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@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Twitch, the company built on South Korean Starcraft streamers which pulled out o
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It's the classic problem. On Youtube, people view Rumble as a place filled with undesirable exiles.
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Likewise, Twitterati and Twitchists make up reasons for themselves to view the users of their platforms' rivals as their own enemies.
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When you think of yourself not as a creator of streaming video content, but rather as a youtuber, youtube rests on that loyalty. That's way easier than doing anything to implement moderation features like to what twitch has. All they have to do is let you tell yourself there's barbarians at the gates.
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When you think of yourself not as a creator of static video content, but rather as a youtuber, youtube rests on that loyalty. That's way easier than doing anything to implement moderation features like what twitch has. All they have to do is let you tell yourself there's barbarians at the gates.
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If you have the inexplicable addiction to twitter that the world seems to have, you won't dream of being able to post 1024 characters at a time like we've been doing on mastodon this whole time.
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## what if we did it right
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@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ call us at 555-777-7777 extension 1497a1.
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[fade out toward the end]
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connect with us on linkedin, twitter, facebook, pinterest, snapchat, onlyfans, tinder, grindr (during june), wechat, whatsapp, send us an email,
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disclaimer: the content of this message is protected by magic legal incantation 21497 subsection 12408. by having an email address that receives this email, you agree to waive your right to a trail by your peers, now and in perpetuity.
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disclaimer: the content of this message is protected by magic legal incantation 21497 subsection 12408. by having an email address that receives this email, you agree to waive your right to a trial by your peers, now and in perpetuity.
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[read like one of those faith-healers. who's the ancient televangelist who "blew a divine wind" to end covid?]
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begone and a pox upon thy house, Hyperlitigator!
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@ -105,15 +105,15 @@ it has come to my attention that you aren't using official company letterhead. T
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[on screen: "a true story". then change to "a frequent story". then change to "a frequent story about email." then cross out "email" and fill in "communication with soulless business husks"]
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[back to normal tone]
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That's based on a true story. A common one, surely. Unfortunately, people think of that as a story typical of "email", and treat the technology accordingly. But email is irrelevant. that's a story typical of "communication with soulless business husks".
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That's based on a true story. A common one, surely. Unfortunately, people think of that as a story typical of "email", and treat email accordingly. But the technology is irrelevant. that's a story typical of "communication with soulless business husks".
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[grave stone] Here Lies e-mail. Murdered by its users.
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Nevertheless, rest in peace, e-mail. Greatness squandered.
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### bluetooth headsets
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speaking of technologies associated with cufflink-wearing motherfuckers: bluetooth headsets. If you're constantly talking on a phone, it's more efficient. However, they were indelibly marked with the reputation of making you "look like a douche". And that's a very honest statement; it makes you look like you're on of those people spending 8 megs per message trying to get your email to cosplay as custom stationery.
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And to be fair, getting people to tolerate wearable technology is an uphill battle. How many generations was it before we decided to stop making fun of poeple for wearing glasses?
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speaking of technologies associated with cufflink-wearing motherfuckers: bluetooth headsets. If you're constantly talking on a phone, it's more efficient. However, they were indelibly marked with the reputation of making you "look like a douche". And that's a very honest statement; it makes you look like you're one of those people spending 8 megs per message trying to get your email to cosplay as custom stationery.
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And to be fair, getting people to tolerate wearable technology is an uphill battle. How many generations was it before we decided to stop making fun of people for wearing glasses?
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[grave stone] Here Lies bluetooth headsets. no words.
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[yes, put the words "no words" on the gravestone]
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@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ But *every. single. time.* someone brings up stack overflow, people come out of
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[alt] i asked those nerds to do my work for me, and they had the gall to tell me my question was already answered. Can you believe the sense of entitlement on those gatekeepers?
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[grave stone: "rest in peace, github's rug. You deserved better."]
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It has a reputation for gatekeeping, because it's meritocratic. People complain about needing points to act, but the fact that they don't understand why you need points on stackoverlow does not inspire confidence that they understand whatever else they intend to contribute to the record. People who refuse to assimilate but insist the world should bend to them cannot understand this.
