Posts by LivingCooki@0w0.is
(DIR) Post #AT0u6Iw1TTriQC75Cy by LivingCooki@0w0.is
2023-02-24T19:01:17.353122Z
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@Fawn_Over_Fun the funny thing is that it isn't even true at a biological levelThere are a lot of XY women who can even have children and never find out they are "biological male"
(DIR) Post #AT0uqJoCYdoOS7Occ4 by LivingCooki@0w0.is
2023-02-24T19:03:39.642851Z
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@Fawn_Over_Fun there is literally nothing biological separating men and women, only statistics
(DIR) Post #AUmgu3ekVnXGH33a88 by LivingCooki@0w0.is
2023-04-18T18:07:53.852887Z
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I'm cute
(DIR) Post #AVDQvkaE2jXHhVdzCC by LivingCooki@0w0.is
2023-05-01T13:54:29.853792Z
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Homemade Blåhaj Made from reused clothing from strangers I've never metIt's a Blobhaj
(DIR) Post #AVisIiZF3EZsesWZs0 by LivingCooki@0w0.is
2023-05-16T19:48:03.106560Z
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I would like to interject for a moment. What you are referring to as GNU/Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux/Systemd, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU+Linux+Systemd. GNU/Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather a part of a fully functional operating system that's being run by Systemd. GNU is just a set of core utilities and Linux is just a kernel, while Systemd is another set of utilities that is crucial to the system. Systemd is the initialization system of GNU/Linux, which is the set of tools that starts every other component when the system is booted. Systemd also has other important functions, such as managing user processes, devices, and network connectivity. GNU/Linux is normally used in combination with the Systemd initialization system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. All the so-called "GNU/Linux" distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux/Systemd.
(DIR) Post #AXCHLllyfkSDELFRLc by LivingCooki@0w0.is
2023-06-29T21:58:24.939759Z
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Gargron acknowledges that other fedi software exists 😱😱😱😱
(DIR) Post #AZ52dVhZ0VJWpCZOWO by LivingCooki@0w0.is
2023-08-25T06:04:22.644447Z
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(DIR) Post #AZnGqw95N7uSENTxHk by LivingCooki@0w0.is
2023-09-15T14:11:15.363745Z
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Fedi doesn't have drama, we have civil wars
(DIR) Post #AcqWOr0sv5g5VQZUJ6 by LivingCooki@0w0.is
2023-12-15T20:27:46.791453Z
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There are a lot of different opinions on this topic, and there are a lot of arguments for and against federating with Threads. I feel like both sides are misunderstanding each other tho, so I'm writing this to explain how I've understood both sides, and I'll try to leave my own opinion out of itA lot of fedi users have fled here because they don't like corporate social media for many reasons. Others are just here to use this platform as any other social media thoughSome view fedi as a very different kind of social media as opposed to others like Twitter and Threads. Those two social medias use a followers-following model where whatever you see and interact with is based on who you have chosen to interact with and who has chosen to interact with you. On fedi, however, there is also a different model, where interactions come from a server's community and local circle, where it's not only about those you have already chosen you want to engage with, but it's also about the community (in some ways kinda similar to forums)Fedi hosts both kinds of social media, where the former is especially prominent on larger servers where the local timeline is filled with too many different things to have a cohesive community. Some just want to interact with some specific people, where Threads gives a great opportunity for interacting with those you didn't manage to convince to join fedi, while others are interested in the community-driven aspect of this social platform, which Threads poses a great threat toI have also heard a lot of arguments about moving between Threads and fedi. Some say that the federation of Threads is a great opportunity for new people to learn about the open web and then possibly move to a fedi instance, especially because they can still follow the same people after moving without losing any contacts, while others say that it could make a lot of fedi users move to Threads, as that would be easier than ever and seem more enticing than before, and that could make fedi shrink into a tiny platform that no one uses anymoreThere is also a lot of talk about the grows of fedi. While it may seem simple at first glance, there are many reasons why someone might want fedi to grow or not grow. There is ofc the "infinite growth" mindset that a lot of people are used to, where higher numbers are seen as better, and those who believe in this may think that fedi seems like a better platform if it has more users. Another reason for wanting growth is heavily related to the first of the two ways I mentioned that fedi is used as a social media. Some use fedi as a way to interact just with the specific users they have chosen to interact with, and a bigger platform means more people of those they want to interact with that they are able to from the platform they already love using instead of needing to move to a different platform to talk to those people. Another reason for wanting growth of fedi actually has nothing to do with viewing the platform as better or for own benefit, some want to platform to grow because they believe that using an open platform like fedi is better and healthier for the people themselves than using a closed and controlled platform that only wants to make people as addicted as possible. Those who want growth for this reason wants it for the benefit of the new users, not themselves or the platform, and their beliefs also ties in with the optimism of more people moving to fedi if Threads makes it easier for them. As mentioned, there are also reasons why growth can be seen as a negative thing. The bigger the platform gets, the bigger communities get, and the bigger the odds are that someone finds the community and tries to tear it apart. Bigger communities also don't feel the same as smaller ones, so just the fact that the community grows can be a downside. Other than growth harming the communities, it can also be very harmful to people, especially minorities. Fedi is full of minorities who fled to fedi because they couldn't feel safe on the large corporate social medias, and growth of the platform can pose a great risk to those minorities, both because of what I mentioned about the risk of them losing the platform, but also because more users means that moderation is a lot more difficult. Without good moderation, which can be impossible for small teams if they have to watch out for huge groups of people, minorities can very easily become even bigger targets of harassment And now for a part where I bring in my opinion anyways: I don't think you should care about whether or not other instances federates or not. The advantage of the fediverse is that it's not a single social media but a social platform consisting of many. We don't have to agree on every topic, that's the biggest reason we have different servers, so whether or not another server you don't really have a relation to federates with Threads or not shouldn't matter to you, all that matters is if your own server does. Individual servers can choose to give people the opportunity to talk to way more people, or they can protect their communities and users. And the reason we say it doesn't matter what instance you join isn't because it doesn't matter what instance you're currently on, but because you can very easily move to a new one. So instead of being mad at your admins and other instance users for their choice, move to a different server where the moderation is how you prefer it. That's the point of the fediverse