Notices by Allen (allen099@mastodon.online)

@ErikJonker They don't typically post when soldiers are retracted. If there have been 10k already who aren't working with cartels, the number of illegals crossing wouldn't be anywhere what we were seeing the last number of years.

The problem with American politics is the we have to pick one or the other. It’s a system that almost encourages division. Perhaps the solution is to get rid of party affiliation and everyone runs independently. That will potentially cut off mass spending campaigns as it won’t make sense to ‘waste’ exorbitant amounts of money on single candidates.

Anyway, just a random musing.

#politics #debate #political #usa

@dangillmor It really does feel that way as a customer. The only thing keeping me (for now) is their superior call quality and fast data speeds. I need both of those together and neither of the other carriers checked those boxes for me. Perhaps time to go back to an MVNO.

@macumbamacaca It is indeed, but that’s what happens when passionate people collide in a new-ish environment. We’re all trying to find a way to get what we want, and hopefully fair compromises can be had for any of these challenges.

Wishing you a beautiful day!

@shiri @user8e8f87c @snarfed @Gargron @proximacentauri @chris @Snowshadow @dogzilla I had messaged @snarfed.org to ask about opting out and Ryan couldn’t have been any more respectful. He’s also looking at a way to make it opt in (https://github.com/snarfed/bridgy-fed/issues/835#issuecomment-1942046208)

I apologized for being part of the heat and look forward to supporting Ryan’s work when possible.

@shiri @Snowshadow Am I understanding correctly that you think it’s arrogant to simply ask an instance moderator a question, while not threatening to burn the village down?

It’s cool that people are interested. Where there’s one side, there’s another. The point we’re trying to make is this should be OptIn BECAUSE it’s created by a private entity, that’s all. It’s not an outrageous take.

@user8e8f87c @proximacentauri @Snowshadow @Gargron I completely agree… And that would be the next step. I would simply spin up my own instance. But as a resident of this instant, I see no harm in asking.

@proximacentauri @Snowshadow @Gargron Which is why I asked @Gargron to opt out.

And, being ok with seeing several problems in one scenario, I also don’t like being opted into something I didn’t ask for.

@Snowshadow @Gargron Agreed! Though for me, part of the appeal of being in an open world (Fediverse) is not having someone sign me up for something I didn’t ask for. It’s a simple as that.

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@Gargron can we opt out of this bridge on mastodon.online please? Thanks.