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  • "Believe in the heart of the cards!"

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    Meta will kill small instances! Please read.
  • I'm bored right now so I'll bite. I know arguing with you is bad cuz you shouldn't do things that make you angry yadda yadda. But I really want to tickle that brain of yours and what goes in it.

    • Why do you think Meta specifically targeted the Fediverse?

    • Given their history with Whatsapp and Instagram, how sure are you that they won't use EEE to kill the Fediverse?

    • Considering the Fediverse is what people see as an escape to corporate social media, why is it unreasonable for people to be hostile to Meta's Threads?

    • Why should we give Meta the benefit of the doubt when they're willing to sell out people's data even if it means destroying democratic institutions?

    • I saw you mention earlier about lack of moderation. How exactly would federating with an additional 10M Meta Threads user affect moderation or lack thereof?

    • How would the culture of Fediverse affect the sudden flood of Threads users unfamiliar with Fediverse?

    • Do you think Meta created Threads in good faith given the recent events with Twitter?

    Your thoughts on the matter please:

    • Are you for or against federation with Meta?
    • Would your family and friends on Threads affect your decision above?
    • Do you trust Meta?
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    is there a serious, no bullshit alternative for YouTube?
  • Peertube is a YT alternative that's also part of the Fediversse. Might wanna try it out

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    What will Meta gain from fediversing?
  • I would bet 100 dollars they want in on the Fediverse because they want to extinguish a competitor. They did it with Instagram and Whatsapp. They'll do it again.

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    Meta will kill small instances! Please read.
  • I was gonna type out a really neat itemized response but I don't think you're discussing in good faith, just like Meta and Threads. I'd rather take a nap

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    YSK: Threads soon joining the fediverse.
  • Enshittification Any% WR

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    Meta will kill small instances! Please read.
  • Defederating means not interacting with the crowd Meta brings in. I have a bunch of other reasons but that's my main one. And before you suggest blocking, you can't possibly expect me to block all 10M of their users and the domain block is bugged. I know because I tried.

    Besides, this place doesn't look like much of a barren wasteland since we're interacting with a bunch of people right now. I don't mind interacting with only weirdo nerds if they're nicer people. Quantity doesn't mean quality after all.

    For the people who want to interact with Threads because of family and friends, they should just make an account there. Just don't let Meta destroy this small part of the internet.

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    Meta will kill small instances! Please read.
  • Gotta love the fact Meta contributed to how my country got a murderer and the son of a dictator as presidents. Real great and trustworthy company there /s

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    Let's say the worst case scenario happens with kbin and Meta. What are some alternate sites/instances that would be more resilient to enshitification?
  • No one really answered your question so I will. Tildes.net was being thrown around on reddit and it's a non-profit open source website.

    Personally, I think the entirety of Fediverse is pretty resilient to hostile takeover as long as there are instances that will never federate with Threads. The Fediverse might be split into two though.

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    What would be the problem if Threads federated with Lemmy&co in the future?
  • Besides the whole "Meta being skeevy" thing, the type of people they bring are not people who you want to federate with.

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    Twins born right near midnight could have different birthdays
  • What if the first twin to come out was on Feb 29 and the second twin came out on March 1st? Who would be older?

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    Steam Summer Sale: Hidden Gem/ Recommendations thread
    1. Roadwarden($7.36) - A text based RPG wherein you play as a roadwarden and influence the future of the land with a 40 day time limit. Good story

    2. Fear and Hunger 1 & 2($5.59 & $9.59) -The dark souls of rpgmaker games. Loot is randomized for each playthrough. There's a dismemberment system that also applies to you. You lose your legs, it's gone for good the entire playthrough.

    3. Frostpunk($5.99) - You manage the last city on earth in the middle of the eternal frost.

    4. FTL: Faster than light($2.49) - 2d Spaceship simulation rougelike with randomized map. Your goal is to reach the last star sector and defeat the mother ship.

    5. Fran Bow ($3.74) - 2d Point and click psychological horror where you play a young girl with an unfair destiny

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    Saw this question over in r/Reddit: “If you could get one more season of a TV show, what show would it be?” | What show(s) would you choose?
  • 1899

    I'm still heartbroken Netflix cancelled it because it had the unfortunate timing of airing at the same time as Wednesday. The directors' previous series, "Dark", was a proper mindfuck.

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    Open source video games
  • Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs got open sourced if that counts.

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