@nprofile1q... I loved this passage:

The companies that once aimed to make good products and postured as democracy-loving and progressive now open ally themselves with fascists, actively enshittify the internet with slop, and force-feed us annoying AI features that nobody wants. In response, the new Luddites seek not to abandon technology entirely, but build new infrastructure that embraces proximity and in-person human relationships, instead of alienation and doom-scrolling.

@nprofile1q... yeah, this tracks my experience very closely. I was laid off shortly after expressing concerns that some of our LLM powered features were not production ready (but were shipped anyways). Another dev that was laid off along with me had been raising concerns about how agentic coding, while speeding up the code writing process, was just shifting the burden of work onto code review.

@nprofile1q... yep, it’s important to carefully read and evaluate a post (or toot) before boosting it. Is it accurate/do you agree with the message? Or if it’s a cat picture, always boost cat pictures 😸

@nprofile1q... I’m glad I left the heavily enshittified Facebook. But as you say, personal avoidance of their shitty products is no substitute for antitrust action against them.

@nprofile1q... I’ve also recently switched to Vivaldi and quite like it. I’ve been using it as my primary browser on my Pop!OS system as well as the mobile version on my iPhone

@nprofile1q... 🫠
I was able to figure out most of it, but “I can pipe the penny for you” has me stumped. 🤣

@nprofile1q... I hope the increased usage of Linux in the EU leads to more development of Accessibility tools for the platform.

@nprofile1q... you have a real gift for words. Thank you for bringing a good chuckle to my day, as I also struggle with the constant onslaught of AI crap.

@Alexandre Oliva @nprofile1q... @nprofile1q... @nprofile1q... that is such a great piece. It was incredible when I read it in December, and incredible rereading it now

@nprofile1q... yeah, the You shall not “(d) reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or otherwise attempt to learn the source code, structure or algorithms underlying the Editor, except to the extent required to be permitted under applicable law; (e) modify, translate or create derivative works of the Editor;” seems antithetical to the nature of open source software.

@nprofile1q... John Mastodon is a trans man. Many people know him by his former name, Joan Mastodon.