a little note on performative activism, specifically pertaining to discord:
cancelling nitro means cancelling nitro. fair enough if you can't live without it, but don't pretend you're on the same level of those who are giving it up altogether.
we cancelled because we want discord to reverse course on requiring age verification, so we only renew as reward for discord doing what is necessary to help undo this mess.
need i remind you that the legislation forcing discord to do this only passed because platforms like discord have completely failed to protect their underage users. they have allowed a culture of fear to build as a result of their inaction. show them we are not scared. we know the score.
at this point, i'm not sure i even care if you use AI at this point. deal with whatever it does to your brain, i don't care.
but with what this toxic industry has done to ruin the lives of ordinary people, ruin our planet, if you give money to that, i have infinitely less respect for you.
@doskel DOSKEL Networks sponsor, SPACEGIRL Enterprises, responded to the statement in an interview: "I mean yeah, the lay person would say it's a bad call to support an outspoken corporate sadist, but above all else, I just fucking hate money and I hate having it."
credit where it's due: matrix's device enrolment is pretty solid! really straightforward process, and if you occasionally back up your recovery and room keys, you're usually safe. would like to be prompted to do this automatically when i log in elsewhere, though- this seems to be client-dependant.
@coolbean@fiore i appreciate the "gadget" mindset, truly, but i think you'll find most users will get Really Upset with you if you tell them they have to use a separate app to get screenshare (a technology that can already coexist with voice chat just fine)
