No way it’s actually Ukraine. Musk is likely just lying.

Wait, so what were the Nazis called right before they committed genocide?

Lemmings?

Maybe there should be a fediverse dating app?

Yeah I’m not seeing any way around that sadly. At least for places where you want/need to know the content is from an actual person.

Fuck…

I used to really like the guy…

Doesn’t solve astroturfing via bots, but at least there isn’t centralized manipulation.

It reveals his character pretty well in a clear and verifiable way.

He denied it strongly. Only to have people call him out all over the place which eventually triggered him to admit to it.

This has turned out to be a pretty good litmus test for people who are too far gone.

Agreed. But we need a solution against bots just as much. There’s no way the majority of comments in the near future won’t just be LLMs.

I can’t believe there are any government officials or serious orgs on that site anymore. Such moral failings.

And I love them for it.

All I have to say is this is absolutely the right channel for this post.

Guys I’m starting to think these corporations are just in it for the money, and that the money is fundamentally at odds with the user experience.

An example of a non centralized network that has no issues with discoverability.

Something something bittorrent.

The risk vs reward ratio is all kinds of nope for me too.

Ya love to see it!

Toxicity drives engagement. Engagement means more ad views.

As long as profits are the motive it’s a flawed design.