Isn't this the dilemma? Each type of fediverse project has its own focus, presenting posts in different ways. If we increase interoperability to the point where everything can be presented fully on any service, will each service be able to keep their focus? Would there be a point in having pixelfed when mastodon exists?
I'm not sure it drove Navidson insane, but maybe it presented him a sane choice (staying safe with his wife) and an insane choice (risking everything to find out what is inside). And a certain type of person just can't let it be, even at the cost of everything. Maybe this was inside him all the time, and then the house happened.
Hm, ok, so the official definition is: "It is characterized by loosely coupled systems that interoperate in a manner that is secure, resilient, manageable, sustainable, and observable."
(Approximately 25.5 pt. Now, the closest traditionally named font size is 24pt, called "double pica", and Pica Pica is the latin name for the magpie, who is known for stealing and hoarding shiny things. What does this mean??)
How do you feel about books by Alexandre Dumas? They are from long before AI. But... Dumas had a collaborator called Maquet, who came up with plots and did a big part of the writing. He was an ok writer, but not as good as Dumas. So their collaboration was like this: Dumas paid Maquet to produce quantities of ok stories for him. Then Dumas edited them to add his brilliant language and ideas, and Dumas got to take all the credit and glory.
What kind of dirty politics are we talking about here? I remember when Arch switched, the stated reasons from the devs was that their old init system was bad and nobody wanted to maintain it, for example.
I have noticed a pattern in myself, which I suspect could be true for others too. Namely, that I am much more likely to care about someone if the feeling is mutual. On a rational level, I can recognize that this or that person has had a bad time and deserve better, and I want to help them, but if they are hostile or indifferent to me, I kind of stop caring. And vice versa, if I feel that someone cares about me, I will care a lot about them. If this is the case for two people, it can quickly spiral either towards more mutual caring, or more mutual indifference.
Now here's the tricky part, how do we influence this trajectory? The only way I can think of is to care even if the other person isn't caring back. Polarizing language can feel good, to assert yourself when you feel hurt, but... is it helpful or detrimental for the bigger picture? It's so circular and self-reinforcing. So hard to escape.
I get the feeling that many people argue that "well, when they start treating me right, then I will start treating them right, but until then I don't care", and sure, I understand that feeling. But the feeling is probably mutual.
Thank you for writing that, I do appreciate long posts. I have thought about where my confusion comes from.
Earlier I have found it difficult to understand what appears to me to be two incompatible claims. One that says that gender is completely a social construct, and one that says that being trans is something inherent in a person, i.e being the case regardless of external expectations and beliefs. People may say "I am trans", in a way that goes beyond "I would like to wear a dress but people expect me not to." Do you know what I mean?
Where does Honk fit into this? https://humungus.tedunangst.com/r/honk