I dont know if its actually still happening or its just an easy headline that appeals to peoples stereotypes.
Gamers is such a broad label that encompasses so many different demographics. Im sure there is a tiny, vocal, weird subset that is convinced that gaming is for men, but its certainly not representative of the gamer label as a whole.
A headline having a go at "gamers" is easy, because its not really representative of anyone in particular. I have no doubt that some angsty teenage boys have these opinions, but thats a small group within the gamer label.
I bought the game on a whim for the switch, but I feel ill prepared. I don't usually play heavy action games like this and I hear it's especially hard for what it is. But I want to try.
Huh, thanks for the heads up. Ive been playing a bunch of games in bed before I go to sleep streamed to my phone using a Bluetooth controller and hollow Knight has been in the queue.
Sounds like I might have to just play this one at the PC
This is a key point for me.
There is clearly no shortage of commercial porn on the internet, but self produced (for pleasure or profit) lacks places outside of reddit and twitter.
I think a decentralised space is ideal for this purpose, as long as it can be effectively hidden from view unless you opt in.
There's nothing wrong with nudity, from prudish to explicit. I understand not wanting it on your main feed, but I dont understand the issue with it being in a segregated space.
I suspect reddits success is in no small part due to hosting but also effectively segregating adult content.
Its such a strange dichotomy.
Adult content undoubtedly drives a lot of traffic.
A site hosting it as well as non-adult content then gets attention from a potential buyer so the adult content gets turfed... but surprise surprise so does the traffic.
I know its somewhat risky, especially when the community is left to moderate, but there is undoubtedly business opportunites there.
I wonder how long it will be before a major company decides that the traffic outweighs the risk and just embraces it.
Would be sorted out in minutes.
Everything posted/done on reddit is stored. If a mod/mod team goes rogue reddit removes the mods and hits the big "go back an hour" button, installs some new mods and most people wouldn't even know something happened
I wanted to get a pulse check on how new members are finding the general experience/website. Is it more confusing than Reddit or are you finding the instance system a better way of doing things as it can give you more freedom of where you choose to create an account?...
I think the fracturing of communities will sort itself out with time.
Even within reddit there has always been multiple communities per niche before one floats to the top.
I think the main issue with that is reducing the barrier between instances so that its easier for people to find the large communities
The AMA was just an obligation. It was never going to change his or anyone elses mind.
He knows the reality. This change won't kill reddit. It will make it more controllable though, at the sake of some of their more techy users. The truth is that its big enough that they don't need those users anymore though. The people who do leave will be replaced by the natural growth of the site of people who simply download the official app from the various stores over the next few months.
The result will be a more TikTok/Tumblr/Twitter like experience. Less niche, more mainstream serving.
I very much doubt there will be.
They have crunched the numbers, they know they can weather this storm.
At the end of the day there will still be natural growth of reddit via people hearing about it and just grabbing the official apps from stores. A lot of techy types will leave, but they haven't been the driving force behind reddit for a long time.
Reddit will just start heading more towards influencer style content and less of the content that originally built the platform.
My guess is that influencer style content is more profitable and less hazardous for them to host anyway.
Ok, I can get sort of disagreeing the wildfires are from climate change - that's a couple of logical steps you have to make. But "It's not causing anyone to cough" is plainly ludicrous. It was making me cough when I went outside....
We had absurd amounts of smoke on the east coast of Australia a few years ago. It hung around for weeks. I think it effected lots of micronations in the Pacific and even reached parts of South America.
Anyone saying "this is fine" is off their rocker. It's literally particles in the air clogging lungs.
I've seen this mentioned a few times already: people wondering why certain communities don't show up in their instance. You need to first search for that community via the magnifying glass icon and type in "!communityname"...
I expect some innovation in this regard in the next few months. Rexit will have a big short term influx to the fediverse that will die down, but hopefully some that hang around are the developer types who are being shafted by reddit.
For example, I’m on Lemmy.sdf.org and I joined the Apple@lemmy.ml community. But there are many missing articles and comments. If I browse directly on Lemmy.ml for the same article there ~90% of comments are missing....
This is my understanding as well, after using a number of different instances over the last few months.
I believe this issue will mostly sort itself out in the future as the federated network becomes more "connected"
A new instance connecting to an existing one will have content from the established instance missing, but as time goes on that content becomes a smaller portion of the overall content.
I anticipate some development on this issue in the near future anyway, perhaps cached content that is able to be "pushed" to a requesting instance.
Data Shows Most Switch Owners Are Women, Gamers React Poorly (kotaku.com)
The new data also reveals that 45% of Xbox owners and 41% of PS5 owners are female, too...
Is there anything I should know before starting Hollow Knight?
I bought the game on a whim for the switch, but I feel ill prepared. I don't usually play heavy action games like this and I hear it's especially hard for what it is. But I want to try.
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I'm not sure if this is the right place for a discussion, or if I should rather open an issue at Codeberg....
/r/videos announces that it will be entering it's blackout early - and indefinitely - given recent events
Think this case in particular is pretty interesting. Former default subreddit and one of the largest on the site (Top 20 at least)....
For everyone new to Lemmy, how are you finding the experience?
I wanted to get a pulse check on how new members are finding the general experience/website. Is it more confusing than Reddit or are you finding the instance system a better way of doing things as it can give you more freedom of where you choose to create an account?...
Reddit CEO doubles down on attack on Apollo developer in drama-filled AMA (techcrunch.com)
Right-Wing Media Is Saying the Wildfire Smoke Is Good, Actually (www.rollingstone.com)
Ok, I can get sort of disagreeing the wildfires are from climate change - that's a couple of logical steps you have to make. But "It's not causing anyone to cough" is plainly ludicrous. It was making me cough when I went outside....
r/StallmanWasRight Subreddit Shutdown
Is there a subreddit like this on fedi?
PSA: if a remote community hasn't been fetched by your instance yet, you need to search for it
I've seen this mentioned a few times already: people wondering why certain communities don't show up in their instance. You need to first search for that community via the magnifying glass icon and type in "!communityname"...
Why are communities on Lemmy.ml more full compared to the same on a different Lemmy instance?
For example, I’m on Lemmy.sdf.org and I joined the Apple@lemmy.ml community. But there are many missing articles and comments. If I browse directly on Lemmy.ml for the same article there ~90% of comments are missing....
Sync will shut down on June 30, 2023 (www.reddit.com)