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Santiago Lema :amiga:<p>I clicked *once* on this message from WhatsApp to an Instagram link. (I have long deleted my FB / Insta account).</p><p>Remember when you could click on a link and see the information right away on a web page that didn’t load a Windows95 in code in code 3 times ?</p><p>In the end I can’t see it. Had to ask my wife to show me on her phone (with Instagram).</p><p><a href="https://masto.lema.org/tags/enshittifcation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enshittifcation</span></a></p>
Chris Lagasse<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://ruby.social/@gnoll110" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gnoll110</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pluralistic</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@shawnhooper" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>shawnhooper</span></a></span> Amazon is like 200+ steps deep in the <a href="https://suncoast.dev/tags/enshittifcation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enshittifcation</span></a> steps now, it’s just beyond absurd.</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/@enigmatico" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>enigmatico</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://udongein.xyz/users/lispi314" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lispi314</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ublog.kimapr.net/users/kimapr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kimapr</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://transfem.social/@bunnybeam" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bunnybeam</span></a></span> case in point:</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Bloatedness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bloatedness</span></a> was <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/notes/a2x3lafb4lky00q6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the original post</a> topic and yes, due to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechBros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechBros</span></a> <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BuildFastBreakThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuildFastBreakThings</span></a>"</em> mentality, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Bloatware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bloatware</span></a> is increasing given that a shitty bloated 50+MB <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WebApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WebApp</span></a>"</em> with like <a href="https://nwjs.io" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">nw.js</a> is easy to slap together (and yes I did so myself!) than to put in way more thought and effort (as you can see on the slow progression of <a href="https://infosec.space/@OS1337" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OS/1337</a>...</p></li><li><p>Yes, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Accessibility</span></a> is something that needs to be taken more seriously and it's good to see that there's at least some attemots at making <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accessibility</span></a> mandatory (at least in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a>, where I know from some insider that a big telco is investing a lot in that!) for a growng number of industries and websites...</p></li><li><p>And whilst one can slap an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RTX5090" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RTX5090</span></a> on any laptop that has a fully-functional <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ExpressCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExpressCard</span></a> slot (with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PCIe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PCIe</span></a> interface, using some janky adaptors!) that'll certainly not make sense beyond some <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CUDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CUDA</span></a> or other <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GPGPU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GPGPU</span></a>-style workloads as it's bottlenecked to a single PCIe lane of 2.0 (500MB/s) or just 1.0a(250MB/s) speeds.</p></li></ul><p>Needless to say there is a need to <em>THINN DOWN</em> things cuz the current speed of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Enshittifcation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Enshittifcation</span></a> and bloatedness combined with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AntiRepairDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiRepairDesign</span></a> and <em>overpriced yet worse <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a></em> in general makes it unsustainable for an ever increasing population!</p><ul><li><p>Not everyone wants (or even can!) indebt themselves just to have a phone or laptop!</p></li><li></li><li></li></ul><p>Should we aim for more <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FrugslComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FrugslComputing</span></a>"</em>? </p><ul><li>Abdolutely!</li></ul><p>Is it realistic to expect things to be in a perfectly accessible TUI that ebery screenreader can handle?</p><ul><li>No!</li></ul><p>That being said the apathy of consumers is real, and very frustrating:</p><p>People get nudged into accepting all the bs and it really pisses me off because they want me to look like ab outsider / asshole for not submitting to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/consumerism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumerism</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/unsustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unsustainable</span></a> shite...</p>
william.maggos<p>Our goal should be to maximize interoperability between <a href="https://liberal.city/tags/ActivityPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActivityPub</span></a> and <a href="https://liberal.city/tags/ATproto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATproto</span></a>. I have serious doubts about <a href="https://liberal.city/tags/bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bluesky</span></a> but if it could feel seamless communicating between the two, we'd maximize our preparedness for any future <a href="https://liberal.city/tags/enshittifcation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enshittifcation</span></a>. And along the way, refusal to make this work will quickly expose any bad actors. <a href="https://liberal.city/tags/SocialWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialWeb</span></a></p><p>To start, let's build <a href="https://liberal.city/tags/bridgyfed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bridgyfed</span></a> into both apps and add a notification on both when your account is connected. Crazy I know but maybe even connect by default...</p>
Feoh<p>Can I just take a moment to express my old man shouts at cloud rage at <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> and <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/NYT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYT</span></a> for taking a big old <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/enshittifcation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enshittifcation</span></a> dookie on one of my favorite mediums? (<a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Podcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Podcasting</span></a>).</p><p>I DO NOT WANT you putting <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/podcasts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>podcasts</span></a> behind a paywall. Want to offer me extra goodies for paying? GREAT! But keep them free for all the folks who can't pay.</p>