I get your point. But unfortunately the sad truth is, even IF we can convince techie nerds to switch, do you really believe we could convince the vast majority of the ignorant public? The answer is no. And even as a techie who works with computers on a daily basis, I have my reservations about Matrix. It is a slow, buggy, hot mess for the most part, and it’s even more inconvenient when it comes to voice/video chat.

What I’m learning from this is that there is NO FEASIBLE alternative to Discord, let alone one the general public would be willing to switch to. I’ve now got the task of converting my friends to Signal as a temporary half-measure before we have a reliable alternative, but things aren’t looking good.

1. They’re instead scanning your data using AI… Not exactly an improvement.
2. Shitty AI article.

I’m more than content with 1080p @ 60Hz

Ah, never heard of it tbh, that bad humour came straight from my head.

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“Our special today, is silverfish and granite, served with a side of wood chips, garnished with table salt.”

Serves kitchens

That’s disgusting.

Agreed, my phone cost less than 300, had it for years and it’s still going strong. I’m also in the tech industry, and it has everything I need and then some. I can see why people would go for a Pixel, if they want to run GrapheneOS.

Quad9 is also a great provider for privacy: 9.9.9.9 … In case you want to avoid google and cloudflare.

A-gain?!

This is a post an AI would make…

Already been using it, my favourite desktop calculator!

Ffs… I loved this emu.

V! P! N!

Sad to see it go, one of the biggest instances. But I totally get it from the admins’ point of views.

Yeah, I can totally see how that could be an issue. You’re right, my bad. Just wondering if there is any way to truly beat censorship if this is the case?

But the point is, you have freedom to choose whatever instance and thus whatever level of moderation you want. I’m not saying censorship is impossible here, that’s just not the argument. The thing is, you aren’t locked in to the control of a specific group/owner/company. If you don’t like the way things are being run, skip to somewhere else, or alternatively make your own instance.

For people who value freedom the most, you can choose a platform with less moderation, and thereby accepting the risks that come with it. For people who value a more safe, stable and curated platform, choose one with more/stricter moderation.

Yes. The fediverse is a pretty difficult thing to be controlled by a single group: that’s sorta the idea. I see it as almost a refuge from all the bullshit. The lack of ads, tracking, content farming, censorship and control etc is refreshing. Here’s to hoping the fediverse continues to spread.