Meme image: Elon ducking his own tiny nub.

First: allow me to welcome all new members of LEMMY.

Seriously, whatever flavor you are federating from. And pardon me I have not read this entire thread of replies but I hope it is full of nothing but welcome!

Not all of Lemmy is political. A lot is though, so I can imagine that it may seem charged.

But what’s really happening here is that everything is… transparent. That’s why I’m here. If there is bias, it’s visible.

The trouble with the corporate alternatives is that their hidden bias is: control. Pardon the politics even here, but the fact is our society has never reflected a situation where one group exercises dictatorial control over almost everyone with complete immunity.

Because with all their creepy animated emoji things and predictive analytics they are putting folks asleep. Wake, work, isolate, Sleep. This is the bias of corporate social media. Emphasis on isolate.

So… welcome…

And enjoy. It’s nice to be a part of a place where people are more awake.

But under all interactions should be the vibe that we all in this together.

So welcome. Enjoy. Find you place and your people. Ignore posts that alarm or annoy you.

ED: Food? LUCY: I hope she leaves her bedroom door open so that when she leaves I can go through the closet and find the purrfect pump to urinate in.

I dare you to try this with my rescue.

And now do the same people see it as a vehicle that could possibly dismantle corporate social media hegemony?

That’s great!

I like it.

Totally agree. Just the first time I have seen the notation.

Hmph… I chose to see it as: LET ME, and I shall persist in this.

Thanks everyone for the comments. I have been educated.

So… when there is some controversy over an article in Lemmy it gets the strike though? How did this evolve?

Well… it just removes so much toxicity from the outset

Linux

End of conversation.

Challenging times require innovative solutions.

Replied privately.

What a kind and thoughtful reply this was. I have nurtured the notion of replying to you in the back of my mind and today we have a snow day. I will update you on the Fediverse project I offered in my Science Fiction course.

Drumroll…

It was a bust on one level.

I genuinely thought I would ignite passion for this work in one tenth of the class… or at the very least: INTEREST! And under that: curiosity.

None.

I did get folks to create accounts and explore and the oral presentations were filled with…

Drumroll…

It doesn’t work!

Or

It’s too hard to get to work.

Corporations have succeeded in creating the laziest generation. The most incurious batch of victims ever brewed up.

So… I did not start a revolution.

And neither did Luigi… but we tried to shine light into darkness.

Luckily my way involved zero murder.

And your and my conversation began with me just asking in how bad trouble might I get into for this attempt. The answer was zero. My students executed what they could with the bandwidth they had at the level to which they were accustomed to work.

Plus sides…

They did think critically. Many of them owned up to their own lack of patience and attention.

Some mentioned they they need more dopamine in their social media.

Which tells me they “got” the point but that they do not mind being scolded by the telescreen when they do not bend over far enough trying to touch their toes.

OpenStars, your discourse is not easily abandoned. Thank you so much for the intelligent responses and the concern you shared.

I do not have an active Fediverse project rolling this term. But I will likely come up with something for Spring. I’m thinking of ditching every book in my fiction class and having us read THE BOOK THEIF closely for spring.

I’d settle for the novelization of Inglurious Basterds… maybe we will write that as a creative project.

How could this country run so far afoul?

Here’s hoping your adventures in the Fediverse are numerous and satisfying.

Hah… that’s the way I sign off postal correspondence and it occurred to me I could stalk your avatar here and find these things out. I shall resist that impulse and hope you have time for a reply.

Could i put this os on a four year old moto g fast?

I’m new to being proactively data protective. Tell me more about graphene os?

It hasn’t been the same since Gygax. I played with the original pamphlets.

I didn’t return to mine until just this November.

Catch me up? What threats?