I figure out flake_ids

Go figure Pleroma can't even use hexadecimal numbers. Nope, base62 is clearly the way to go. They're working for me, at any rate.

brutaldon/urls.py

@@ -45,8 +45,13 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path("tags/<tag>", views.tag, name="tag"),
     path("user/", views.home, name="user_bad"),
     path("user/<username>", views.user, name="user"),
-    path("user/<username>/next/<int:next>", views.user, name="user_next"),
-    path("user/<username>/prev/<int:prev>", views.user, name="user_prev"),
+	# next/prev are integers, but pleroma uses 128 bit integers
+	# ...encoded in Base62.
+	# aka a "flake_id"
+	# from baseconv import base62, but we don't need to decode it
+	# just pass it along back to pleroma but it is NOT an <int:>
+    path("user/<username>/next/<next>", views.user, name="user_next"),
+    path("user/<username>/prev/<prev>", views.user, name="user_prev"),
     path("toot/<mention>", views.toot, name="toot"),
     path("toot", views.toot, name="toot"),
     path("reply/<id>", views.reply, name="reply"),

brutaldon/views.py

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ from time import sleep
 from requests import Session
 import re
 
+
 class NotLoggedInException(Exception):
     pass
 
@@ -142,10 +143,7 @@ def br_login_required(function=None, home_url=None, redirect_field_name=None):
                     url = "/"
                 return HttpResponseRedirect(url)
             else:
-                try:
-                    return view_func(request, *args, **kwargs)
-                except:
-                    print(view_func, function)
+                return view_func(request, *args, **kwargs)
 
         _view.__name__ = view_func.__name__
         _view.__dict__ = view_func.__dict__
@@ -740,8 +738,6 @@ def user(request, username, prev=None, next=None):
         next = data[-1]._pagination_next
     except (IndexError, AttributeError, KeyError):
         next = None
-    help(render)
-    raise SystemExit(23)
     return render(
         request,
         "main/user.html",