honestly I'm just as bad as you are if not worse. i sometimes will run them through a little fabric pinch in my pants I'm wearing to hold them for a moment.

my arms have been scratched many times for my stupidity on that one. 😅 my mouth might be safer place, actually. lol

...pardon?

you automatically assume I'm some weird corporate drone? you're not exactly making your case very clear and you sound patronizing.

I'm not entirely certain who this rant is for, but i can't imagine anyone who is labeled as a "consumer of the internet and not a citizen" is going to take you seriously.

and for that matter, those with good heads on their shoulders won't either.

Stop blaming random people for the bullshit that corporations do and get away with. you're pointing fingers at the wrong people and it makes your cause look fabricated.

Better tech education would definitely help take some power away from corporations

If you truly believe that, then vilifying more "simple" and less tech-savvy individuals is not the way to do it. Don't be angry that they click on ads. Be angry that they've been poisoned to think that behavior is normal on the internet.

Education is absolutely possible for those new to things like the fediverse. But education doesn't work when you use those labels for people. It widens the gap, it doesn't close it.

I'm not sure that categorizing people as "normies" is a great idea. nor is it a way to entice new people and voices to join and learn how to use the fediverse so that it can become a more reliable place.

i think blaming enshittification on "normies" is a lot easier than holding greedy corporations accountable for directly making everything worse. it's surely easier, but the real issue remains unchecked.

if anything, it's a good thing that more people are learning how much better the fediverse is. it helps the fediverse get stronger, not weaker.

"us" vs "them" is not a mindset that will produce anything except cesspools of toxicity. at least imho.

what exactly does that mean?

that dog coffee cup is very adorable in concept, but if you're someone that mixes your drinks with other things, it will be annoying to stir.

dude WHAT?! this is so exciting! =O

they're carefully wording a strong email as we speak. a very strong email.

Bucket% sounds awesome, honestly. i feel like I can hear the sound effects just from the ui and screenshot.

thanks for sharing this. i look forward to more.

great little controller. 8bitdo has a knack for small controllers that feel good in the hand.

I'm currently playing with a wired 360 controller, myself. its old and creaky and kinda scratched up but it works gorgeously still!

you can still redeem them right now