cibbecker

@cibbecker@lemmy.dbzer0.com

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If the 2028 United States presidential election was held today, who would you vote for?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, count me in on that. The current constitution disallows non natural-born US citizens for life while not explicitly disallowing candidates with a criminal record in any way (except 14th amendment section 3 but thats very narrow). Make it make sense. But this will be a huge obstacle in practice nonetheless.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If the 2028 United States presidential election was held today, who would you vote for?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Unfortunately the constitution prohibits him from ever becoming president, since he was born outside the US.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Skeuomorphic regression⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I think up until which point you would still call things like that skeuomorphic is entirely subjective, depends on how you want to define it. These things will always be of skeuomorphic origin, at least.

  It’s a very interesting process indeed. I imagine these designs will morph over time into something else, as their original meaning does not matter anymore since no one remembers it vividly, and all that matters is them being widely known and distinctly recognizable. Just like it happens with words changing over time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Had to happen sometime⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Seems to be fake

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This guy makes the funniest stuff ever e.x the image⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  aaah yes

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tradition is just bullying by dead people⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Tradition is brainwashing younger people they should keep doing what you did even after you’re gone.

  Not that every tradition is bad, or that everything should be done differently. Humans learn from the previous generations, that’s a fundamental of our existence. But the way some traditions are imposed onto the young despite all issues with them sucks. It’s about balance and not being dogmatic, I guess.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  We need morr people with your kind of diligence.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New Social Web Working Group at W3C⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Awesome!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It surely is a hilarious idea

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I’ve hit a wall with tech.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Well said. Yes, I do feel the same way.

  So, why not just step away? It depends on your attitude and your aspirations, I guess. If it’s solely for your own peace of mind and if you can actually detach yourself emotionally from knowing about the evils going on around you, then yes, i’d say stepping away is a great idea. I won’t judge some level of blissful ignorance.

  For me personally, I kind of can’t convince myself that things are fine or not my business. They are not fine and they do affect me, and I know it. So I choose to fight it, and I find peace in knowing I do my best, and that I’m just getting started. No shortage of big ideas. Also, it’s a great feeling that I actually do something that matters. Even if I don’t succeed in the end, I didn’t just play along woth this shitshow. Also, I now have a few people I got close to that are on a similar mission, and not being alone in all this feels great.

  At the same time, I did kind of step away, at least partially. I quit certain platforms and cut off some kinds of contents, and carefully balance screentime. Sometimes you just need a break and protect your sanity.

  About the issues themselves, in short: I think what’s needed are more coordinated efforts, with an agreed and sound strategy. We need better systems for collaborations. People need to come together and design resilient ways of organizing what they do. We do have a lot of power to bring about change, but we must join forces more, and we must dare to think outside of the estabished approches.

  I’ll be to FOSDEM in Brussels in two weeks. Really looking forward to connecting with like-minded people!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Did you already find communities that match your interests well, in general? Or are you missing only specific kinds of communities? I was kind of lost at discovering what’s out there at first, now with a set of nice communities, it’s much earer.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK that one of the world's largest open source meeting will happen next month in Brussels⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  We’ll be there! Looking forward to it.