aral,
@aral@mastodon.ar.al avatar

Whenever you see the words “ads”, “cryptocurrency”, “blockchain”, “web 3”, or “AI”, just replace them with “farts” and you’ll know whether you want them or not.

“Can the fediverse survive without farts?”

Yes, perfectly well.

“Will farts replace people?”

I hope not.

“The European Commission embraces farts.”

That’s unfortunate.

“This new startup wants to improve your life with farts.”

I’m good, thanks.

rysiek,
@rysiek@mstdn.social avatar

@aral

"Experts warn that humanity might be put in danger by superintelligent farts"

:blobcat0_0:

ornaled,
@ornaled@social.lol avatar

@rysiek @aral Fartificial Intelligence?

rysiek,
@rysiek@mstdn.social avatar

@ornaled 👆 there it is, people!

@aral

andrewfeeney,
@andrewfeeney@phpc.social avatar

@rysiek @aral “Scientists asked the most advanced farts whether they would enslave humanity and this is what they had to say.”

MariaLiv,

@rysiek @aral I knew it 😭

valhalla,

@aral uhm, nope.

people can't survive without farting, while they surely can do without ads, cryptoscams etc.

Loukas,
@Loukas@mastodon.nu avatar

@aral "industrial farts contribute to climate change" works both with and without substitution.

Natanox,
@Natanox@chaos.social avatar

@Loukas @aral Since cows are part of the meat industry that statement is actually true.

jens,
@jens@social.finkhaeuser.de avatar
jitspoe,
@jitspoe@mastodon.social avatar

@aral that's not entirely accurate. Farts have actually improved my life. Web3/NFTs have not.

jens,
@jens@social.finkhaeuser.de avatar

@jitspoe @aral How about NFTs issued for farts? Monetize your bowel movements!

Guzman,
@Guzman@mastodon.green avatar
ArnimRanthoron,
@ArnimRanthoron@ruhr.social avatar

@aral
"It seems you are using a fartblocker. We are dependant on showing you farts…"?

admitsWrongIfProven,
@admitsWrongIfProven@qoto.org avatar

@aral Hmm, very salient, but i think i would explode.

Could i survive without farts?
pops

Farts are a lot more useful than all you described. They are also fun, just like that. pffft

Natanox,
@Natanox@chaos.social avatar

@aral Petition to only replace "block" of "blockchain" with "fart" for the enhanced comedic effect.

mike,
@mike@libertynode.net avatar

@aral but unrelieved gas can cause abdominal pain.

gadgetoid,
@gadgetoid@fosstodon.org avatar

@aral we’re all used to farts by now, but if someone slips out “web 3” in a quiet room, I’m acting disgusted and leaving 🤣

PsionicLuna,

@aral block chain also contributes heavily to climate change. Bitcoin is a perfect example of this. The web needs massive debloating. Javascript, rust and java are the opposite of a solution to this.

Programmers should be skilled enough that they don't need training wheels.

Otherwise, java, javascript and rust get developed as a result.

As a result of that, the web gets bloated and ads are harder to block it seems.

SteveClough,
@SteveClough@metalhead.club avatar

@aral I am not entirely convinced the fediverse can survive without farts.

FOSSingularity,

@aral This is the best thing anyone has written, ever.
You win the Fediverse today 😂️

wholemilk,

@aral Don't follow this logic if you are a fart fetishist.

colinstu,
@colinstu@birdbutt.com avatar
si_irini,
@si_irini@mastodon.social avatar

@aral

😂 👍 👏

egeesin,

@aral There's a Firefox plugin (+ and XKCD reference) for that: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/text-rewriter
https://xkcd.com/1288/

NovemberMan,

@aral 😂👍

KingDeadWolf,

@aral But the fediverse can't survive without toots.

ninabreznik,
@ninabreznik@chaos.social avatar

@aral I agree and I've seen it from the inside working with once shitchain for a while - web3 is Sillicon Valley.

What I still wonder is, who is behind Bitcoin and if that's in any way different?

I love the idea of disrupting monetary system, because this money printing and all the bureaucrats and bank feeding themselves through this money printer, is a disguisting image to watch.

I just wonder if Bitcoin is same shit, just different branding or if there is anything there.

Thoughts?

aral, (edited )
@aral@mastodon.ar.al avatar

@ninabreznik All I need to know about Bitcoin is that it uses Proof of Waste while the planet burns.

No, thank you. It’s unconscionable.

ninabreznik,
@ninabreznik@chaos.social avatar

@aral Yeah, agree. The shit is that the planet is not burning because of Bitcoin, but because of all the shitty big corps that have been treating our nature and resources like the last piece of shit. I just want to crack them down. Sick of them all, to be honest!

aral,
@aral@mastodon.ar.al avatar

@ninabreznik Indeed.

(And ditto.)

RustyBertrand,
@RustyBertrand@mastodon.social avatar

@aral
EXCOMMUNICATE!

brianstorms,
@brianstorms@mastodon.social avatar

@aral Hmm, a quick scan of AI-related headlines suggests you might be on to something here...

nirmeout,

@aral Can't wait for the new wave of Fart Assistants.

sebug,

@aral @aigledesalpes the existential risk of farts

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