@cmdr_nova I think a lot of it is just vibing with the culture of where you are. I've always struggled to get any kind of engagement on Insta, Twitter, and the rest.
I feel that in the Fedi, there's a big tonal shift from the others insofar as people here aren't so much an 'audience' so much as a clusterfuck of weirdos from around the globe (myself included).
It's more work because it's more human here, less algorithmic; more conversational than broadcasting.
@xabacadabra@cmdr_nova I used to be pro-Threads-federation, but now I'm against it; mostly on the basis that I think the two cultures don't gel together well.
I'm pretty confident the Fedi will outlive Threads.
Normal folks are withdrawing from social media, weirdos are thriving in the Fedi.
The more heavy-handed legislation on IMs comes down, the more sensible P2P IM apps become. If you take out the server - per se - everyone becomes responsible for their own data. There's no 'service' to fine, or penalise.
@mattgrayyes What's worse is that we were given an opportunity to chose a better system and as a country we decided to stick with FPtP.
On Brexit, no sane government would have done what they did off the back of a 52% majority. IMHO if there were going to act off of that result, it should have been the softest possible Brexit since it won with - practically - the slimmest possible result.
I always expected there will be a day when YouTube discontinued their RSS feeds for channels and playlists. Sad to see it go, but it's just more evidence that the enshitification is far from over.
Last year the code for the PSX game Wipeout was leaked and this chap rewrote the code so you can play the game in the browser for free. I made a video about it, it's deffo worth a look.
@Catweazle@Mojeek Shout out to my boy Posteo.de. environmentally friendly email provider that treats their workers well. Also, big supporters of open source. https://posteo.de/en
Whilst I'm tempted to update from #Linux#Debian Bullseye to Bookworm, it's running so darn well for me over he past year that I kinda of don't want to rock the boat.
Maybe I'll wait a few months and see how the situation looks.
Not once did I have an issue with Bullseye, absolutely rock solid and low maintenance. Bravo Debian team!
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