I plaid 20 during COVID to show gratitude for places being open and practicing good protocols. Now I’m back to 15 unless service is extraordinary.

I’m all in on the Fediverse. It’s messy and a little confusing, but it has the best shot at making things better for all. Including corporations.

That’s something I noticed when I joined Mastodon as well. When people are in control for the sake of community and not profit, things tend to be better in this regard. Let crazies federate with crazies.

He’s saying if you decide to stand up for others, you may be killed in doing so.

A toast to everyone in this thread that decided to not have kids! 🥂

Yeah. I mean why would someone? This place is growing leaps and bounds.

“We’ll figure out the accountability mechanisms at the appropriate time,” Jeffries told reporters.

You’re fired.

The US industry seems to be driven by short sighted dipshits. Wait, can I go again? The US seems to be driven by short sighted dipshits.

I’ve dabbled with Linux over the past 25 years. Last November, I built a high end gaming PC spec’d for Bazzite.

I haven’t touched Windows for gaming in over 4 months.

I think you just explained why I do this. I thought I had just developed an addiction to the news over the past six months, but this hit me.

My mind has already closed to Reddit. At first it was surprising how quickly I abandoned it, but it’s not really. The Internet is a fast moving place, with sudden trends and viral content being the norm rather than the exception. I like Lemmy so far and it serves the same purpose, perhaps with its own problems but with pros that outweigh the cons. No one person or company owns it. That’s progress.

Excellent use case.

That icon looks like a stylized asshole.

Getting low on popcorn...

You serious, Clark?

The Confederate Flag.

Facebook made 200 billion in revenue in 2025.

https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/meta/revenue/

They were fined $375 million. They averaged $550 million per day last year.

I am not sharing a 3k device with anyone :) No one wears my $600 PSVR2, including myself. 😑

✅ War is peace

☑️ Freedom is slavery

✅ Ignorance is strength

I was considering buying this but no longer. Game might be good but vote with your wallet to signal intolerance for greedy business practices.