Comment on Why Everyone Should Still Use an RSS Reader in 2024

BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• anarchy79@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  This is a common logical fallacy known as “argumentum ad populum” (appeal to popularity). You equate the popularity of the idea as a basis for determining its validity.

  Compare, “if cars are so great, why is everyone still riding horses?”

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  • Lifter@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    But it actually makes sense with technology. If you need help, you want there to be a large community and corpus of knowledge to draw from.

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    • anarchy79@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I would argue that you can’t do better for help and support than for old niche technologies and frameworks, because things like that always have a vibrant community of enthusiasts ready and eager to help.

      Compare eMacs. Why isn’t everyone using eMacs? It’s basically superpowers for any client you install it on, and it installs on everything. Ridiculously hardcore fanbase, we’re talking original flame wars on Usenet levels supporters.

      Usenet, apropos, is quite topical on this matter. You should look it up. Fuck it here’s the robot for ya:

      Usenet is a global discussion system where users can post messages and read responses in subject-based forums called newsgroups. It’s decentralized, meaning there’s no central server or authority, and it operates across many different servers worldwide. Users can participate in a wide range of discussions, from technology and science to hobbies and arts. It’s text-based and functions somewhat like a precursor to modern internet forums and social media, but with a more straightforward, less graphical interface.

      Original RSS, from back in the day. Still active.

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    • Ilflish@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Not really. In fact technology is often a great example of good demand but little effort put in to meet it. Open source software is riddled with issues that people are too eager enough to report but not eager enough to fix for everyone . We have an example of Palworld finally filling a niche described in the market for almost 2 decades.

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      • Sheeple@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Cassette Beasts? TemTem? Digimon? Saying no attempts to fill it were made is disgenuine

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  • BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    But everybody isn’t riding horses. In order for your analogy to work it would have to like this. “If horses are so great why isn’t everybody riding horses to work”

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• SuspiciousUser@lemmy.ml ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The irony is saying that on a platform like Lemmy.

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  • BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I don’t see it. What is the irony? How wildly popular is lemmy?

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