glouriousgouda

I freaking love that! And I have a feeling conversations like that happen pretty often, and I have to know if they are documented now!

Absolutely! The mentality that it's "wasted time and resources" is exactly how you extinguish progress, invention, and ultimately the ability to innovate existing tools.

like a heart-shot elk bounding off into the bushes

This person has some stories, I bet! 😅

Maybe I am just out of touch with the what the majority thinks, but this is honestly surprising. I am very glad to hear it, but yeah, I didn't expect this reaction. Maybe from us Linux folks who just like reiterate the FOSS sentiments in protest, but not this. It's refreshing.

Catch the new dystopian thriller, "Cyber-swarm-uprising. 2034: Book one" in theaters August 23rd, 2024!

That's a very poor understanding of how laws and regulations are ratified and passed into law. A consumer org can't just say "hey, don't do this!" and they just have to stop.

I too experienced the "get off my lawn" moment recently. I am also "newly old". Is the Lemmy federation reaching other universes in the multiverse now, and we can see our "others" posts?

I bet it's just the weed. or coincidence.

Well, to be fair, it's an AMAZING manual.

I left about 1.5 years ago. All of the major socials that is. And honestly, in places like this, it felt kinda "empty". So I'd peek in every once in a while just to see if I could figure out what it is. And it's all the obviously controlled noise that is attached to every aspect of me using the service(s). Location, device type, browser type, personal demographics, political stuff etc. I deleted everything shortly after that.

It was the noise I was missing. Just the garbage and the noise. I don't think you can fully appreciate how prevalent it is until you don't have it occupying so much personal real-estate. (time/space/attention)