levzzz, Me with my monthly 7 word comment
grrgyle, Thank you for your service
ClassifiedPancake, I just hate that when switching instances I can’t take my content with me. Instances go down the drain constantly and then so much stuff gets lost.
Steak, If
C0unterfactual, Counterpoint: no single one of us is as stupid as all of us put together. :-)
Sir_Simon_Spamalot, nor as smart ;)
cumskin_genocide, Getting a lot of Time magazine person of the year feelings from that text image.
BonesOfTheMoon, I bring you sovcits so Google can’t capitalize on their crazy, you’re welcome.
xavier666, Google will try their hardest to capitalize the data on lemmy. They will crawl our data and will try to associate it with a real person by cross-referencing as many digital fingerprints they can get their grubby hands on, just so that they can send an advertisement when we browse the internet.
I implore to the people of Lemmy to not use their real name on the website, unless it’s for publicity.
CarbonatedPastaSauce, Wait we aren’t supposed to use our real names? Shit.
thefrankring, Btw, YouTube is owned by Google.
PeerTube might be a better idea. It’s part of the Fediverse.
Just saying.
PlexSheep, It is a kind of war, and video hosting is territory still owned by the megacorps. It’s just something where their resources are very needed.
thefrankring, It is. Video storage and streaming are very expensive. I don’t think YouTube is even making a profit.
PlexSheep, If they are, then only because of their pretty aggressive monetization. Regardless, a monopoly like YouTube is still worth a lot, even if just for how it influences the thoughts and opinions of people.
I don’t see how resources of that scale could be financed with only donations, and without subscription models and heavy advertising. Maybe the creators could be asked to pay for the platform too, but let’s not give them ideas.
Regarding video platforms, the status quo is preferable for me. YouTube offers a large amount of content and convenience, and the anti features like advertisement and enshittification are not yet too bad and can be blocked with technology.
thefrankring, I agree. I think YouTube is a necessary evil for now, even if It’s a huge monopoly.
Over time, I assume resources should become cheaper and easier to manage/use. Making it easier for competitors or decentralization.
return2ozma,
fossilesque, (edited ) They not only stole and sold it, they weaponised it. I find that the most unforgivable part. Burn it down, we will shine brighter. :)
PS, luv you guys. Ty for keeping me company.
original2, Thanks for keeping me entertained,
Faithfully, A lurker
fossilesque, 💗
Mango, It’s way now than just Google. Ever try sending someone a file but you don’t want a middle man and aren’t carrying a thumb drive?
aBundleOfFerrets, There isn’t really a shortage of p2p file sharing services
Mango, Did you even read what I said?
aBundleOfFerrets, Yes, and I am telling you that you are incorrect to assert that sending someone a file requires a middle man or a thumb drive.
benjaminoakes, Perhaps a more thorough explanation of your answer would help?
DoctorWhookah, He said p2p file sharing. It seems like it could solve the problem for Mango.
But honestly I would like to know what Mango was doing back in the day before all the “middle men” inserted themselves. What is the ideal solution if you could snap your fingers and make it happen?
alekwithak, I have no horse in this fight, but just off the top of my head agreed on standards for p2p file transfers. A baked in utility that makes sending and receiving files would go a long way towards bringing the feature to every day users and the standards mean the power user can send and receive files from their favorite CLI or choose from one of many paid and open source options. Both users can send and receive back and forth to each other without having to agree upon a third party client, or without a client at all.
fossilesque, There’s lots of options if you self host. Would you like a link?
FlyingSquid, I have absolutely nothing to take credit for regarding this.
You’re welcome.
jnk, Try to take this as a compliment: do you even sleep? Damn
FlyingSquid, Yes, in about 10 minutes.
BonesOfTheMoon, You help keep Lemmy very alive, just like me!
FlyingSquid, Hooray us!
brbposting, Who are you again, one of the most prolific prominent highest quality posters on the fediverse or something?
Maybe I’m confusing you with SwimmingEagle
FlyingSquid, I admit nothing.
brbposting, Directing further inquiries to counsel
grrgyle, Yeah Flying Squid is good people
DumbAceDragon, It kinda sucks that cryptobros have ruined the term decentralized for most people, because decentralization is exactly what we need right now. Not the fake single-server multi-app decentralization of the blockchain, but the real multi-server multi-app decentralization of the fediverse.
nonfuinoncuro, bit torrent is the goat decentralized platform
Linkerbaan, Fully decentralized crypto like Bitcoin Ethereum and Monero vs two major Lemmy instances running the entire place
mynamesnotrick,
01101000_01101001, Posting is praxis
Jackhammer_Joe,
greencactus, I’m doing my part too!
yay, I love starship troopers references
AngryCommieKender, Would you like to know more?
samus12345, Total ripoff of Helldivers!
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