PieMePlenty

Damn, 2016 PC's gotta be tough. My current one is from 2023 and replaced one from 2017. It would still be good for non gaming things though.

I think the better question is will they be able to buy them all. Buying implies the other party is willing to sell.

Its true that this information will be harder to access if not indexed properly, but word of mouth is a good backup for that. I didn't find lemmy from google, someone (non corporate entity) posted a link to it somewhere. Now, that 'somewhere' may be corporate controlled and ban certain links but I'd argue that will just split the internet into two (a corporate side and "free" side) with little cooperation between them and I don't think anyone will be able to keep people from either side - as long as the internet remains neutral.

I think its just too hard to completely control information unless you are a nation state (and even then).

I think its the same problem with the press on TV and print form. Rich individuals can buy up all press outlets and control the narrative. Its hard (and restrictive) to broadcast on TV and print. On the internet, at least the freedom to publish and access information has a low barrier to entry. A rich individual may buy one lemmy instance, can they buy them all? Can they buy its successor? The lower barrier and less restrictive nature of the internet (or how it should be) is too fast moving for them to compete imo. All the states need to do is educate people on how to consume media correctly.

What I believe is in freedom of the internet. As in everyone should be able to access it and no one should be able to police what is on it. Complete free flow of information. Reddit should exist in the state that it does and lemmy should be there to counter balance it and no nation state should be able to say "no, we only allow one of these". This doesn't undermine any existing legal frameworks mind you. For example: distribution of underage pornography is still a crime almost everywhere and those who operate such sites are fair game for prosecution.

I get this may be too radical of an idea for some, but I truly believe education is the key to information literacy, not censorship.

Oh.. a random bookmark folder in my browser..

Tourism taking all the parking in your small European town?
Can't park at the only town store because tourists are everywhere and I can't park my car and don't want to be a dick and leave it on the street with 4 blinkers on like any random BMW douche?
Go home hungry and wait till the next day?
Yeah, I'm laughing in European too.

Alternate take: how my current PC looks at me.

From dust we came to dust we return.
All things are as they should be.

Cause it is generated. There are some mistakes in it, but I personally only notice them after a more in depth look. The biggest tell for me is the piss filter. A lot of these will be yellow toned for some reason. Also makes the image look more warm. Warm like piss.

I've heard the exact same beep from AC units.

superb owl

Wouldn't some superb owls tbh.

I've realized the most efficient way to succeed in life (hours spent studying vs perceived achievement) is to be able to talk to people and talk to them well. If you're born with a golden mouth, you're set.