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Thanks! (lemmy.world)

This is corny, but thanks for being awesome! It feels so nice to see this community grow out of a shared vision of what the internet should be.

Standing up my little instance has been a blast! I'm not quite done with it, but your combined enthusiasm gives me hope for the future of the internet. 😊

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[-] code@lemmy.mayes.io 54 points 1 year ago

As an old fart it pretty cool to see some moving back to how things were. Smaller more personal spaces run by people instead of corporations.

[-] tburkhol@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Fellow old fart. I remember having to call my buddy so he could hook his family's phone line to his bbs before I'd dial in. I remember standing up a web server in the days where you could find all the new sites on a page at NCSA or CERN. When there was a literal directory of the WWW.

The corps definitely made it easier to get out there, and thank god for online shopping, but the dream of connecting with random people on the other side of the world never had banner ads or unskippable video propaganda.

[-] maiskanzler@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Oh wow, thanks for your perspective!

Regarding your last point: My chinese-made e-scooter can't be readily used right after you buy it. You have to:

  • download the app
  • register an account
  • sign away your soul and firstborn in the privacy and TOS agreement
  • Watch a several minute long & UNSKIPPABLE intro video
  • Finally unlock/activate your scooter

Especially the video felt super dystopian. As if I were not a conscious person, but an asset that needed training.

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