Bahadır ErdemJun 13, 2023
kira :3
2022: what if you had to find an alternative to twitter
2023: what if you had to find an alternative to reddit, discord, youtube, every single search engine, and microsoft windows
Jun 12, 2023 at 7:09pmWeb
Show threadcthrnJun 12, 2023
@chrisisgr8 praying and hoping
Show threadKrishean DraconisJun 12, 2023
@chrisisgr8
2024: what if you had to find an alternative to the internet because the whole thing is just completely ruined
Show threadTsutsuku (he/they)Jun 12, 2023
@krishean @chrisisgr8 2025: what if you had to find an alternative to the entire planet because the whole thing is just completely ruinied
Show threadUrusanJun 13, 2023
@Tsutsuku @krishean @chrisisgr8 We've got you covered with the OpenEarth project!
Show threadLog 🪵Jun 13, 2023
@Tsutsuku @krishean @chrisisgr8 2026: Fungus party! Woo! I'm a' capture me some carbon. All. Post-Anthropocene Era. Long.
Show threadI TRIED TO TELL YOUJun 13, 2023
@Tsutsuku @krishean @chrisisgr8 As Adams noted: “There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.”
Show threadTsutsuku (he/they)Jun 13, 2023
@4d3fect @krishean @chrisisgr8
I find it hard to believe that the Universe is "for" anything or has a reason. It just kinda is.
Show threadAleggraJun 13, 2023

@Tsutsuku @4d3fect @krishean @chrisisgr8

It’s funny you say this. It’s what I’ve believed since I was a kid. I think my Catholic upbringing pushed me in that direction.

I began to suspect the nuns in Catechism were full of it when I wanted to know how they knew the Virgin Mary was really a virgin. They told my mother that if I asked anymore questions, I’d be thrown out. That’s when I knew something was off.

I was 8yrs old for chrissakes.

Show threadTsutsuku (he/they)Jun 13, 2023
@Aleggra @4d3fect @krishean @chrisisgr8
Yeah, I had some god-awful (hah) experiences growing up with Christian fundamentalists myself. I've heard it said a dozen times but it bears repeating, there is no hate like Christian love
Show threadI TRIED TO TELL YOUJun 13, 2023
@Tsutsuku @krishean @chrisisgr8 Agreed. This was more sort of a joke anyway.
Show threadAleggraJun 13, 2023

@Tsutsuku @krishean @chrisisgr8

No problem. Musky just discovered a new planet that supposedly has water or mud. He’s not sure, yet.

If he takes all of his fans, wives, children and mistresses with him, we might have a state about the size of Rhode Island left completely empty 😏

Show threadTsutsuku (he/they)Jun 13, 2023
@Aleggra @krishean @chrisisgr8
idk some of his kids don't like him very much and I don't think they should have to go if they don't want to
Show threadAleggraJun 15, 2023

@Tsutsuku @krishean @chrisisgr8

Didn’t think of that. But you’re right. Tusk’s kids are welcome to stay on planet earth — especially the trans one. She hates him.

Btw: what’s Musky’s deal with the letter X? He’s such a weirdo and not in a good way.

Show thread@batyalee 🌿Jun 13, 2023
@Tsutsuku @krishean @chrisisgr8 Don’t Look Up!
Show threadpivotman319 🦊  Jun 12, 2023
@krishean @chrisisgr8 perhaps we should've gone back to Usenet
Show threadKrishean DraconisJun 12, 2023
@winload_exe @chrisisgr8 irc is still around, that's still an option (and always will be)
Show threadKen McCannJun 13, 2023
@krishean @winload_exe @chrisisgr8 /mode #mastodon +b *!*@twitter.com
Show threadKrishean DraconisJun 13, 2023
@kenmccann @winload_exe @chrisisgr8 oh no that brings back memories lol
Show threadNickJun 12, 2023
@winload_exe @krishean @chrisisgr8 I'm considering it.
Show threadPanegyr  Jun 13, 2023
@winload_exe usenet is currently growing by about 200TB/day, it’s not completely dead
Show threadPaul CarsonJun 13, 2023
@winload_exe @krishean @chrisisgr8 Usenet, IRC,and GeoCities.
Show threadSinbadTheSailorJun 12, 2023
@krishean @chrisisgr8 I totally was shopping for a reference book this morning because I can't find anything with Google anymore.
Show threadDerick RethansJun 12, 2023
@SinbadTheSailor @krishean @chrisisgr8 What has gone wrong with Google? It's been absolutely useless lately.
Show threadTransitBikerJun 12, 2023
@derickr @SinbadTheSailor @krishean @chrisisgr8 web crawlers stuck?
Show threadnaught101Jun 13, 2023
@TransitBiker @derickr @SinbadTheSailor @krishean @chrisisgr8 give it a whack on the side, it'll come good
Show threadkira :3Jun 13, 2023

