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Yet another Twitter refugee.
I am so grateful, Trump survived the assassination attempt… so this misogynist racist can now lose to the woman of color.
“We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It's easy to say ‘It's not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.’ Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes.”
- Fred Rogers
Fancy that. Too bad I just handed in the proofs of my next book, The Web We Weave. Woulda had another footnote...
Majorities in most countries surveyed say social media is good for democracy https://pewrsr.ch/3SREz4v
Majorities in most countries surveyed say social media is good for democracy

Across 27 countries surveyed, people generally see social media as more of a good thing than a bad thing for democracy.

Pew Research Center
In a world where the gap between the privileged and the marginalized widens, remember that justice is not just a concept, but a call to action. Let's bridge divides with empathy, fight for equality, and ensure everyone's voice is heard. #SocialJustice #Equality #Inclusion #JusticeForAll

Another stupid hot take about the Fediverse. This time courtesy of Megan McArdle from the Washington Post.

Apparently, Mastodon is doomed because it solves problems most users don't care about.

Just like Linux is a failure—because only hobbyists and IT professionals use it.

Except—unknown to Megan—Linux is a huge success which runs on everything (including your router).

Also Megan seems unaware that the *actual* problem with social media really is centralization.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/01/17/twitter-mastodon-replacement-social-media/

Twitter might be replaced, but not by Mastodon or other imitators

Twitter's successor will probably be something not much like Twitter at all.

The Washington Post
The Jan. 6 social-media memo will be used by the crazy Republicans to create more legislation like crazy Texas' and Florida's to impose their speech on platforms and us. Be careful what you wish for, blaming Twitter for Trump.
Of course, they are.
Conservatives Are Panicking About AI Bias, Think ChatGPT Has Gone 'Woke' https://www.vice.com/en/article/93a4qe/conservatives-panicking-about-ai-bias-years-too-late-think-chatgpt-has-gone-woke via @motherboard
Conservatives Are Panicking About AI Bias, Think ChatGPT Has Gone 'Woke'

All AI systems carry biases, and ChatGPT allegedly being "woke" is far from the most dangerous one.

Took off from Austin, Texas, US.
Privacy Update: Proton's newly published Malware Guide

@privacy,do @decentralize.today #Privacy Update: Proton's newly published #Malware Guide @ProtonPrivacy #protonvpn read how to avoid attacks

Decentralize.Today
Read every word of this banger from @pluralistic. It captures perfectly what I've been thinking about Mastodon, Twitter, the Fediverse, social networks, and the web generally. https://pluralistic.net/2022/12/23/semipermeable-membranes/#free-as-in-puppies
Pluralistic: What the fediverse (does/n’t) solve (23 Dec 2022) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow