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Guy Swann
@TheGuySwann
Logged into Facebook today...

Me: [goes to Facebook]
Me: [enters email & password]
Facebook: "Confirm you are human"
Me: [identifies stoplights]
Facebook: "We sent a code to your gmail account"

Me: [goes to gmail]
Me: [enters email & password]
Gmail: "Confirm you are human"
Me: [identifies bridges]
Gmail: "We sent a code to your recovery email"

Me: [opens new gmail tab]
Me: [enters recovery email and password]
Gmail: "Confirm you are human"
Me: [identifies more stoplights]
Gmail: "Would you like to setup a recovery email?"
Me: "No"
Gmail: "Would you like to give us more personal information and your phone number?"
Me: "No"
Gmail: "Can we put cookies that track your entire web experience in your browser for your 'security' and 'convenience'?"
Me: "No"
Gmail: "Welcome to your email!"

Me: [finds security code for other gmail]
Me: [enters security code for other email login]
Gmail: "Would you like to give us more personal information and your phone number?"
Me: "No"
Gmail: "Can we put cookies that track your entire web experience in your browser for your 'security' and 'convenience'?"
Me: "No"
Gmail: "Welcome to your email!"

Me: [finds security code for facebook]
Me: [enters security code for facebook]
Facebook: "Would you like to give us more personal information and your phone number?"
Me: "No"
Facebook: "If you let us install this thing you'll conveniently be logged in every time you return to our website!"
Me: "No"
Facebook: "Welcome to Facebook! Also there's a much better experience if you let us install this thing and you'll conveniently be logged in every time you return to our website! Have you changed your mind from 6 seconds ago?"
Me: "No."

...

This is not an exaggeration. The internet is broken.
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noβ‚Ώodyβ„’ 🧱 · 122w
OK BUT WHY THE FUCK DID YOU WANNA GO ON FACEBOOK https://media.tenor.com/jDJkh3w0wTAAAAAC/gregzaj1-ln_strike.gif
nout · 122w
But think of the bridges and stop lights! How would they feel if no one recognized them?
Jonathan · 122w
I literally just had this experience trying to log into Spotify for my son and he just gave up. So sad.
SBW · 122w
broken like fiat, modern logins are literally inflation right
Bearetta left · 122w
My new favorite is that my Gmail verification demands number I lost a year ago, but can still log in from trusted devices. But cannot change the number. It sends me only to FAQ, no other option given.
Petr · 122w
It is just sad 😞
someone · 122w
they make u feel like a robot, then ask you to prove you are human
Stu · 122w
Facebook? 🀦🏽 Gmail? 🀦🏽 https://image.nostr.build/568d9d076b54c0292b5b80f4da6159d7ab15537deb0f0177566a419da1c63b89.jpg
Nic · 122w
Sounds like Gmail and Facebook are botphobic. Not very inclusive of them.
Ben's BTC stories · 122w
Mass corporate social media is broken. Stop using 'free' services where you are the product.
Alekandar Svetski · 122w
Bruh. PAIIIIIINNNNN I HATE THESE PEOPLE
Universal Bunny · 122w
...and this is why we Nostr
realjode · 122w
Yep , that’s why I #nostr , absolutely ridiculous πŸ’œπŸ«‚
nym · 122w
opt out!
SubPrime · 122w
Confirm so we can track you better. It's magic...
BTC Your Mind · 122w
This is why I moved my emails to protonmail and tutanota. I have privacy & control over my account.
RedEye · 122w
Nostr.
MickBurke · 122w
I've identified the problem: Me: [goes to Facebook]
Alisa Meu Pelo · 122w
make web 1.o great agin!!
@IsabelSydow Queen of Shrimps (but u can call me Dan.) · 122w
I am crying like a little gurl at the realization that all of the above is true and not about to get any better. We must focus on finding out how our #bitcoin #nostr escape pod will grow to the size of the many that will follow us in desperation after seeing us achieve peace, like no other, as we ...
The Marie βš‘οΈπŸ¦‚ · 122w
πŸ’―
Pegah · 122w
Totally true πŸ’―
47 · 122w
LMAO
Bitcoin Boomer · 122w
Too funny. Yeah, it's getting pretty bad these days. I'm glad there's Nostr and OrangePillApp. By the way, I love Bitcoin Audible and AI Unchained. Good work!
Ζ‘Κ‰Ν«cΝ§ΠΊΝ­ΞΉΝͺΞ·Ν£ 𝕡𝖔𝖍𝖓 ⚑️⚑️ · 122w
But Nostr is Hard 🀣
Brunswick · 122w
Security through insanity
Nichrome · 122w
*laughcries in Tor*
Hypno | seedkeys.xyz · 122w
Now, try setting up a new Twitter account... I had to, for work. And they make you jump through so many hoops. You even have to pay for your own SMS verification now!
ARVIN · 122w
🎯🎯🎯
Carolyn · 122w
It’s been this way for far too long. I hope our children find a better way.
joe · 122w
I have 15 email accounts that I use pretty regularly, and have them in thunderbird. I never have any problem checking my email or sending from any of the accounts. None are gmail. Why did you choose to use gmail for your email addresses?
Bitcoin Wizard πŸ§™πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ · 122w
It has become a nightmare. Surprisingly, some people don't even use ad-blockers these days. How can you navigate the web in that way is a mystery to me πŸ˜…"
𝔼𝕣π•ͺπ•Ÿ 𝔹𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕔𝕠 · 122w
YES. I hate it so much. I appreciate those saying β€œNostr fixes this” but the part it doesn’t really fix (at the moment, anyway) is that emails are like this. I have several email addresses that are not Gmail and most of them I no longer use, but they are used in account recovery. So every on...
EL · 122w
You are not alone πŸ˜„
daedalus · 121w
Thanks for making this journey so much fun 🀩πŸ₯³πŸ§‘