doug

I’m so sick of Democrats ripping off a mask to reveal they’re Republican.

I’d like for once it to be the other way around, or for a Dem to rip it off and reveal they’re even further left.

I feel like Kent State is going to be a footnote by comparison.

Unfortunately the majority of its users appear to all be brownshirts in waiting.

If I could get a classic dumb watch with just the ability to vibrate when my phone gets an alert, I’d be soooooo happy.

Show me a video and pump it directly into my veins.

I still kick myself for not getting one of the first Kindle models that had free 3(4?)G built in.

And he’s still a billionaire.

And people still struggle.

To hell with him.

It was either you or Tildes.

I went with Tildes originally, but their admirable effort to only encourage long-form discussion works against growing a user base to be anything more than a Petri dish; people need those fast dopamine hits!

…that and they’re invite only.

It’s the free market, baby. 😎

“Why are you talking like that?”

I knew things were looking too optimistic.

Another day, another deep sigh.

Wait where’s the extra one come from?

Yeah the chasing profit is what ultimately dooms public forums.

My account there is 19 years old and I’m starting to spend more time on Lemmy than I am Reddit.

My forum timeline’s been webcomic/livejournal forums > ytmnd & digg > reddit > lemmy

(Social media’s been Chat clients > MySpace > FB > Instagram > BeReal & Pixelfed)

imo this friction will erode as larger instances come into play; people will join a large, main instance without even knowing of the others, and-- if they have a problem with the instance they joined-- they’ll find they can easily jump ship there.