NodeBB and other forum software have added activityPub integration on their dev roadmaps, so you might see it become a thing again. Personally I don’t want to create a new forum account for every thing I’m interested in.

I agree. But candidly I feel like there are bots that contribute to the voting.

Fair points. Though how could you say for sure that WhatsApp doesn’t have a backdoor in place?

USA, Germany, Russia, Iran, China, Brazil, and other have tried to or have banned Telegram at various points of time in the past decade because of their concern they can’t access Telegram data. You can’t say the same for WhatsApp. That suggests WhatsApp isn’t as secure as they say.

I would suggest using something easier like Linux Mint next time you give Linux a try.

Maybe I’m unlucky

The door close button does nothing in Canada but in the middle east it actually works immediately. I was shocked when I tried in the middle east I used to just do it for fun in Canada.

Yes, what you’re describing is called the “Social Structure of Accumulation” in Political Economic theory.

I’d argue that too. Empirically en aggregate though.

So I agree that’s how it works with businesses under Anglo-Saxon style capitalism, but I disagree with that’s how it works across the world with large companies. There are large multinational corporations that are ethical. Not as successful in profitability as Microsoft, but they are more successful ethically and better for society.

Cutthroat is an understatement. He did a lot of illegal stuff in the USA and internationally because governments had no idea how he was exploiting them/breaking commercial law. He also bribed hundreds of governments and stifled innovation. The world would be a better place without him.

Feels like AOT where I should have started after the series finished…

Demon Slayer is pretty addicting. Fourth season just finished.

This site is full of neolibs posting propaganda on the World News sub. It’s annoying.