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It has a reputation for gatekeeping, because it's meritocratic. People complain about needing points to act, but the fact that they don't understand why you need points on stackoverflow does not inspire confidence that they understand whatever else they intend to contribute to the record. People who refuse to assimilate but insist the world should bend to them cannot understand this.
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It has a reputation for being toxic... with people who expect their authority to be axiomatic.
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[show a stack overflow question, preferably with 0 points and 0 answers. but the question is a picture. a wall, with the "kilroy was here" meme (it's from ww2). instead of the text "kilroy was here", "follow kilroy on tiktok"]
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@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ But what happens when there is no practice?
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StackOverflow is about the development of software. But for imbeciles, development isn't real; it's a space where developers hang out.
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Bluetooth headsets aren't viewed as a better solution to voice communication, they're a fashion accessory that signifies lifestyle.
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e-mail isn't thought of as "a way to send text between machines", it's treated as "an official communication channel where your boss yells at you".
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the fediverse allows you to free yourself and your social circle from the platform they happen to use - so it's incomprehensible to fame-seekers.
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the fediverse allows you to free yourself and your social circle from the platform they happen to use - so it's incomprehensible to people who seek to build fame on a platform.
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[reuse graphic from "as a service" section]
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so those who own the technology you use are being given leverage over you for free.
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@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ So of course people took to tiktok. rather than some decrepit talk-show skeleton
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[note] also it's portrait mode only. <br />fun story, having that complaint caused my sister to disown me a 2nd time.
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Its technology is actively trash. it's built on unapologetically, actively manipulating what you see. And its owned by a company with a history of doing so.
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whenever someone self-censors with algospeak, they have given away their voice to their corporate overlord. If you indulge that sort of person, you give your attention to their corporate overlord, who in turn decides what they will allow you to say.
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whenever someone self-censors with algospeak, they have given away their voice to their corporate overlord. If you indulge that sort of person, you give your attention to their corporate overlord, who in turn decides what they will allow you to see.
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[note] even when it's not the government doing it
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I know, arguing "Censorship is Bad, Actually" is an uphill battle, for some reason. so let me leave you with some quick examples.
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@ -217,6 +217,5 @@ we get an algorithm. built in to the platform, serving only economic incentives.
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[quote from grapes of wrath. chapter 5? about the bank. "it's not me, it's the monster". somewhere around 1:22:50] some of them were cold because they found long ago they could not be an owner unless one were cold. and all of them were caught in something larger than themselves. Some of them hated the mathematics that drove them, and some were afraid. But some worshipped the mathematics because it provided a refuge from thought, from feeling. these men would take no responsibility for the company because they were men and slaves. While the banks were machines and masters. Some of the ownermen were a little proud to be slaves, to such cold and powerful masters. "when the monster stops growing, it dies. It can't stay one size. "we have to do it. we don't like to do it, but the monster's sick.. something's happened to the monster." "the bank owned the land then. But we stayed. And we got a little bit of what we raised." "we know that. All that. But it's not us, it's the bank. But the bank isn't like a man. [...] That's the monster." [...] "we're sorry. It's not us. It's the monster. The bank isn't like a man." "yes. the bank is only *made of* men." "No, you’re wrong there—quite wrong there. The bank is something else than men. It happens that every man in a bank hates what the bank does, and yet the bank does it. The bank is something more than men, I tell you. It’s the monster. Men made it, but they can’t control it.” "the monster owns it. You'll have to go." [...] "the monster isn't men. but it can make men do what it wants."
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In 1939, the Grapes of Wrath talked about the bank. our monster is the algorithm. Like a capricious dark god, its favor and wrath are unpredictable. Its only directive:
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In 1939, the Grapes of Wrath talked about the bank. our monster is the algorithm. Like a capricious dark god, its wrath is unpredictable and its favor is unreliable. Its only directive:
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sacrifice for the shareholders.
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