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Elon Musk wants to save Western civilization from empathy in c/technology@lemmy.today

[–] doug@lemmy.today 7 points 5 hours ago

I know we’re fucked anyways, but I will celebrate SO. MUCH. when he dies, when Trump dies, when Mitch McConnell dies. I just know I will be feeling so much joy.

Digg is about to be rebooted. Thoughts? in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] doug@lemmy.today 3 points 5 hours ago

Yeah the chasing profit is what ultimately dooms public forums.

Hey Reddit, how's it going? Reddit: in c/reddit@lemmy.world

[–] doug@lemmy.today 2 points 5 hours ago

My account there is 19 years old and I’m starting to spend more time on Lemmy than I am Reddit.

My forum timeline’s been webcomic/livejournal forums > ytmnd & digg > reddit > lemmy

(Social media’s been Chat clients > MySpace > FB > Instagram > BeReal & Pixelfed)

Bad UX is keeping the majority of people away from Lemmy in c/fediverse@lemmy.world

[–] doug@lemmy.today 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

imo this friction will erode as larger instances come into play; people will join a large, main instance without even knowing of the others, and-- if they have a problem with the instance they joined-- they'll find they can easily jump ship there.