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Lauchs

@ Lauchs @lemmy.world

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  • Hard decisions

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  • I love the notion of a Mcdonald's employee needing MFA.

    Or that the only reason people buy smartphones is for MFA (in the years before widespread MFA, I'm sure they were getting them because they knew MFA was just around the corner.)

    Edit: I think it's just easier to admit people don't really give a fuck about other folks if it would cost them anything. Walk down any street, most people are wearing clothes they know to be made by children who occasionally burn to death and many of those same people will happily fork out $200 for the "coolest" versions of those same child slave made clothes.

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    Can you explain "romantic love" to someone like me?

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  • Check OP's history, it's all complaints/whines as questions.

  • Hard decisions

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  • Consumers: Well, that's fine!

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    Can you explain "romantic love" to someone like me?

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  • If you try one of the many free therapy options likely available to you, maybe you'll be able to experience it!

    As I've offered before, if you give me a region, I'll happily find you a free mental health service.

  • Cory Doctorow proposes that Canada break ranks with international IP law enforcement

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  • I stubbed my toe yesterday; clearly Canada has already collapsed.

  • Do they seriously think their begging is effective with us adblockers‽

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  • How do you reward the work you encounter online?

  • Do they seriously think their begging is effective with us adblockers‽

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  • Yeah, it makes sense and I don't blame you.

    IIt's one of those tragic game theory problems, like the prisonwr's dilemma, climate change or anything else where we all suffer because it's in no one's self interest to do the socially beneficial thing.

  • Do they seriously think their begging is effective with us adblockers‽

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  • So again, how should small websites exist then?

    Donations and subscriptions almost never work unless you are already a well trafficked website so I'm curious what your solution is...

  • Do they seriously think their begging is effective with us adblockers‽

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  • Back in the day, before ad blockers general unobtrusive ads generated more revenue per site visit. As ad blockers become popular, the value of those same ads were worth less.

    So, to answer your question, they were able to pay the bills with discreet ads which we decided were too annoying, leading to the current spiral of decline.

  • Do they seriously think their begging is effective with us adblockers‽

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  • Have you subscribed or paid for many? If so, thank you! But sadly, most of us don't.

    I'm not talking big conglomerates, I'm talking about independent journalism or folks who are working to build something meaningful or beneficial to me, like webcomics or fantasy hockey.

    Since people started getting news online for free, quality independent journalism has plummeted and we've been left with mostly corpo media with a few indies hanging on or getting absorbed into corpo. I think it's a tragedy which adblockers have accelerated.

  • Do they seriously think their begging is effective with us adblockers‽

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  • Yup. Everyone wants everything free but simultaneously want a high standard of wages for everyone except whomever is providing them a service.

    Folks dress it up in whatever nonsensical rationale they'd like but really, I think we're just selfish.

  • Do they seriously think their begging is effective with us adblockers‽

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  • So why should anyone make a website for you to visit?

    Donations etc haven't been particularly effective. Should only giant corpo media exist? Should online news enter into sketchy deals with whomever?

  • Do they seriously think their begging is effective with us adblockers‽

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  • Honestly, I don't use many random websites frequently, the ones I do tend to be pretty non intrusive in terms of ads (cbc, dobberhockey etc) so it might just be lucky on my part.

    I dunno, I just think it's a race to the bottom. If everyone ad blocks then sites either don't exist, have to get more intrusive for the small sliver who doesn't ad block or sketchy partnerships.

  • Do they seriously think their begging is effective with us adblockers‽

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  • How do you expect the websites you use to exist if everyone ad blocks them?

  • Do they seriously think their begging is effective with us adblockers‽

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  • If it's a site I use regularly, I'll disable ad blocker, especially news. It'd be childish demand people provide me their time, labour and effort for free, especially when the ads cost me nothing.

  • POV: It's January 19th

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  • You don't get the difference between changing the algorithms vs allowing different content?

    And also didn't notice the vocal feedback about the change vs say hearing nothing about any algorithm changes?

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    How do you diminish the "aghh it's back to work" feeling at the beginning of the week?

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  • Okay, if you're not American odds are much better there's helpful services! If you give me a province/region/country, I'll happily look into what mental health services are available.

  • POV: It's January 19th

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  • To be clear, you imagine the Chinese government, which has a large group dedicated to censoring all internet communication/social media behind the Great Firewall, has decided that it would be rude to tweak algorithms to push similar narratives to what the Party would push?

    Or what, China's very public efforts to shape global narratives only goes as far as public and global policy but they respect the sanctity of your social media feed?

  • POV: It's January 19th

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  • It'd be much more surprising to see the Awmerican government manipulating the algorithms etc to push propoganda narratives whereas it's a pretty safe assumption that's the case on tiktok.

    Edit: Sorry, do downvoters think the American government is adjusting social media algorithms? Or do folks not believe China would do so?