@derickr @SinbadTheSailor @krishean Business goals have gone wrong with google. Everything they do now is about whatever increases engagement; search doesn't have to turn up 'real' results because people will use it anyway, maybe they'll click a few pages back and see a few more ads, and maybe the content-churner sites that come up first use google's ads. Search seems to run everything through the same sort of algorithm that has youtube turning up hard right channels, incels, etc, estimating how close your query was to something they'd rather show you (something "popular" that gets a lot of engagement) instead of what you asked for. It's the same north star that guided their layoffs, the meme-tier AI shitfest at that last press conference they had, the grotesque harmony of google news with right-flavored sensationalist clickbait, etc.

The short answer for anything google does now is that if it gets a click, keeps a user on a google product for longer, or gets an extra dollar, that's why

Show threadJustin ⏚Jun 13, 2023
@chrisisgr8 @derickr @SinbadTheSailor @krishean Not even limited to Google, that's all of 'em.
Show threadJune 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵Jun 13, 2023
@derickr @SinbadTheSailor @krishean @chrisisgr8 I always guess it is: SEO to the point of no return, as well as the need to show ads constantly
Show threadAlex SchrankJul 3, 2023
@Guildz @derickr @SinbadTheSailor @krishean @chrisisgr8 This is my bet. Low-quality websites gamed the system faster than Google could catch up.
Show threadDerick RethansJul 3, 2023
@ischrankthekids @Guildz @SinbadTheSailor @krishean @chrisisgr8 It's mostly the ads and other promoted stuff everywhere, I think.
Show threadCreature from the Blue NagoonJun 13, 2023
@derickr @SinbadTheSailor @krishean @chrisisgr8
The question "what has gone wrong with Google?" is an excellent question. It's the kind of question we must ask in these times. Here we will examine this question and its answers but first it's important to acknowledge what Google is. Google is a web search engine that helps to find answers. But sometimes you can't find the answers and that leads us to ask questions such as the one we that has led you here, to this page. But first...
Show threadAtzJun 13, 2023
@SinbadTheSailor @krishean @chrisisgr8
You need to scroll past the first page of ads these days...
Show threadBoneHouseWasps🔶🇬🇧🇪🇺Jun 13, 2023
@atzanteol @SinbadTheSailor @krishean @chrisisgr8 Amazon's been like that for ages of course and now ebay is going the same way.
Show threadstrwbrryJenJun 13, 2023
@krishean @chrisisgr8 welcome to the 1980s my friend, itll be like back to the future but ass backwards instead
Show threadLars BrinkhoffJun 13, 2023
@krishean @chrisisgr8 Bring back Arpanet.
Show threadالحرية لفلسطين חופש לפלסטיןJun 13, 2023

@krishean @chrisisgr8 Can you imagine a world without the Internet? *shudder*

(I use it too much, so don't think I'm not criticising myself.)

