Isn't the price advertisers pay driven completely by the intermediaries (google and such) and advertising costs could continue to grow? Can't content producers unite (unionize) and get their piece?
I'm 100% against ads. I pay to not see them. I think advertisers would pay 10x for ๐ compared to what they currently pay.
Visiting my Dad in Toronto. Seeing the sights with my family for the first time. Just wrapping it all up and loving the overall pride vibe. Happy Pride to everyone! Spread love... I'm sending it right now!
Are we talking about eating the rich? I'm hungry.
Also, should we be linking to Reddit at all? Every click/tap just gives them ad revenue, doesn't it? The whole Reddit discussion is really starting to sound like people talking about a toxic ex they broke up with but haven't yet moved on from.
I use SourceTree regularly, but when shit hits the fan, I always fall back to the terminal.
My sentiment exactly. This is why I'm here.. to help stop a really destructive cycle (at least in my life). This feels really refreshing to me and I've never contributed to a community on the internet the way I feel I should here.
Let reddit be. I have only begun, and I want to spread all of the good vibes!
Thanks! I appreciate it!
I'm one of those new members of this community. I have been welcomed in and am thankful for being given the benefit of the doubt. And I can appreciate how much work it must be to maintain a safe space for everyone.
I stopped using reddit, and uninstalled RIF from my devices this last Sunday, and very quickly realized how much time I was putting into doom scrolling and reading discussions that would end up making my blood boil. Shortly after that, I began to feel a sense of freedom, and I realized how much toxicity was on reddit from a new perspective.
On Tuesday I joined lemmy.world. I was intrigued by the concept of federated software, and was hopeful I could find a community of people there. At first, everything was great (I may have been only noticing the good), and I started to look for specific communities that I might have an active interest in. I also saw a post from beehaw, explaining what they're about. I thought, "That's neat", but I didn't pursue it at the time.
On Wednesday morning, I started to notice some of the things @alaza is referring to, and it was disheartening. I tried to ignore them, but once they were noticed, they couldn't be unnoticed. I asked to join beehaw that same afternoon, and was accepted shortly thereafter. I look forward to growing with this community. And am grateful that one with these goals exist.
I'll bet defederating was a tough decision, and one that wasn't taken lightly. Having moved from one network to the next, only to find the same toxicity I was running away from in such a short time, I am thankful that careful decisions like these were made when necessary to preserve the spirit of acceptance and a safe space for everyone. I hope, as this software matures, that we can begin growing more than sheltering, but I can see how both will be necessary at times for our community itself to grow and thrive.
PS: I'll inevitably use the wrong terms (community, instance, federated...). I've got a sliver of a grasp when to use each one. I'll be cheerfully learning more about it going forward.
I've been using a MacBook for my work for years now (not voluntarily). I've always had a Windows desktop as my main machine. Your experience is completely different from mine. I've found that it's easy to use the MacBook, so long as I want to do things the way Apple dictates. With Windows, I can discover and tweak my own processes to work the way I want to. With Apple I feel entirely boxed in.
All that being said, I think the whole discussion can get ridiculous. It shouldn't bother anyone one way or the other which product someone prefers, and most of the time, it sounds like a Pepsi vs Coke argument to me.