PotatoesFall

joined 1 year ago

The ad revenue part is true but what do you mean by not harvesting data? Mastodon definitely stores your boosts and likes, it just doesn't use that data to recommend more content. And the big difference is of course that it is stored on your instance's server, not a centralized location.

That's fair! Although I fear big money will always come up with some way to make a "better" UX, either simply because they can afford more/better devs, and often by compromising privacy, accessibility, etc.

embrace extend extinguish has worked in the past and it can work again

[–] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 31 points 1 month ago

It's centralized. They allow federation using their own protocol.

But all you need to know is that it's a capitalist, for-profit undertaking.

[–] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

it's quite different in the sense that you don't see any recommended content, just your follows and their boosts.

[–] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 54 points 1 month ago (4 children)

That mindset is the problem. A slightly better UX at the cost of freedom is a bad deal.

Is this... a news story about something that didn't happen?

(I didnt read the article, genuine question)

[–] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 31 points 1 month ago

It's the dilemma of any alternative space. People seeking alternatives don't like the mainstream.

And with a bit of generalization, there's two reasons not to like the mainstream:

  1. The mainstream is too oppressive
  2. The mainstream is not oppressive enough
[–] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't think he had them all to begin with, but he lost the rest of his marbles. To be honest I think if he was a critical thinker and a bit more open-minded, he would have become an anarchist. But sadly he's a Christian conservative.

Also as I've learned more about linux, I realize he's wrong about most things there too 😂

Da hilft kein Schütteln und kein Klopfen, in die Hose geht der letzte Tropfen.

[–] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Penis owner here, I used to do 1just to dab the tip cuz that's what my dad did but learned later that nobody else does it and stopped.

whoever invented all those dashes... I just wanna talk

[–] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You gotta press that spot behind ur balls, kinda moving back to front, and it comes out. This secret arcane knowledge was lost for millenia in my lineage, no longer passed down man to man. A kind stranger on the internet shared it with me.

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