Notices by Auld Lang, *SIGH* (dabonsteed@4bear.com)

Someone posted "But Fedi doesn't have fact checkers?!"

Yes and No.

We will fact check each other, and those sometimes actually turn into thoughtful discussions. People will apologize even.

But there is no centralized fact checkers, cause federation. And yet, we don't have the misinformation problem that other socials do. Socials run by corps that include algorithms.

Almost as if the incentive to tell shocking lies for attention isn't here, and that's why it's not as much of a problem.

@mekkaokereke @fifilamoura
I might want to review what packs I'm on, though. 👀

@mekkaokereke
For me, and only me, I don't like a lot of onboarding stuff. It's like the bloatware apps automatically added to phones. It's often in my way, the way a lot of apps do it.
So my only ask is that things be opt-in, skippable, optional, etc.

But if a starter pack is a game changer? This is not a hill to die on. It's not even a rock to sneeze on.

@mekkaokereke

"She's from a different time"

No, she's not. She's not a time traveler plucked from then to now in an instant.

Granny may have been BORN at a different time, but she's BEEN LIVING in this one for quite some time. She's lived through tons of changes and ignored them. All the ones the rest of us paid attention to. Well, there are consequences to ignoring the world around you. Especially for decades. 🤷♂️

@mekkaokereke

Since when are you obligated to buy the entire market?

Marketplace, you buy what you want, you shop for what interests you. Leave the rest. Where's the problem?

@jeffowski
Wage theft is the most common form of theft in the USA