Nima

good lord I just want to scrub reading this "article" from my memory.

i feel dumber for having read it.

...pardon?

you automatically assume I'm some weird corporate drone? you're not exactly making your case very clear and you sound patronizing.

I'm not entirely certain who this rant is for, but i can't imagine anyone who is labeled as a "consumer of the internet and not a citizen" is going to take you seriously.

and for that matter, those with good heads on their shoulders won't either.

Stop blaming random people for the bullshit that corporations do and get away with. you're pointing fingers at the wrong people and it makes your cause look fabricated.

Better tech education would definitely help take some power away from corporations

If you truly believe that, then vilifying more "simple" and less tech-savvy individuals is not the way to do it. Don't be angry that they click on ads. Be angry that they've been poisoned to think that behavior is normal on the internet.

Education is absolutely possible for those new to things like the fediverse. But education doesn't work when you use those labels for people. It widens the gap, it doesn't close it.

I'm not sure that categorizing people as "normies" is a great idea. nor is it a way to entice new people and voices to join and learn how to use the fediverse so that it can become a more reliable place.

i think blaming enshittification on "normies" is a lot easier than holding greedy corporations accountable for directly making everything worse. it's surely easier, but the real issue remains unchecked.

if anything, it's a good thing that more people are learning how much better the fediverse is. it helps the fediverse get stronger, not weaker.

"us" vs "them" is not a mindset that will produce anything except cesspools of toxicity. at least imho.

what exactly does that mean?

that dog coffee cup is very adorable in concept, but if you're someone that mixes your drinks with other things, it will be annoying to stir.

they've already lost so many devs who walked away or restructured their projects for Godot or other engines.

They're far too late on this. And their pricing is still too expensive.

not the brightest bunch.

they keep dropping the ball, so I'm not going to hold my breath.

dude WHAT?! this is so exciting! =O

it's not just jerboa. i think it might be a bugged image because I can't see it on voyager either.

they're carefully wording a strong email as we speak. a very strong email.

Bucket% sounds awesome, honestly. i feel like I can hear the sound effects just from the ui and screenshot.

thanks for sharing this. i look forward to more.