TomMasz

Late 60s. Came here on the heels of the death of Apollo and the Reddit API fiasco.

25% of CEOs know they’re throwing money away, but can’t stop because 100% of CEOs are throwing money away.

It’s not just age, it’s when you’re living. Someone growing up in the '50s probably had more trust in the government than someone growing up in the '60s, for instance. But it really feels like overall trust has dropped significantly since then and probably won’t recover. Part of the reason is we simply know more about what’s going on. There are still secrets, but not like there were in WWII and the decade after.

I basically did that for a while. I’ve never had much of a following, and since it’s a hobby, not something I monetized, it was an easy thing to do. Eventually, though, I stopped posting on Insta entirely and went to Pixelfed exclusively. I kept my account, since like you, I have friends and family who are there and will never move away from it.

Turning this into a mass movement won’t be simple. Most people don’t think all that deeply about the implications of using a Meta product. They go where their friends or favorite celebrities are. If you could get someone with a huge following to make the switch, you might see some momentum.

My son-in-law is learning Finnish. That’s on top of the English and German (Army brat) he already knows. As for me, I know Spanish and some German, and while Finnish would certainly qualify as a “nobody speaks” candidate, I’d go for Dutch. I’ve been to the Netherlands a couple of times, and it seems like a fun one to learn. There’s no Dutch community locally that I’m aware of.

You’d better have a muffler on that bicycle.

Not an issue for me with my old machines that can’t run Windows 11. Bit of a security risk, obviously, but it doesn’t aggravate me every time I use it.

I joined when Apollo went silent. Coincidentally, I’m wearing my Clipollo t-shirt as I type this.