Posts by pootz@mastodon.technology
(DIR) Post #2327349 by pootz@mastodon.technology
2018-12-27T05:39:46Z
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@kragenIf you're just aiming to be an alternative you're already losing.We need FOSS to be the default, not something tech enthusiasts choose to install with a bunch of hacking and trouble shooting because they have the know-how.You will not break the monopoly power tech giants have unless we're in a position where mastodon, peertube or (federated service) comes pre-installed in the same way Facebook, YouTube or chrome are.
(DIR) Post #2327479 by pootz@mastodon.technology
2018-12-27T05:45:54Z
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@kragenTo someone living on a dollar a day, that is.To someone who can't scrape together $400 for an emergency, it is.For a volunteer patreon funded project with no recognition outside of the 5 people who stumbled upon it, it is.We're talking about the power of multinational corps that can influence the literal US gov't to enforce their interests at home and abroad. That's power that you don't get by being a quirky alternative but through market dominance.
(DIR) Post #2327537 by pootz@mastodon.technology
2018-12-27T05:49:02Z
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@kragenIf they had no leverage google would have fired them before it was an issue. As it stands google needs their workers.There's a fire that's spreading in the tech workforce that we will need to have the leverage for any of your proposals here.
(DIR) Post #2327563 by pootz@mastodon.technology
2018-12-27T05:50:19Z
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@kragenThat's just as important if we're talking about changing reality though.
(DIR) Post #2327707 by pootz@mastodon.technology
2018-12-27T05:58:26Z
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@kragenThey lack property and power. Independence stems from those two things. But the reality is that most start ups fail and you'll be right back where you started as an employee, only with a big loan to pay off.Employees have the power to demand how Google be run if they organize collectively. They can end maven now, but if they get more organized they can demand all code be FOSS and default Competitors don't have that power.
(DIR) Post #2328576 by pootz@mastodon.technology
2018-12-27T06:48:57Z
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@kragenI got you, yeah. In my circles we call it theory and practice but it's the same idea. You need both for sure.I'm just trying to make the point that the scale of power involved here is huge
(DIR) Post #2352428 by pootz@mastodon.technology
2018-12-28T00:53:06Z
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@alcinnzThis is why I'm a proponent of public server funding as an extension of free speech and democracy.The only way to fund the internet under capitalism are through exploitative means (ads, data mining, etc) or restricting access with paywalls which keeps content restricted to the privileged.Public funding is the only way to keep the net free and safe.
(DIR) Post #2371780 by pootz@mastodon.technology
2018-12-20T23:17:42Z
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Alright fellow linux nerds, I guess Firefox isn't any more trustworthy than the rest of the corpo browsers.What do y'all recommend as an extendible, plugin based browser?Adblock is a must, "content creators" and "influencers" be damned.
(DIR) Post #2448957 by pootz@mastodon.technology
2018-12-30T23:24:30Z
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@TurboMoistWas Dexter from Dexter's lab also a terrorist? Asking for a friend
(DIR) Post #2449304 by pootz@mastodon.technology
2018-12-30T23:38:49Z
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@TurboMoistThat's good to know.
(DIR) Post #2480076 by pootz@mastodon.technology
2018-12-31T19:10:19Z
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@jalcineI think it will help when other fediverse apps take off. For most people they barely know about the fediverse let alone mastodon, so whatever app they use as point of entry will kind of fill that.Once more apps integrate better on the fedi it should become more obvious that there's a diff
(DIR) Post #2480795 by pootz@mastodon.technology
2018-12-31T19:52:48Z
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@cdmnkySame, everytime I make a new acct
(DIR) Post #2602889 by pootz@mastodon.technology
2019-01-03T03:25:25Z
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@feldB-but that's crony capitalism bro. Not real bitcoin tbh
(DIR) Post #2684312 by pootz@mastodon.technology
2019-01-05T22:55:30Z
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@freonSYSTEMDDDDDDDD@kaniini
(DIR) Post #2811346 by pootz@mastodon.technology
2019-01-09T20:12:11Z
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@z428I think a better model is "universal basic services" because it subverts the market but also ensures a bare minimum standard for what people need to keep the social fabric of society together in concrete terms instead of "oh the market will decide" and then suddenly everything costs more.Things like housing, power, shelter, healthcare, education, etc could all be a part of that as a right.@xj9 @alcinnz @Shamar
(DIR) Post #2842198 by pootz@mastodon.technology
2019-01-10T19:32:03Z
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@lainTbh I feel like the people going over 500 chars are the exact people I don't want spamming my timeline with their philosophical bitcoin rants.Saying this as someone who goes on political and philosophical rants lol.
(DIR) Post #2915135 by pootz@mastodon.technology
2019-01-12T23:52:36Z
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@z428You don't know what a website has on it until you click it. Also basically every website ever either has ads or tracking so you might as well not go online.Not using the web isn't addressing the underlying issue that capitalism literally has no way to provide for a free and open web without exploiting its users.We need to publicly fund the internet and accept the fact that web traffic can't generate profits ethically.@sophia
(DIR) Post #2917063 by pootz@mastodon.technology
2019-01-13T02:04:54Z
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@alcinnzNot saying you can't, just probably isn't sufficient in a lot of cases@z428 @sophia
(DIR) Post #2918874 by pootz@mastodon.technology
2019-01-13T02:07:47Z
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@alcinnz @z428 @sophiaI mean support people's projects/websites btw, not profit. Profit isn't ethical period but that's a debate for a different thread on how all profit is stolen labor etc etc
(DIR) Post #2918970 by pootz@mastodon.technology
2019-01-13T03:43:32Z
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@alcinnzYeah no worries most people aren't lol@z428 @sophia