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[–] big_slap@lemmy.world 86 points 1 day ago (2 children)

scan your eyes to use social media? don't mind if I DONT lol

[–] lupusblackfur@lemmy.world 44 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I will happily forego any/all social media (and never look back) rather than submit to such an idiotic, intrusive, perverse, and disgusting system.

🤦‍♀️ 🙄 🤡 🖕 💩

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[–] LWD@lemm.ee 103 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Tools for Humanity... was founded six years ago with the lofty goal of providing a universal basic income to the world by offering them cryptocurrency called Worldcoin in exchange for scanning their eyeballs with an Orb.

What the fuck

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

are they really trying to make us ponder an orb to get onto reddit

[–] tarknassus@lemmy.world 35 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This worldcoin? Yeah, it’s looking real good right now…

[–] NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'll give you $1 per eyeball

here. have jar. $20 please.

[–] Dogyote@slrpnk.net 56 points 1 day ago (3 children)

So this guy helps create a technology that turns bots up to 11 and then he turns around to sell us a privacy invasive solution to the problem he created? What a fucking asshole.

[–] Plebcouncilman@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

But would it make you feel better to know that there’s also a crypto currency associated with it?

[–] Dogyote@slrpnk.net 16 points 1 day ago

I can't believe you've done this to me

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[–] Tronn4@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)
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[–] Jimmycakes@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Reddit wants to become bots talking to bots

[–] PunkRockSportsFan@fanaticus.social 22 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Lemmy gonna get crowded soon

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[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 16 points 1 day ago

Create a problem

Sell the solution

[–] atlien51@lemm.ee 14 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I really hope this drives a ton of users to Lemmy. I love this platform but it sadly really feels like a 20% Reddit :/

[–] brsrklf@jlai.lu 20 points 1 day ago (3 children)

A lot less than 20% when it comes to specific subjects. The great thing about reddit was finding communities around just about every topic or hobby. If 100 people had a passion for something they could meet on Reddit and still have a comfy, somewhat active sub reddit.

On Lemmy you've got generic technology, generic news, generic videogames, generic pics, and almost everything else doesn't get enough traction to keep living. It's a basic population problem, the fraction of people knowing about Lemmy is just not enough to gather around shared stuff. Even those that do use Lemmy are probably not aware of every community attempt that could interest them.

I still see more communities being abandoned than new ones appearing.

[–] lemmyingly@lemm.ee 8 points 1 day ago

What you describe is the main reason that's stopping me from 100% leaving Reddit. There isn't enough variety and there isn't enough activity in communities that isn't in the few popular ones. At the moment it feels like +80% of current users fit into a specific demographic.

[–] douglasg14b@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Wayyyyyy less than 20%.

Even removing, incredibly liberal, bot percentages from reddit Lemmy is still < 0.001% of the audience

[–] JuxtaposedJaguar@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

There are like 60 highly-specific cat subreddits but only 2 general ones on Lemmy.

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[–] AoxoMoxoA@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago
[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 1 day ago

I would not ponder this orb

[–] besselj@lemmy.ca 35 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Lol. The bots to humans ratio will get even bigger if that happens.

[–] cecilkorik@piefed.ca 30 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It works: You can tell the real humans because they'll be the only ones unwilling to do this invasive bullshit. The bots will just come up with something fake to scan and carry on as they always have.

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[–] Integrate777@discuss.online 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I mean, come on. We shit on redditors, but even redditors won't stand for getting their iris's scanned just to use the site..

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[–] misteloct@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 day ago

They are not all accounted for, the lost seeing stones. We do not know who else may be watching.

[–] ky56@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago

And I was worried that it was the Australian Governments Digital ID shit that would be what gets in my way. You know what reddit, just do it. It would be the kick I need to completely drop reddit.

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 day ago

I'm sorry Dave, I can't let you post that.

[–] bimbimboy@lemmy.eco.br 14 points 1 day ago (6 children)

YES, PLEASE! DO IT!!! Give people more reasons to leave!!

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[–] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Adam ruined reddit.

(Go with me on the joke, reddit was ruined long long time ago. Adam did an endorsement of Orb a few weeks back, got called out and did an apology.)

I'M STILL BLAMING CONOVER THO

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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

According to two people familiar with the matter, World ID could soon become a way for Reddit users to verify that they are unique individuals while remaining anonymous on the platform.

Reddit knowing who I am isn't okay though. Who tf trusts them?

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[–] jjlinux@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 day ago

These companies are really seeing how far they can get away with shit. It's mind blowing.

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