Thank you for saying this! The Linux virtue signaling is so strong around here that it really is off putting. Like, we get it. You’re a super duper computer person that’s super duper smart and has made the smartest of smart choices in your OS.
Honestly, reddits API change was an awful thing to do but my phone usage has plummeted since then. I’ve been trying Lemmy but it’s not been an easy 1:1 replacement and I find myself not engaging or feeling so invested in conversations and content as much.
That works in my favor, though, because I really have been spending way too much time looking at screens anyway.
I’ve rode in the back of something similar. Don’t be jealous. The cage really decreases the ability to appreciate getting to ride in one.
" I feel like this is where people who can, and actually do, read and understand everything before responding are hanging out."
Don’t worry, me and other new users will get that corrected ASAP!
But for real, the users and vibe here seem far less caustic and I’m enjoying it. It’s been a nice journey recognizing that I want hooked on Reddit because of content so much as because of the dopamine hit I got from endlessly scrolling through a lot of low effort content.
I think security warnings are kind of like cancer warnings in the state of California. If virtually everything causes cancer then warnings become just a normalized part of life.
I wasn’t trying to make any personal attack or really even be snarky or whatever. My attempt at humor just didn’t land.
Dad Laws dictate that when my children ask, “Can I have a popcicle?” that I must reply with, “I dunno, can you?”
Edit: Oops! Just saw that you weren’t replying to me. The thread makes more sense now.
Huh, TIL that my old person trait is being petty and plainly wrong.
I think this is the real thing. If online companies don’t match the extremely ridiculous and luck they had during the pandemic then they are doing “worse” even if they are doing just fine.
All of them also seem to be focused more on short term gains over long term losses (i.e. meeting quarterly goals by raising rates but driving away otherwise good customers and completely disregarding the benefit of customer loyalty.).
That’s been a barrier for me. I came from Baconreader. Scroll, tap, see the meme and the comments. It bugs me that Connect makes me take an extra step.