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Molly WhiteGreat piece on BlueSky and enshittification by @pluralistic. “I will never again devote my energies to building up an audience on a platform whose management can sever my relationship to that audience at will.”
Read more: https://www.mollywhite.net/micro/entry/bluesky-enshittification
Cory’s piece: https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/02/ulysses-pact/
Molly White
Great piece on BlueSky and enshittification by Cory Doctorow. “I will never again devote my energies to building up an audience on a platform whose management can sever my relationship to that audience at will.” I also really appreciate his point that it’s not the blockchain venture capital that leads to enshittification, it’s the venture capital. Cory is a fellow POSSE-er (and major inspiration to me when I adopted the practice), and has opted not to use Bluesky. Personally, I’ve gone the route of using the platforms that interest me, even the enshittification-prone ones like Bluesky and Threads, but hedging my bets by plugging them into my POSSE system where they can just as easily be unplugged if need be.
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Scott JensonThere is a huge untapped market of #retired technology folks. I'm curious if anyone knows of any groups the help match up tech talent with #opensource or #nonprofit organizations. Please boost for reach.
Dan GillmorIf you use Adobe, you really should stop. https://9to5mac.com/2024/06/06/change-to-adobe-terms-amp-conditions/
Em 
If you feel disheartened by Adobe's news today 😔💔
I know change can be hard but
I would love to point you to a couple of great alternatives you will get used to in no time:
Replace Photoshop with -> @Krita 🖌️
Replace Illustrator with -> @inkscape 🖋️
Why? Because of this: https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/06/06/adobes-new-terms-of-service-unacceptably-gives-them-access-to-all-of-your-projects-for-free
If you know any other great
Adobe software replacements,
please list them below to help others 👇
#Privacy #Adobe #Photoshop #Illustrator #Krita #Inkscape #OpenSource
Mandu 🥟can't tell me this isn't skilled labor 🥑💨
Adam Gessaman 
Alt Text Hall of FameA few extra seconds of your time it takes to add a good image description can really improve someone's day.
"To a totally blind person like me it means a lot to have a picture in my mind of your images, especially the animal pics."
"I don't know what it is, but as a blind user it's making me emotional to be able to actually interact with content."