JWBananas
c/LostLemmings
There was a post the other day about how Reddit never took anything seriously and how the top comments were always predictable jokes that stopped being funny years ago.
It was nice to have places like Daystrom, Ask Science, etc. that were curated for serious discussion.
~~While we're talking about that episode,~~ I don't think Pulaski gets enough credit ~~for pulling off that Victorian look~~ like a boss.
Unfortunately, outside of the meme zone (i.e. [email protected]) there isn't a whole lot of engagement anymore. Once the blackout was over, the reddit communities opened back up.
I mean, look at r/DaystromInstitute versus [email protected] – it's not pretty.
Interesting. I'm across the pond.
I wonder if it's only specific podcasts?
Almost everything I listen to is from NPR or APM or PRX. There are plenty of ads, but they're burned into the podcasts just like on every other platform.
Maybe Spotify is inserting ads into the podcasts that they paid high amounts for? They spent, what, a billion dollars on exclusivity deals?
In an interview during the 90's, William Shatner told of a story of him being recognized in mid-perfomance by a sword dancer in a small Iranian village. The man stopped dead in his tracks and looked straight at him uttering with utter amazement; "Captain Kirk?!?" That should give us perspective as to how deep and far Star Trek reached people for the last 51 years.
Source: https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-approximate-number-of-Star-Trek-fans-worldwide
What country are you in? I listen to hours of podcasts every day and have never seen Spotify insert ads into them.
They can legally seize them with a warrant. But that usually only happens if the target might attempt to destroy evidence or otherwise not cooperate.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/feds-raided-rudy-giulianis-home-office-2021-ukraine-105797337
They can also legally compel the target during execution of said warrant to provide their biometrics (but not their passcode) to unlock the devices.
https://wustllawreview.org/2023/02/22/actions-speak-louder-than-words-compelled-biometric-decryption-is-a-testimonial-act/