At the recommendation of my therapist, I’m limiting my time with the doom and gloom of mainstream media and trying to find more sources of good and positive news. What recommendations do y’all have?
@cliffwade These are my favorite GS cookies. We put them in the freezer and they are just incredible. I haven’t allowed myself to buy them in a while because I can’t control myself!
The recent excitement surrounding Thread's arrival on the Fediverse is concerning. To understand why this is not a good idea, consider their economic interest in harvesting data, their poor moderation, and their manipulations. Nothing good can come from their federation. Don't roll out the red carpet for them.
@davidrevoy
Harvesting data: if someone’s toots are public Meta (& others) can anyway right? & if someone is not on Threads Meta can’t get more than what is posted
Poor moderation: join an instance that full blocks Threads then. That’s a selling point of the Fediverse
Manipulations: not on their service so what can they manipulate?
Nothing good from their federation: except being able to interact with the millions on Threads
Don’t get me wrong, I hate Meta but fearmongering isn’t going to help
@davidrevoy Hey thanks for your response! You're right on harvesting Threads user interactions with Mastodon posts, & I'm sure their timelines will be manipulated. I hope the interaction allows Threads users to realize they don't need Meta messing with their feeds.
Poor moderation is a thing on Mastodon as well. I've seen all kinds of porn bots in random hashtags they don't belong in. The beauty is the option to de-federate is there & I hope that can also be a way to combat Meta "paying to win”
I was out of town this weekend and apparently my wife was really bored so she hid 51 pictures of Guy Fieri around our house. Here is a 🧵 thread of them as I find them.
