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To everyone applauding this as a good development, see you soon on Leopards Ate My Face.

No more platforms from billionaires, thanks.

Capitalism destroys everything good in the long run.

There are many limitations with iPadOS, but that isn’t one of them.

That issue was resolved years ago, and any remaining limitations are due to third-party developers not keeping up with evolving standards.

The Economist: Propaganda Rag For Imperialism and Calitalism

Because only corporations and billionaires are allowed to commit it?

Reverse the last 30 years of tax cuts for billionaires and corporations and then we can talk about the national debt.

Was the study funded by the meat industry?

Make that two years.

Reddit couldn’t design a decent piece of software if their life depended on it.

I hope Reddit does exactly that, the better to accelerate it’s destruction.

I go out of my way to limit my exposure to corporate-owned mainstream media outlets. I’ve come to rely more on progressive news sources and independent journalists who a) frame stories from a point of view I can relate to and b) have a solid track record for accuracy and journalistic integrity.

Those criteria rule out everything from MSNBC and the New stork Times, not to mention all the transparently right wing propaganda media outlets.

Steve Huffman fantasizes about becoming a dictator after society's collapse. So in a future, Mad Max-style dystopian hellscape, what would be the most suitable role for a blond, blue-eyed, narcissistic plutocrat with a background in competitive ballroom dancing?

https://shorturl.at/fuxN7

No more private platforms.

Except in this case, we have a proven bad faith actor with a pension for deceit and vindictive behavior.

Mastodon needs a downvote button.

It’s possible to run a profitable company that treats its customers well. It’s not possible to do that when you accept VC money or take the company public.

Big Apple fan here, but I’m under no delusion that Apple will always make great products or treat their customers well. The moment they struggle to maintain growth, they will resort to the same user-hostile tactics that have enshittified the rest of the internet. That will probably happen under a different CEO, but I think it’s unavoidable in the long term.

Which is why he’s so likable. Anyone focused on building companies has drunk the capitalist kool-aid in pursuit of infinite growth and wealth. That toxic mindset is directly at odds with the (long term) interests of the end users.

Not to be confused with the various flavors of socialism, especially the ones that emphasize democratic rule.

While there’s no easy solution, I think it’s inaccurate to say that everyone will simply return to Reddit after the controversy blows over.

The people complaining loudest are users and moderators who use third-party apps because they find Reddit website and first party app to be completely unusable.

Reddit won’t disappear overnight, but it will enter a steep decline in quality as we saw with Facebook and Twitter, and the minority of users who leave permanently are likely the ones who contributed the most value to the site.

Maybe instead of complaining about homeless people we should complain about how capitalism creates homelessness.

> Nobody wants a federated, slow, difficult to use version of reddit

Nobody wants a first party Reddit app with a terrible user interface, algorithmic timelines, and obnoxious advertising.

I think a simpler explanation is one that’s missing from a lot of the conversations on this. Huffman is singularly focused on pumping up the valuation for Reddit’s upcoming IPO. All other considerations are secondary. He doesn’t care about the users. He doesn’t care about third-party developers. He doesn’t care about the long-term survival of the platform. He’s just razor focused on his big payday.

Yeah, that should’ve been a press release.

Also when you consider the company generates none of the content and performs none of the content moderation.

Not just charged. Charged an exorbitant and unrealistic amount meant to kill off third party apps.

YouTube music is not remotely equivalent to Spotify or Apple Music.

Shareholder greed

If the experience were immersive enough, I can see the headset offering a movie theater or large computer display experience in a portable device you can take almost anywhere.

But they lose me every time I hear something about workplace collaboration or gaming.

AirPods?