Dan GillmorI am a huge fan of Margaret Sullivan's work, and this piece about Musk is spot on -- except that she almost completely undermines her argument by continuing to pour her work into the deadbird site.
ᴚ uɐᗡ@dangillmor "almost"?
I'm sorry.
Brian WooleySeconded. Ain’t no “almost” about it.
*The* Paul BrownBut this is so common in the content of The Guardian -- and other supposedly progressive news outlets.
They warn of the dangers of of social media platforms controlled by magalomaniacal oligarchs, but still feed it with content. They talk of how Facebook influences elections and promotes hate in exchange for $$$, but when Threads came out, they couldn't promote it enough;
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They lament how programmed obsolescence leads to e-waste that ends up in landfills and pollutes our water, but every time a new Apple or Samsung phone comes out, they cannot glowingly review it fast enough.They explain how big tech tries to control every aspect of our lives, but seem to be unable to live without their Macbooks and Microsoft Office suites.
Or these so-called experts are really clueless, or they are hypocrites.
Delric@Bro666 @dangillmor iPhones aren’t planned obsolescence just because a new one comes out. The prior ones have the longest useful lifespan confirmed by having the highest resale value if you so choose, but most don’t and simply use the, for years to come. Can’t say the same about the knockoffs and clones, which go to a drawer.
@ NovaNaturalist HAS ALSO MOVED@Bro666 @dangillmor not only couldn't they promote it enough, they worked very hard to rubbish the fediverse.
Right!
"Ooooh! Having to choose an instance makes it impossibly complicated!"
What a bunch of corporate bootlicking wankers, I tell you.
@Bro666 @dangillmor Guardian journalists: "We don't like Twitter because its set up to promote hatred."
Also Guardian journalists: "We don't like Mastodon because its not *exactly* the same as Twitter"
LAUREN@dangillmor They all do. I want to know what their endgame is, if they have one. Where is the line in the sand?
StopForTea@dangillmor I've emailed her about that very thing, perhaps everyone should too. The Guardian writers can be emailed at - "first name dot last name at theguardian dot com". eg [email protected]