It isn't necessary to have an opinion on every single subject. I try not to let that hold me back though.
I like the idea of being anonymous so people only judge me on what I say or do, but if you have made the effort to read this; Hi, my name is Kris.
Frankfurt / Liverpool
@usluck
That's a Bollerwagen, they are still used for transporting kids or beer on Father's day all over Germany.
#CalvinAndHobbes by #BillWatterson for January 18, 2024 - GoComics
#Bezzle (n):
1. "the magic interval when a confidence trickster knows he has the money he has appropriated but the victim does not yet understand that he has lost it" (#JKGabraith)
2. #Uber
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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:
https://pluralistic.net/2023/08/09/accounting-gimmicks/#unter
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This week, I went over to Bluesky and asked people who'd left Mastodon why they left, and lots of people told me. I grabbed the replies and crunched them and wrote up a summary. I think it's really interesting and often kind of wrenching.
https://erinkissane.com/mastodon-is-easy-and-fun-except-when-it-isnt
Me too. I eagerly embraced Facebook and Google in the late 2000s, but by the time Instagram was getting bigger in 2012-4 I thought it was just for narcissists. Losing trust in FAAMG happened about this time too.
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