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XMPP vs everything else (discuss.privacyguides.net)

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/40286422

Is UX/UI and marketing really the reason XMPP lags behind Signal/Matrix/Telegram?

Matrix is going Freemium and WhatsApp is adding ads, which is sparking the annual "time to leave [app]" threads.

Users don't care that much about privacy, but they do care about enshittification, so XMPP not being built for it shouldn't be a problem.

Meanwhile, I've heard for years that XMPP has solved a lot of the problems that lead more popular apps to fail.

Is it really just a marketing/UX/UI problem?

If XMPP had a killer app with all the features that Signal/Whatsapp/Telegram has, would it have as many users?

If not, why does it keep getting out-adopted by new apps and protocols?

[-] underline960@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 days ago

"Balefire? You stopped balefire? Nothing should be able to do that."

"It's just a weave," Perrin said.

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Carry the five... (sh.itjust.works)

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/40177803

wizards are nerds. warlocks have a phone in their sleeve. sorcerers are on the spectrum

Original post from 2024-05-02.

bsky: @centuriichan.bsky.social

[-] underline960@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago

I barely know anything about you or the service, but your posts in that thread actively drive me away from it.

[-] underline960@sh.itjust.works 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Reminds me of the 'murder is okay' meme.

Edit: this one.

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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by underline960@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

I want to celebrate those moments when people on the fediverse get together to meme in the comments, like:

But each line is contributed by a different user.

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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/39866285

or dont😳🥵🥵🥵

Original post from 2024-04-02.

bsky: @centuriichan.bsky.social

[-] underline960@sh.itjust.works 75 points 1 week ago

I also feel dumb now because of this child I've never met.

But now I'm flashbacking to being on a schoolbus and holy fuck those walls are thin.

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[-] underline960@sh.itjust.works 61 points 2 weeks ago

Without knowing more about you, it's hard to say anything for sure. I can make a bunch of guesses.

One possibility: you didn't cultivate your relationships as well as you thought. A lot of guys sink all of their "intimate relationship energy" into their partner, instead of spreading some out to friends and family members.

Maybe your ex ran a successful long-term hit campaign on you. That would fit with the cheating and the emotional abuse.

Maybe it's due to the period of life that your friends are in. If everyone's in their early 30s, they're probably dealing with climate change, economic stress, children, etc. Doesn't leave a lot of emotional bandwidth for someone you don't already have deep ties with.

Maybe it's a broader cultural thing. Guys tend to get the short end of the stick in general with breakups. We still don't teach boys and men to explicitly emotionally support each other. We still don't, as a society, emotionally support boys and men in general. Single dads get custody far less often, etc etc.

I'm not blaming you or exonerating you. Your situation sucks and knowing all the possible whys and wherefores probably won't help you as much as figuring out what to do next.

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I've had multiple family members deployed to active warzones.

Whenever we talked about war, it was never about politics. It was always "X's tour is supposed to finish next month," or "I heard something happened near [town], wasn't X deployed near there?"

I know how everyone talks about it on the internet, but what is it like for you at home?

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(Ignore) (lemmy.ml)

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/38999165

One of the major reasons for the iconic fencing pose was to help reduce your hitbox 🤺🤺🤺

Original post from 2024-01-15.

bsky: @centuriichan.bsky.social

[-] underline960@sh.itjust.works 47 points 3 weeks ago

Well there's your problem.

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They are sisters (sh.itjust.works)

Sauce: Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi

(A Ninja and an Assassin Living Together)

[-] underline960@sh.itjust.works 45 points 3 weeks ago

Sounds less like "protecting your privacy" and more like "letting you know when the government is violating your privacy."

[-] underline960@sh.itjust.works 62 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Tl;dr: Because we haven't created a safety standard for it.

The lack of an Underwriters Laboratories (UL) standard is perhaps the biggest obstacle to the adoption of balcony solar. The company certifies the safety of thousands of household electrical products; according to Iowa State University, “every light bulb, lamp, or outlet purchased in the US usually has a UL symbol and says UL Listed.” This assures customers that the product follows nationally recognized guidelines and can be used without the risk of a fire or shock.

!savedyouaclick@lemmy.world

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[-] underline960@sh.itjust.works 37 points 1 month ago

Just curious, why?

Are we expecting the original to get deleted?

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[-] underline960@sh.itjust.works 83 points 1 month ago

Well that's a rude thing to say to your... girlfriend?

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