Jyoti MishraJun 22, 2023

If email was invented now, it'd be something like:

WeMailâ„¢ by Meta

and be totally walled. You're either on it or not and if you're not, no email addy for you! You just have zero email service.

IRL, people understand that you can have email provided by Gmail or Microsoft or Apple. Many servers! That doesn't hurt their brains.

The fact that so many think Mast is "complicated" is not because they're stupid but because walled-gardens have ruled for the last 15+ years.

Time to change that.

Show threadsmells of bikesJun 22, 2023
@Jyoti I've used the "well how much care did you use in choosing your email server" with pretty good results in talking to people about choosing a mastodon server, because most of the time they don't even remember how they chose it, as it in theory doesn't matter.
(in practice of course it matters a lot, and that's also a useful conversation to have.)
Show threadJyoti MishraJun 22, 2023

@smellsofbikes

This is sadly fitting for me as I've been on Gmail since 2005 and now I want to make sure all that history of mine isn't held hostage by Google.

Show threadsmells of bikesJun 22, 2023
@Jyoti Same, and now I'm the proud owner of a proton email account, specifically because of reading about google handing over gchat logs about people's health care to law enforcement.
Show threadJyoti MishraJun 22, 2023

@smellsofbikes

I shall now check out Proton, thank you!

Show threadsmells of bikesJun 22, 2023
@Jyoti proton.me -- so far they've been okay. (You might want to read up on them a bit, though: I think it's probably a good idea to have the place that handles your email in another country than you're in, but tbh I'm just some dude, not an actual expert in this.)
Show threadJyoti MishraJun 22, 2023

@smellsofbikes

Dare I ask the Bing AI about Proton?

😂

Show threadsmells of bikesJun 22, 2023
@Jyoti This smacks of culture jamming, and I really like it. (What does happen if you ask AI 1 to criticize AI 2? Is this the modern version of Captain Kirk's logic bomb: defuse the AI threat by getting them all mad at each other?)
Show threadJyoti MishraJun 22, 2023

@smellsofbikes

Well, that didn't last long...

#BingAI

Show threadsmells of bikesJun 22, 2023
@Jyoti Hee hee I love this. This is the correct way to interact with AI.
Show threadJyoti MishraJun 22, 2023

@smellsofbikes

I'm hoping, post-Singularity, to be the equivalent of a pet cat for some whimsical AI: I shall be an absolute arsehole but also adorable and deserving of head pats and the odd sardine.

I already have the 4am zoomies...

Show threadFloaty Birb
@Jyoti @smellsofbikes If there is an AI singularity, the best we can hope for is that the AIs decide to treat us like pet cats.
Jun 22, 2023 at 3:35amWeb