Google killing a product? No way

I really hope protesting social media/websites owner's BS becomes a regular practice

I'll start by saying I haven't played this, I just watched reviews online. But I see everybody agreeing in that the exploration is not actual exploration but a lot of clicking menus. And when someone complains about it, there's always a bunch of people defending it because "it's a bethesda game" or "the game is what it is and not what you expected it to be". I don't get this.

The game was overhyped, and the specific part about space exploration is (so far) a lie. Period.

that's a great analogy

https://killedbygoogle.com/

it says the term has lost impact, I agree. Doesn;t mean it should be 'retired' but I get the point.

Other words have also lost impact. 'Democracy' comes to mind. I live in a dictatorship that on a daily basis call themselves a Peoples' Democracy, and half the world agrees

The potential problem is not us making a dent on Threads, I couldn't care less if people want to use it. The potential problem is that they do the EEE (link1, link2) on the Fediverse. It's not us trying to steal users from them, or preventing people from joining them, it's about preventing them from becoming the standard way for people to access the Fediverse, thus giving them control over the protocol's direction and giving them the possibility to, once they are the de facto standard, defederate and kill the rest of small communities.

That, and personally, I wouldn't like Meta meddling with the protocol, simply because there is no beneficial outcome for them other than gaining control of it, which would be horrible.

That company is too damn big, it's been scary for some time now

This is a very level-headed and sincere explanation, and I love it. I support it 100%.

strangely wholesome, what's the catch?

loading-screen-lover gamer, this is definitely a first.

Give me RDR2 seamless experience every day of the week

That was my first thought too, until I found this:

Embrace, Extend, Extinguish.

Blog post explainer

Wikipedia page

All the time. I wouldn't want a phone without it

so if I don't like the game I should just avoid commenting because it isn't positive? I prefer to see everyone's take thanks

I wouldn't want to use an instance that shows me Meta content, even if that's where the majority of content is, and I don't think I'm alone in that.

I am here because I value quality over quantity.

Imma be honest here, I want exactly 0 celebrities. I mean, you could be LeBron James right now and I don't really care, but celebrities for the sake of celebrities I don't like, that's just Twitter, the same simping and controversy as always.

As for the normies, I get your point

honest question, what's this "two-spirit" term? I can't find a straight forward explanation on the web

When the Harden rumors started I dismissed them because they were rebuilding, and then they go and overpay Brooks and give a little bit too much to FVV, so I guess there could be some truth to the Harden chatter

two things:

1. have you considered that if this happens, once the fediverse's exposure grows it will be thanks to Meta's entrance, then the people that join the fediverse will do so by Meta's means (in this case, Threads. But they can make some more after)? Making them the standard way to access the protocol, gradually making other communities less and less relevant.

1. It makes the fediverse more interesting for people like me who can “live” here and access the content I want.

I'm not trying to be rude by any means, but honestly, if the content you enjoy is on their platforms, just go there and enjoy it. You can be both there and here.

Hey I found one in the wild, neat!