@SelfsameSynonym cuz he created this program when everyone was too inslaved to corperate social media and no one else wanted to help build a real alternative for it for one. two, when not in control of large groups, heβs actually p nice and reasonable. i do agree tho that he def needs now to have his hands off the project for a lil while, itβs not good for his userbase or himself to be this authoritarian all the time
canβt you already hear the cloying first act βi want itβ song showstopper about spreading magic after she spends her last 20 pound note at a london coffee store? a slightly whimsical tune just after contrasting her rejection letters with hogwarts acceptance letters? the meritocracy that totally exists and isnβt a neoliberal fiction rewarding her for her struggle being the REAL acceptance to hogwarts that these libs crave? and her haters, the REAL dementors looming at the edge of the castle gates?
haha but letβs be honest folks. the REAL bad harry potter hamilton-style musical weβll all have to hear about wonβt be a retelling of the stories from the books. it will be a saccharin and probably slightly dishonest retelling of jk rowlingβs rise to international fame. this will happen in our lifetimes and it WILL win tonys
I want to give a shout out to the transphobic, homophobic, misogynist guy on Facebook who used this as his illustrative image when he was trying to convince someone to "redpill" themselves. (1/2)
ICANN granted Amazon.com the domain '.amazon' today, rather than the entire geographic region of the Amazon Basin.
Acts like this are colonial, obviously, but also a slap in the face to early internet promises of global representation + shared power. Its really sad.