoan (suburbs included 
).
I'm shouldering all costs right now, so if you like what we're doing, you can also buy me a coffee 
at https://ko-fi.com/dowson.
Thanks! We 
you.
I updated bigshoulders.city's Terms at https://bigshoulders.city/terms to include the following language:
"Whatever the intentions behind it, unsolicited advice—especially involving a user's health and wellness—is often indistinguishable from harassment and will be treated as such."
If you're unsure if a user is soliciting advice, best practice is to ask that user it's ok to give a recommendation.
Only You Can Prevent Reply Guyism!*
*Also, I can, because I can ban you.
@alex Which flag is this? It's seriously hurting my eyes right now :s
@alex Well... much love for the city, but unfortunately, when scaled down to emojo size, the red and blue starts to blend together and look more like chromatic aberration than a flag!
The fundraising goal on my ko-fi page would recoup the cost of my American citizenship application, which was ~very expensive~. I'm currently in pending status with USCIS with an estimated case completion date of November 2019. Thanks for helping!