Could please share the article from the screenshot? The one where he says he wants to paywall r/asshole design?
So basically anything goes in terms of content...
EDIT: The reference to assholedesign is a joke, the first part is legite (that they are generally considering paywalled subs).
Other than OF-style content, what exactly are they planning to paywall?
I am willing to bet they won't stop security updates for W10 next year.
Wasn't implying it was hidden knowledge.
I was thinking about the zeitgeist of different generations in context of computing.
This is pretty cool, although it makes me feel old.
I can't imagine anyone younger than 30 would even get what this article is about.
I see where you are coming from (even if you are being a bit glib), but the reality is such that the vast majority will go with the flow.
And trust me, my hate for Musk is way more than you can imagine. This is serious stuff.
I actually did try that twice (in a context where they would have more motivation than a typical dev/studio), no luck.
Don't get me wrong, I do think we have to move of corporate social networking systems. I started actively using Lemmy about two months ago and I am enjoying it. However, we do have to be realistic about the state of the market.
For certain content there really is no alternative. One example would be gaming, almost no studios/developers are on Mastadon.
I do have a gaming-focused Mastadon account and I do use it, but it's not really comparable.
According to the report, the company’s chief financial officer, Susan Li, told staff the division has lost $55 billion since 2019.
$55 billion in losses over ~5 years? That's a substantial amount.
All the individuals you mentioned made their contributions and statements under their real names.
The Tor team largely publishes their work under their real names:
https://www.torproject.org/about/people/
They even have a board of directors:
https://blog.torproject.org/announcing-new-board-members/
Has the lead Nostro developer mentioned anything about his support for Olavo de Carvalho (the claim that "Pepsi-Cola was flavored with stem cells of aborted fetuses" is particularly wild)? I will note Stallman, Linus have provided feedback to public criticism of their statements/approaches.
The Lemmy tankie issue is definitely a major problem.
Turns out Nostr's founder (who is a crypto-bro) is super sketchy:
https://www.businessinsider.com/jack-dorsey-fiatjaf-nostr-donation-2024-6
I've moved over two Lemmy two months (I got the feeling that I needed a Reddit alternative).
I still visit Reddit for more niche content, but for many things Lemmy works fine.
That being said, Lemmy is a lot smaller than Reddit. I believe Lemmy (all instances) only have 50K DAUs, while Reddit has 73 million DAUs, so a lot of things will be missing.