𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝑨𝒓𝒆 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒏 𝑨𝒍𝒈𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝑪𝒂𝒈𝒆
"The private companies in control of social-media networks possess an unprecedented ability to manipulate and control the populace."
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/trump-administration-voter-perception/681598
If you enjoy social media, then you've likely discovered that blocking hundreds of people a day is quite satisfying. Makes your social feed cleaner, refreshing and fun again. Oh, also block words. It's wonderful! #social #socialmedia #features #satisfying
Article in the NYT about the book about facebook that meta is working to suppress.
If you want help getting off of facebook, instagram, threads and whatsapp, let me know; I’d be happy to help.
Somehow, the name of this new social medium elicits my sympathy…
𝙎𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣39 – 𝙖 𝙨𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖 𝙖𝙥𝙥 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 3 𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜
“Big Tech Wants You Trapped. The Open Web Sets You Free”, by @Daojoan.
https://www.joanwestenberg.com/big-tech-wants-you-trapped-the-open-web-sets-you-free-2/
> It's about whether we build systems that distribute power or concentrate it. Big Tech's dominance wasn't inevitable, and it's not unbreakable. But it's reinforced by the choices we make every damn day. Because over and over again, we choose easy. We choose platforms with less friction.
𝐄𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭
"Einstein was a socialist. He believed in socialism because, as a convinced equalitarian, he was opposed to the class division in capitalism and to the exploitation of man by man which he felt this system facilitated more ingeniously than any previous economic organization."
https://monthlyreview.org/2024/05/01/einsteins-why-socialism-and-monthly-review/
This Saturday, March 8th at 8 PM - BLUF + Fetish Gear Night! Ottawa, Canada - 323 Somerset St, West.
Do you guys know about the Fediverse?
It's a decentralized, open-source social network where you own your data! Unlike Big Tech platforms, the Fediverse connects independent servers using ActivityPub, letting you interact across apps like Mastodon, PeerTube, and Lemmy.
No ads, no algorithms-just real, community-driven social media.
How's your experience been on the Fediverse so far? What's your favorite part?
#mastodon #opensource #fediverse #social
FediMeteo: How a Tiny €4 FreeBSD VPS Became a Global Weather Service for Thousands
𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘢…
#OnThisDay Birth Anniversary of Austrian #Physicist Ludwig Boltzmann (1844). In 1877 he provided the current definition of entropy. Max Planck named the constant kB the #Boltzmann #Constant.
Happy Birthday Rihanna (1988) - one of the world's best-selling music artists.
Today is World Day of #Social Justice - an international day recognizing the need to promote social justice.
Want to help Mastodon and the Fediverse grow ? Boost more !!!! It’s free!
Map of #populationdecline in #Europe with and without #immigration and a warning about how much #health and #social #care across the continent is dependent on #migrant #workers
Here's some words from a few of the awesome people I've worked with!
I see there was some HUGE updates to the app Trunks. While it’s not perfect I think for now it will work.
Auto play video no work.
But it has a nice asthetic and does offer a federated feed and some nice customization. And as far as I can see no data collection!
Hallo Mastodon-community! Als onderzoekers van #toekomstbeelden konden we natuurlijk niet wegblijven van #Mastodon - een social medium dat een andere toekomst voor #social laat zien dan de gevestigde 'Big Tech' orde. Meer van STT zien en horen? Bekijk de website en schrijf je in voor onze nieuwsbrief: https://stt.nl/nl/over-stt
@Sempf @stinerman please forgive my ignorance, it strikes me that the “public ledger” element of any blockchain inherently means what people do isn’t so private in the fullest sense, unless someone goes out of their way to totally shield their interactions with it from their real identity, right?
Isn’t that a dicey foundation for a social network that real people want to interact on without big brother extraordinary renditioning them?
I may well be missing how this works.
