this post was submitted on 31 May 2025
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[–] Evkob 32 points 6 days ago (6 children)

Just waiting for the web to become unbearably enshittified so I can finally be free.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I am kind of heartened when the mainstream people I know start complaining about how shitty their social medias have become. Now they just need to realise not only that they can leave, but they ought to leave.

Like it's pretty easy to make an ethical argument against contributing to mainstream corporate social media.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yeah this is where I’m at. I’m educating myself and working on my self hosted offerings so once all the people around me start caring I’m here with all the knowledge and tech to make the switch really easy.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago

That's a great idea. I've experimented with a tiny lemmy instance, more for practice, just so if the demand suddenly arises, I could host an instance (ideally from a homelab).

[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago

It is written with obvious "sci-fi" vibes, but the part "after the net broke it became fragmented walled gardens of corporations" is extremly real

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago

I'm waiting for the same thing for capitalism. Not long now...

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

almost there, give the final push

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Does this mean I should be putting ad banners on all my bun posts?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago

Yes Its only ethical

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago

Just gotta make some rogue AIs for that....

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

already is. i'm mostly just on lemmy, you can too.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 days ago

you do not want the loot the Internet drops

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago

So be it. Execute ~~order 66~~ +++ATH0.