Show threadJLSigmanJun 13, 2023
@krishean @chrisisgr8 lolsob
Show threadmifanJun 13, 2023
@krishean @chrisisgr8 I swear I may even have to go outside. Brrr...
Show threadDoughnut Lollipop 【記録係】  Jun 14, 2023
@krishean @chrisisgr8 The future will be Freenet, Tor, I2P, and Ipfs.
Show threadRhianaHJun 14, 2023
@krishean @chrisisgr8 do you mean I'd have to go outside and talk to people IRL instead? I dunno seems kinda suss
Show threadJonathanJun 12, 2023

@chrisisgr8 too real 😭

Honestly Reddit has been the hardest one for me so far, really struggling without it today

Show threadkira :3Jun 12, 2023
@jonoor it was definitely a good site to just open with no objective
Show threadMusserJun 13, 2023
@jonoor @chrisisgr8 Lemmy have filled that gap in my life. You just need some time to build up all the communities you’re interested in. But as more and more people join it’s definitely a competent replacement for Reddit.
Show threadClaudeJun 13, 2023
@musser @jonoor @chrisisgr8 lemmy?
Show threadClaudeJun 13, 2023
@musser @jonoor @chrisisgr8 oooooh! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemmy_(software)
Nice!
Lemmy (software) - Wikipedia

Show threadlinaJun 12, 2023
@chrisisgr8 idk reddit, but matrix/revolt/irc/xmpp, youtube: piped, invidious, cloudtube, full alternative: odysee/ lbry, peertube,
Search: libreX or searX, windows: linux😘❤️❤️❤️
Show threadkira :3Jun 12, 2023
@lina hm, thanks for posting some alternatives :3
Show threadMOVING > https://cooltrans.men/SympathyTeaJun 12, 2023
@lina @chrisisgr8 theres Raddle and Kbin as alternatives to Reddit, Lemmy is also posted alot but the person that made Lemmy is a tankie and pretty open about being a bigot
I haven't personally checked out Kbin but Raddle is okay, if a bit scuffed here in terms of UX and there, but still usable
Show threadCurrentBiasJun 12, 2023
@chrisisgr8 feels like christmas, I mean late stage capitalism
Show threadTrish (old account)Jun 12, 2023
@chrisisgr8 The World Book is still in print
Show threadChuckRocksoJun 13, 2023

@Topofmyvoice @chrisisgr8

I still have a set! Though it's a little dated now.

Show threadJoyographicJun 12, 2023
@chrisisgr8 Time to go back to Web 1
Show threadClaudeJun 13, 2023
@joyographic @chrisisgr8 I've been wanting to have a personal website again for some time now. And I'm this close to just writing the code myself.
Show threadClaudeJun 14, 2023
@joyographic @chrisisgr8 so I'm lazy and not in the mood to get back to barebone xhtml/CSS so I'm back on a self-hosted WordPress install. Sorry to let you down...
Show threadJoyographicJun 14, 2023
@switch @chrisisgr8 If you're self-hosting you're doing better than 99% of the population. I'm making my own website too with a C++ based renderer and emscripten...
Show threadAmy HoyJun 12, 2023
@chrisisgr8 😩😩😩
Show threadGorgeous na Shock!Jun 12, 2023

@chrisisgr8 I jumped the Windows ship a long time ago and I just kinda feel bad for the folks still deep enough in denial to still be caught by it. Kinda like I feel bad for the folks who feel trapped on Twitter. 😞

EDIT: Same actually applies to Discord and now Reddit, I guess, too...

Show threadGearliciousJun 13, 2023
@indigoparadox @chrisisgr8 Windows 10 *LTSC* isn't all that bad. And not everyone can jump ship because of poor experience you get on Linux when it comes to hardware support and complexity troubleshooting when things don't work out of the box.
Show threadOctoFloofy Jun 13, 2023
@gearlicious @indigoparadox @chrisisgr8 true, for me my capture cards sound didnt work on Linux. OBS didnt show any audio source. Also my VR headset doesnt really have any Linux support. There is some open source program available but the performance while testing was always worse than my most used alternative which only works on Windows. Also some games i play simply wont work with Linux.
Show threadMadMike77Jun 13, 2023
@octofloofy @chrisisgr8 @gearlicious @indigoparadox
Jumping ships all in one go isn't a good idea either.
When I did my first steps toward Linux it was on a cheap laptop. At first just for internet stuff, then office, then programming. Later I found some games are working fine too...
Today I do everything on Linux.