Bozicus

joined 2 years ago
[–] Bozicus@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago

I think the most useful reconception is not to take “insertion” out of fields where it’s a useful, literal description, and instead, take it out of the realm of gender and sexuality, where it limits imagination. It’s 2023, and no one has to do things exactly like their parents did [at least once]. Unless they want to, in which case, great, but human bodies are extremely versatile.

…semi-relatedly, the issue with the kind of equipment I’m talking about is only partly terminology. It’s a category of similar items made by a variety of companies in different sizes and configurations, so standard terminology would not create standardization unless a lot of companies agreed to do it. It’s something where measurements often help, but there are also some more… innovative… designs where measurement is not applicable in the same way, and would be confusing.

[–] Bozicus@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago

Yep! I think it’s also a great example of how well a simple message can propagate. The whole emotional force of about six weeks of emotional drama has boiled down into eight letters, repeated by… what would you say, thousands?… of individuals.

[–] Bozicus@lemmy.one 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah, I am not sure if this is actually news. I got the impression from what Android Authority dug up that this new thing was going to be regular USD. It looks like they're going to be asking for bank account information and tax forms for anyone who wants to become eligible for payouts, and I don't know if they would be doing that for crypto...?

[–] Bozicus@lemmy.one 4 points 2 years ago

There's a difference between "incapable of understanding" and "doesn't have enough background information to understand." Are there people who can't understand certain tech concepts? Absolutely. But there are a lot more people who just miss the first rung on the ladder, and can't make it to the top. They can understand when they get the explanation from the ground up, but until then, they're stuck.

I see it happen a lot when tech people try to explain something that is brand new to the listener, because when you are already able to understand something at a high level, you forget to mention the first several rungs. It's usually a great explanation, it's just not an explanation the person on the ground can use.

...also, I don't think it's failure to understand login when every instance asks for a separate login if you don't navigate there through your own instance. It's a misunderstanding that results from experiencing the fediverse without understanding how it works, not a failure to grasp an abstract concept.

[–] Bozicus@lemmy.one 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

That's not strictly true, now. I found a good fountain pen community, and a few for knitting and embroidery, among other analog interests. Not everything is here, but the non-tech stuff is starting to trickle in.

[–] Bozicus@lemmy.one 4 points 2 years ago (4 children)

...is it bad that as a trans man who knows nothing about electrical connectors, I still find this rant relatable? You'd think there would be some kind of terminology for getting your equipment to play with your other equipment, but no, and don't even get me started on what happens when it has to interface with organic systems...

[–] Bozicus@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago

Welcome aboard!

[–] Bozicus@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

In case you haven't seen it elsewhere yet, I think the main source is this AndroidAuthority article:

https://www.androidauthority.com/reddit-contributor-program-3343397/

It's a leak rather than an announcement (I saw someone mention an announcement earlier, but couldn't find it), but IMO it is made more likely by Reddit's hints in the post about getting rid of gold, and it's also similar to something that has been done in a few crypto subs for a while.

[–] Bozicus@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago

I think it's Lemmy lemons at the moment. 🍋

[–] Bozicus@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago

The real business model here is to win the race to the bottom, and stream re-enactments on Twitch.

[–] Bozicus@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why? I mean, technologically, why couldn't a more standard payment platform work, and then just pass around those payments among instances? PayPal is not crypto, but you can use it almost anywhere online.

[–] Bozicus@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

You've lost me on the precise breakdown of growth types, but I don't think there's any kind of growth that can be sustained indefinitely without fundamental changes to a business. If you sell widgets, you are eventually going to hit the limit to how many widgets are going to be purchased anywhere, by anyone, and then you're going to have change something in order to grow.

And sure, I'll accept that it could be all right to grow past the point where your business model has to change. Some businesses do spread into multiple fields and do reasonably well in all of them, although at a certain point it might start violating anti-trust laws. My point is just that "infinite growth" as a long-term strategy can go down some bad roads, regardless of how innocent the starting point is. Even a benign tumor can be life-threatening if it grows in the wrong place, and I think that can apply to growing businesses as well.

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