“In 1976, a professor of economic history at the University of California, Berkeley published an essay outlining the fundamental laws of a force he perceived as humanity’s greatest existential threat: Stupidity.

Stupid people, Carlo M. Cipolla explained, share several identifying traits: they are abundant, they are irrational, and they cause problems for others without apparent benefit to themselves, thereby lowering society’s total well-being. There are no defenses against stupidity, argued the Italian-born professor, who died in 2000. The only way a society can avoid being crushed by the burden of its idiots is if the non-stupid work even harder to offset the losses of their stupid brethren.”

https://qz.com/967554/the-five-universal-laws-of-human-stupidity

this talk is basically a short version of Cory’s new book. To get a gist of it, check out reviews like: https://apnews.com/article/internet-con-doctorow-book-review-9a5645c075fa495f701481d50f3917c8

let’s see what the Digital Markets Act will accomplish. it’s a slow process for sure …

“self regulating bodies”

Alt Link: https://media.defcon.org/DEF CON 31/DEF CON 31 video and slides/DEF CON 31 - An Audacious Plan to Halt the Internet's Enshittification - Cory Doctorow.mp4

you know what, I didn’t even notice (just copied from video). Title edited.

“I slipped and programmed a pop up. Whoopsiedaisy”

“Do you want to try the new Lemmy™ Story Experience? Click here or remind us now to keep reminding you until you finally cave to our humungous data-hoovering tentacles, puny little user.”

Where my Yerba Mate homies at?

not sure if more or less, but the time spent here is 100% more enjoyable. With corporate social media there’s always this vague sense of brain-rot going on in the background. Don’t feel this here. Actually had some nice conversations over the fast few weeks.

Baconreader was Reddit.

F

I ain’t gonna risk it again.

Clicked on it out of curiosity. Sub is still nsfw. Second post I clicked was a veiny boner. Nope.

Why is this two year old post with +70 down votes appearing under “hot”?

weird. submitted it once. got triplicated somehow.

Don’t understand how people can still use Reddit and ignore all the ickiness.