That second tweet is a bit concerning, though. Let's not forget that many ADHD meds are addicting to non-ADHD brains.

The safest and most effective way to prevent Meta from destroying ActivityPub is to never give them so much as an inch. They WILL embrace, extend, extinguish if given the chance. Defederate from ALL Meta-owned instances. Be vocal about it. Tell other instances to do the same.

I'm hoping that the ability to migrate accounts across instances will become a thing in the future, for situations like that. It would help reduce the pressure to stay in one place because you've put so much time into it, which is one of the most unhealthy traits of social media imo.

You made me rickroll myself. Never Gonna Give You Up is so iconic online, how could it not be the first thing that comes to mind?

Second one that came to mind was Somebody That I Used To Know.

Frankly, I don't watch music videos, so internet memes are the majority of my exposure to them.

It's a knee-jerk disgust reaction towards any group different from the norm. Furries are also overwhelming queer, so homophobia ties a lot into it.

I find her helpful in combat as long as you don't pilot her. I like to give her a frost emitter on one arm and a monster horn on the other.

Exactly this. I see a lot of people suggesting the fediverse be more centralized because they're so used to centralized platforms.

I didn't find it very hard to change how I downvoted comments. Of course what counts as contributing to a conversation is subjective, but I don't think that should stop people from using it to decide whether to upvote or downvote. I downvote low effort comments, inflammatory comments, rude comments, and comments that spiral into tangents about unrelated topics. I upvote comments using my own judgement to encourage healthy discussions where people contribute differing ideas. I may not agree with every comment I upvote.

Here's to more progress in the future! 🥂

A more robust tagging system makes blocking what you don't want to see easier and less disruptive to your experience.

It's horrifying that my country is full of so many of these bigots who firmly deny the truth that Canada genocided the indigenous populations. And RECENTLY.

I own a gaming laptop and I agree. For that price, a desktop is objectively far better for gaming in terms of comfort, customizability, and power. If I had a choice, I'd have a laptop for work/school, and a custom pc for gaming at home.

That said, I still like my gaming laptop. It's a pretty good fit for my current needs.

Reporting their content means the content can be moderated which means us normal folks don't have to suffer the displeasure of reading hateful garbage

EDIT: oops, lack of comment collapsing confused me. I misunderstood! Sorry!

I'll enjoy the peace while it lasts. If/when the Fediverse becomes mainstream, psyops and ragebait and disinformation will migrate over because there's always someone who can profit from it. :(

You're right; I deserve the downvote.

People are humanizing computer programs way too much, and thus, we have arguments like this. An AI language model is not one of those sci-fi AIs that live in spaceships and talk to the crew. AI language models do not have individuality, creativity, consciousness, or free will. They are computer programs doing math to turn inputs into outputs.

This is a plush animal. You can tell because the fluff looks like fake fur, and because baby owls don't look anything like this.

I've been thinking about making my own neocities website to blog and share my creative works.

I've never used a BBQ- can anyone explain why scrubbing with steel wool isn't a good alternative?

Immortality means no obligations to complete tasks by any deadline, which means I'll never get anything done and will procrastinate until the heat death of the universe. I'll stick with the flesh body, thanks.