I've reached a point where I have a bunch of recurring subscriptions I don't use. It's exciting because when I finally get around to cancelling them, I'm going to be so rich!
At this point, I think Threads and Bluesky are each preventing the other from engulfing the decentralized social web, and I think it might be the best possible scenario for the growth of a non-corporate segment (here).
@misc They’re also expensive. 😩
A fucking expensive hobby to have. All those ridiculous shit they need and then you have to charge your bike, and then even the stupid lights cost a fortune and we didn’t talk about the wheels,..
My parents tell a story about how as a kid, I'd be off somewhere in my head, and then out of the blue pronounce "I changed my mind." More time would pass, and then I'd declare, similarly without explanation, "I changed my mind again."
Trying to build a system to scaffold your brain is such a tricky business, because you have to balance the tools available, how you want things to work, and openness to ways that might work better.
@misc It has a two-week free trial, so you can give it a whirl and see whether it meets your needs without having to pay for anything.
Afterwards, if you choose to purchase, be sure to purchase from our edu store to get the edu discount. A single one-time purchase of $45 will license the app across all native platforms: Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro.
@snarfed.org@snarfed.org Hi Ryan, I'm trying to follow a couple Bluesky mutuals (djlavoie.bsky.social and adamkotsko.bsky.social) I noticed followed @ap.brid.gy - but it's been almost 12 hours and they're still not showing up. They don't have "hidden for logged out users" active. Is there a backlog?