in reply to spireghost

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nyan

I don’t get why people rush to the next replica platform that will go down the exact same path of overstimulating you / mentally harming you.


I think they get used to the level of stimulation and now feel "wrong" without it. It takes a certain self-awareness to realize that it would be healthier to recalibrate your expectations. (I don't think Pixelfed is a comparatively harmful platform at the moment anyway, although I suppose it could someday become one.)

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AlternateRoute

console = network, game = content.. is my argument.

IE Nintendo was happy to sell more units with Sega content, and sega moving to software / content had no choice but to sell on other platorms.

I’m not sure if Nintendo would get a percent of a 3rd party devs profits.


Nintendo makes money on EVERY cart sold and every electronic purchase.. it is a major part of their EXPENSIVE model and why Nintendo platform games always seem more expensive. It is also why they still sell cart based systems so they are the ONLY supplier of the media, but now they have their own eStore as well.

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MisterFrog

My problem with decentralised social Media currently is that it's entirely unencrypted and publically viewable.

I don't mind so much on services like Lemmy where it's a bit of fun to make comments and post random things without it being directly linked to your identity (though I am aware the content is still likely being scraped by someone somewhere).

I'd really love a Facebook/Instagram replacement, but end-to-end encrypted where only the people you've given permission to can view your content.

No idea how this would be achieved, but PixelFed is pretty useless unless you're posting publically.

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TotalSonic

That's what the FUTO Circles project was supposed to be about, but sadly the project got ditched by the original devs for it only a year after it started. Info on that here - youtu.be/OKTOhxeKrK0?si=NKvI6E…

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in reply to MisterFrog

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oldfart

There is Diaspora, it is like a federated Facebook with a bit more privacy settings. All crickets now that everyone moved on to Mastodon.

There's encrypted p2p stuff with nice apps like Scuttlebutt with Manyverse app, but nobody uses it.

There's Movim which builds a social network layer over XMPP, so you can share to your contacts. Guess what - nobody uses it.

in reply to blind3rdeye

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Uriel238 [all pronouns]

Zucky is feeling insecure.

I'd say provide links (maybe in an escape hub page) for all the Meta main service pages, to assert dominance.

If you want to be nasty, track how often those links have been clicked. (Meta can't win. If it's too low, it shows nobody wants to go there. If it's too high, it means people are using the page as a Meta hub.)

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UnderpantsWeevil

I'm old enough to remember Nintendo suing GameGenie for making the test codes on their games more broadly accessible. And Apple suing indie firms that made 3rd party peripherals for their devices. Don't forget Microsoft's unholy war on Netscape Navigator, as they deliberately tried to sabotage the popular third party web browser from working via various Microsoft updates. Hell, I think you can find case law in the 1920s on Ford Motor Company fighting spare parts manufacturers and trying to box them out of the industry. Corporate dinosaurs fighting to keep startups from interfacing with their products is a tale as old as time.

Historically, Facebook/Google/Twitter/et al were focused on integrating with common systems, because they were the underdogs struggling against firms like Microsoft and Comcast who were trying to maintain their Walled Garden. Now they're kings of the hill, pushing competition off their doorstep.

Its sleazy and toxic and ultimately bad for the industry as a whole. But its nothing new.

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