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  • It’s dangerous to tell people “shit’s fucked and there’s nothing you can do about it” because they might believe you and do nothing.

    Which is why I’m not doing that.

    P.S. I’m not advocating for doom here, I just wish more people understood that Americans buying cheap Chinese electric cars won’t save the people living nearby the mine in Africa where the cobalt for those batteries was extracted.

    I don’t think you disagree with the parts where I say people will suffer.

    With respect, I think you’re projecting a discussion with a different person onto this article.

    I don’t think so? My comment is generally aimed at “the situation is grim, but tech just got awesome, so let’s save the planet people!” optimism-filled pieces, much like this one. Forgive me if I come across as affronted when, as temperatures reach new and dangerous heights in certain regions, I am put out seeing someone say market forces are on the cusp of saving us.



  • Discoverability is a huge barrier to entry in the Fediverse, and they’re not helping.

    It’s hard for me to judge them too harshly, though. Fediverse devs do things I disagree with all the time, and users too. Maybe, in a different world, something else could’ve taken Mastodon’s place… but its forks stick close, Pleroma has the charm of a brick, Misskey is too 日本, and Misskey forks got Messy, and—

    …Oh. That’s it, isn’t it? Mastodon is the best that ActivityPub has to offer most microblogging fans.





  • I believe that’s incorrect. The reporter who started this rumor either misunderstood the meaning of the chart or was lying through his teeth. I’ll find the original source and share it here later.

    Linux Foundation Report.

    This is the actual source. If you simply scroll through it, you’ll see they’re investing in many things that move the Linux ecosystem forward. Open standards, open hardware, security in the software stack, providing for latest market needs, keeping an eye on legislation that could affect Linux, staying in touch with important entities in the industry, and so on.

    Scroll down near the bottom and you’ll find where the reporter got their information from. It’s an expenditure chart and, sure enough, it says “Linux Kernel Support 2%” Note, however, that it also says:

    • Community Tooling 5%
    • Training and Certifications 7%
    • Project Infrastructure 9%
    • Project Support 64% (!)

    Note that it doesn’t say how any of them is further divided. Remember all the things I mentioned earlier? All of that is value for Linux as a whole.

    Software projects aren’t just about programming the big thing. Working on a large project will show you this. Could the foundation spend more on Linux? Maybe. But saying they only spend 2% on it is disingenuous.

    The reporter doesn’t mention this in his clickbait piece, either because he doesn’t get it in the first place, or more likely because he just wants to push his views.

    This is yet another example why Lunduke isn’t a credible source of news.





  • Yes, people chase content, which means chasing where many people are, but why did Bluesky become a mainstream alternative and Mastodon didn’t?

    I’m saying marketing doesn’t cut it, and it’s not just about where most users are either, otherwise everyone but Threads would be irrelevant.

    People bounce off both Threads and Mastodon, and there are platform-related reasons for that.


  • That may be true for some people, but isn’t a valid generalization. See the Brazil blocking Twitter situation.

    Millions decided to give Bluesky a chance and a graph showed daily user activity quadrupling. Now, a not-insignificant portion are saying they refuse to return to Twitter because:

    • It feels less toxic and healthier
    • They have more control over their experience
    • They’re finally having fun with social media again

    Sound familiar?

    And I’m pretty sure Misskey has more features. Hell, Mastodon as well probably. Bluesky doesn’t even support video yet.

    The first sin of the Fediverse isn’t being small, that’s the second. First is being a pain in the ass.


  • This was one of the reasons I left, and I assumed most disliked the official app, but weren’t willing to part with the content.

    Now, I think I was too close minded. Stuck in my bubble. If it’s not in a discussion about reddit sucking, chances are people don’t care that much.

    App sucks? Didn’t think about that, it’s just an app. App really sucks? Whatever, they already use 5 other apps that are worse.

    The medium shapes the experience, but isn’t an experience unto itself. Not that important to the average person.





  • Andreas doesn’t need a bunch of people harassing him for a multitude of reasons that may or may not be true. What I believe he needs, is to reevaluate his actions and grow out of what seems to be a toxic mentality, conscious or not.

    I’m not the very knowledgeable on this, but I think most people don’t grow from being attacked.

    Realistically, it can’t stop the stubborn. But if it helps anyone reconsider, I’ll take it.


  • all the statements made in the article are sourced.

    If only his sources matter, link those instead. Bringing in Lunduke’s article means bringing in his views. That’s not some special Lunduke-hate-boner property, if anyone linked an Israeli news website in a thread about Gaza, I’d call that ridiculous too. Articles reflect their authors, and you happened to pick one of the worst authors in tech.

    You’re acting like the blogger is attacking you specifically or something.

    Because Lunduke’s ideas can cause real damage to people’s lives, and I’m tired of seeing them. Again, I’m sorry if I come across as affronted—this genuinely, deeply frustrates me. And it’s hard to hold that down.

    I don’t blame you. I don’t know how you found the article, or how you read it. But please reconsider sharing Lunduke’s stuff. The man’s one step away from conspiracy theorist, or hell, maybe he counts as one already.

    Andreas said it simple (While in different words). What does your sex have to do with the project? Absolutely nothing.

    “In different words” is doing a lot of work, there. But that’s a great point you made, sex has nothing to do with the project. So why did he reject a simple change which only made sex even less relevant?

    And I ask again: which other side is Lunduke representing that you felt was important to include?