Edit: Thank you, kind stranger!

I remember when I used to be able to find dedicated message boards for bands that I liked. Now I’m lucky if there’s a subreddit where it’s just a bunch of people submitting poorly drawn fan art of the band.

To the surprise of absolutely no one.

Another day, another moment of being thankful for my dedicated .mp3 player.

This won’t affect me - seeing as I have no use for Instagram - but I do worry that some actual DECENT sites will adopt this in the near future.

The full article is well worth reading. It’s good to find a lucid, logical deconstruction of why, precisely, this will be a complete disaster.

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“Taking over”? This happened a long time ago.

I’m actually a bit shocked that the revenue is that high.

c/fuckcars

Further justifying my commitment to avoiding Prime at all costs.

Remember how the right crucified Biden for picking Harris after they sparred during the debates? I’m sure they’ll be first to criticize this…right?

Good. Fuck Twitter.

I’ve always thought that Harrison should be ranked much higher in these lists. If you equate his presidency with “doing absolutely nothing,” then logically he should rank above all of the presidents who actively harmed the country/world. And there are quite a few of 'em.

Why do they need 60 votes in order for the bill to advance to the floor (as opposed to a simple majority)? Is this related to the filibuster, or is it a different set of rules?

This is basically “dog bites man” territory at this point.

Yes, this exactly! I still cannot fathom how Discord took off. It offers literally no advantages over forums, and introduces some massive disadvantages.

A lot of it is familiarity. I begged my parents to cancel Netflix, especially since they complain about the programming (or lack thereof); I pointed out that they could try another streaming service for a month, and then if they really hated it, then they could just go back to Netflix. But they wouldn’t even entertain the possibility. They’re afraid of change.

And Netflix is making bank on that.

Absolutely horrifying, but not surprising. This kind of shit is exactly what we were worried about when facial recognition tech started to take off.

You know how the GOP is impeaching Biden as a tit-for-tat for Trump? I can imagine, say, the Wisconsin state legislature trying to remove Biden from the ballot. They’ll argue something stupid like “Biden committed insurrection by not supporting fetal rights.” Then it’ll be up to SCOTUS, of Bush v. Gore fame. They could easily say something like, “Trump hasn’t been convicted of insurrection, so Trump must go on the ballot in Colorado. However, since Joe Biden is ignoring Dobbs, Biden is ineligible for the ballot in Wisconsin.” Call me paranoid, but I’m not very optimistic about how this will play out.