Ditto for Discord replacing IRC

Ditto for Matrix replacing Discord. Stop explaining that it’s technically better, almost feature parity, etc. Most users don’t care and the network effect assures nothing will happen. Just make it easier to use with an equally polished UI. FOSS enthusiasts (I’m one) don’t seem to contain a single UI expert along their multitudes.

What is corn but beans on a cob?

AI is the devil, humanity is doomed, parents are evil / selfish / idiotic for having kids, cars shouldn’t exist no matter what, the list goes on…

Also, 99% of the population here is Western. Nobody ever recalls that different cultures can have different opinions, different priorities, different cultural mores, etc — and I’m not talking about China vs US here. (I may still be a little salty about being temp banned for a ‘dogwhistle’ that’s nothing of the kind in Asia).

Sometimes I wonder why I’m still on Lemmy, the toxicity is pervasive and exceeds anything Reddit had.

I agree with you, but read the title.

Linux is AI slop now, use BSD or you’re dooming humanity.

Not arguing your points, but I find it funny that there’s a post about Nintendo owning a porn video right above this post.

You’ll see a lot of horny posts here too. Block the communities as they appear and it’ll calm down.

Potential energy getting converted to kinetic energy on the way down :)

https://archive.is/tp3da

Still paywalled for me sadly

Bless the Maker and His water. Bless the coming and going of Him. May His passage cleanse the world. May He keep the world for His people.

Edit: I’ve been downvoted by an infidel. JIHAD! For Shai Hulud!

I’m overdue to get eaten.

Dead?

They didn’t say they were disappointed with them, they said it wasn’t worth supporting the big corps.

I find that hard to believe honestly. How much of that is marketing to make it seem like greater value-for-money to customers deciding what tier to use?

At no point did I say I was being bothered. I just cannot fathom how enough people are willing to pay the markup that this is a business model.

My point exactly! They exist only to serve people who can’t be arsed to go into the grocery to get something.

Convenience stores where I am are generally franchises, and some are literally in the mall 30 seconds walk away from the grocery. Same opening hours, same location, etc.

Mostly with convenience pricing I’m thinking about things like how a convenience store can be next to a supermarket and charge you a 20% markup on the exact same item, and people pay because they can’t be bothered going into the grocery.

Exactly. I’m mostly amazed at how widespread it is, because damn that’s a lot of people paying inflated prices I never would.