I've spoken at length about how Mastodon (as a collective entity) is creating an intranet unto itself and sequestering itself from the wider fediverse. It could very well be, additionally, that the arrival of Twitter users to the fediverse have dramatically accelerated and encouraged this trend. As though Twitter users migrating onto Mastodon networks are intentionally and purposefully trying to build, through collective Mastodon instances, a recreation of Twitter---a network not apart of a "federated universe"; Rather, a de facto Twitter BlueSky Project using the Mastodon side of the fediverse as a possessed entity towards such ends.
Getting into modifying and refurbishing/repairing computers.. and really enjoying the concept of limited systems. I don't think I will ever buy a new computer ever again.
I've grown very ideological against consumerism since venturing down this path and seeing just how horrible the consumer market has become manufacturing products designed for failure or obsolescence and completely locking out any possibilities of repairability, upgradability, or modification. It's difficult to really claim "ownership" of a device if you have no ability to do with it as you wish---if it breaks, you can't fix it; If it ages, you can't upgrade it; If you want to change it, you can't. This is all by design, because the free market entities manufacturing these products rather you simply dispose of your old products and buy new ones.
Making good, long-lasting, user-maintainable/upgradable/modifiable products simply isn't profitable. While good for corporations, this practice is inherently anti-consumer, user-unfriendly, and extremely environmentally hostile.
If it was up to me I'd straight up make it illegal for firmware to be closed source or proprietary or for manufacturers to implement software or hardware locks. Simple as.
@ryo@social.076.ne.jp No, and I don't know why people keep trying to manufacture a correlation or relationship between the term and rightist sociopolitical camps.
@admin@mastodon.tech It makes it easy for people already in the Fediverse to interact with those belonging to TumblrWe didn't ask for this. Nobody here wanted this. @gargron@mastodon.social
@paul@notnull.click The good thing with ActivityPub and other FOSS protocols like Matrix is that there is no central authority to control it's utilization. They can't force the wider 'verse to adopt or do anything. Any attempts would simply result in them sequestering themselves off into their own bubbles or sub-networks. @anderscs@mastodon.green@admin@mastodon.tech
See, I want to write a story about two long lines;Two pretty lines that fall in love.Two little spaces, they're filled with echoes;One point below to each space.Did the lines ever intersect one another?At a moment in time?