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It's brief, around 25:15

https://youtube.com/watch?v=nf7XHR3EVHo


If you've been sitting on making a post about your favorite instance, this could be a good opportunity to do so.

Going by our registration applications, a lot of people are learning about the fediverse for the first time and they're excited about the idea. I've really enjoyed reading through them :)

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[–] coolusername@lemmy.ml -1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

CIA. A rehash of the crypto ag strategy

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[–] imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works 284 points 1 week ago (25 children)

I wish he had mentioned Lemmy, but it's understandable that he didn't. Also Bluesky isn't an alternative to big tech, it IS big tech. I wish it wasn't stealing so much of our publicity lately.

But beggars can't be choosers, and we have seen some nice growth over the past couple months. John Oliver fans are the perfect candidates to join the fediverse, hopefully some of them find their way to Lemmy.

[–] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 78 points 1 week ago (13 children)

I'm really not happy about bluesky their fragmentation of the fediverse protocols is only going to harm us in the long run.

[–] knova@infosec.pub 33 points 1 week ago (8 children)
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[–] anachronology@fedia.io 45 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Agreed, but at least Bluesky is a public benefit corporation, so it supposed to take in the needs of society as well as profit in its decision-making. That may not be much, but it's a start.

[–] imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works 39 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (5 children)

I'm not familiar with the details of that, but it seems like more of a red herring to me. A form of controlled opposition to divert people away from truly revolutionary platforms.

Of course it has to seem like a plausible alternative, but is it actually decentralized or altruistic enough to make a meaningful difference? I think not.

[–] Evkob@lemmy.ca 40 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"Public benefit corporation" is such an oxymoron, I know it's cliché to say this but it reads like something out of 1984.

If your goal is truly to benefit the public, why wouldn't you start a non-profit? It's because they want profits, which will always be at odds with the interests of the public.

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[–] tomenzgg@midwest.social 39 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (11 children)

Also Bluesky isn't an alternative to big tech, it IS big tech. I wish it wasn't stealing so much of our publicity lately.

This; I'm so sick of hearing it pop up when people mention alternatives.

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[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 39 points 1 week ago (6 children)

John Oliver fans are the perfect candidates to join the fediverse, hopefully some of them find their way to Lemmy.

Too late - we are already here!:-P

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[–] otter@lemmy.ca 34 points 1 week ago

Indirectly, looking up "John Oliver Mastodon" brings up this post in the top few. "John Oliver Pixelfed" has this post as the first option

So we're not completely left out :)

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[–] lowleveldata@lemmy.world 150 points 1 week ago (3 children)
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[–] Emerald@lemmy.world 93 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (13 children)

Yeah I think it's best we don't advertise this place. It's a little strange.

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 141 points 1 week ago (39 children)

Come to Lemmy, we got: blood thirsty Linux users, furries, femboys, communists, and tankies. Also, porn.

[–] tryagain@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 days ago

*porn involving some or all of the above

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[–] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 63 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (7 children)

Does that ~~Late Show~~ Last Week Tonight with John Oliver have a presence in the Fediverse?

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[–] legolas@fedit.pl 61 points 1 week ago (7 children)

It's crazy how the wind changed. Does anyone remeber the almost exact same thing 4 years ago, when people on the right side of political spectrum shared alternatives to big tech from their point ov view? GAB.COM, PARLER, BRAVE, DUCKDUCKGO etc

XD

[–] fxomt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 55 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Duckduckgo? That's just a search engine, no?

I agree on the rest of the parts tho

[–] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 46 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Yeah, odd inclusion. Duckduckgo is indeed a search enginge, but it's essentially just a front end for Bing.

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[–] wirebeads@lemmy.ca 54 points 1 week ago

This is fantastic to see.

[–] PanArab@lemm.ee 34 points 1 week ago

One of the few decent TV hosts. His reporting on Palestine breaks with the anti-Palestinian censorship that dominates US media.

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