Strypey (strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Sunday, 29-Jun-2025 08:52:30 JST

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Maybe as technologists, we need to discourage people from signing up to random stuff they find online (especially given the ubiquity of VC-driven DataFarming, #MOLE slop, etc)?

We could encourage them instead to find reliable online services the same way you'd find a trustworthy mechanic or a good coffee; web'o'trust style, through social connections. So instead of joining the fediverse, people join a fedi-enabled service run by someone they can get to know (like that local mechanic).