(what is understood need not be discussed)
https://v2.jacky.wtf/post/9a3f803a-9482-43b8-b8f4-1dbff7a13178
Stop using Google Chrome.
Google Chrome is moving to remove autonomy from Web users. Excuse me while I purge it from my machines. Please remember - it’s a “open source” “project” (commerically provided product) whose goal is to not to “affect our [Google’s] ability to customize ads and/or could block ads online, which would harm our business” (from their SEC 10-K filing).
Google Chrome is not built for people; it’s built for Google, by Google. You are their bank.
I have yet to really come to terms with my extreme disappointment with the tech industry. Not just with the "techlash," but with many more personal things:
- burning out on being an open-source maintainer
- realizing that the browser industry is brutal and uncompetitive
- noticing how many tech influencers are just seeking out social media validation through Twitter or GitHub
- realizing that the frontend JS community is largely fad-driven rather than evidence-driven
I could go on
Facebook wants up to 30% of fan subscriptions vs Patreon’s 5%
https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/26/facebook-vs-patreon/
Fuck Facebook. Do not use this
Facebook will drive a hard bargain with influencers and artists judging by the terms of service for the social network’s Patreon-like Fan Subscriptions feature that lets people pay a monthly fee for access to a creator’s exclusive content. The policy document attained by TechCrunch show…