@baldur me and my partner were watching that section together (she’s not in tech) and we both got so teary-eyed angry at the sheer audacity of outsourcing personal bonding moments to a machine, especially coming from a company that prides itself on catering to creatives and “regular” people. Making up stories for or with the kids is not a chore, it’s the reason why we have kids, dammit! It’s the same level of disregard for human beauty as the crush ad.

Apple: “We have these beautiful new vistas, so serene. You’ll love our new screensavers!”

Me: “yeah but do you have the matrix though”

Apple: “No, we have beautiful...”

Me: “‘Flying toasters?”

Apple: “Beautiful…”

Me: “BOUNCING COWS?!”

#xscreensaver

Anyone over the age of 30 who has spend any time in tech-adjacent spaces still cheering for #BigTech "joining" the #Fediverse is fucking deluding themselves. We've been through so many cycles of this shit over the past twenty years, how some people can still trust #facebook to do anything remotely ethical is beyond me.

They're not here to join, they're here to destroy. This is just the most cost-effective, PR-friendly way of doing it.

I read the whole “manifesto” and I’m pretty sure I’ve read speeches by actual Nazis that were less openly fascist. Also, my six year olds have a better, more nuanced approach to the world. It’s badly written, too. Overall just a steaming pile of 💩. Fuck billionaires. I don’t want them taxed, I want their wealth seized and redistributed.

@aral "Yes I know they've been bad in the past, but this is a new project and maybe it's better this time."
"Why? It's the same people, the same business model, the same logic."
"But this is a new project and maybe it's better this time."
"Again, why would it be different?"
"But this is a new project and maybe it's better this time."
"..."