When it forces you to log in to view stuff, it's usefulness as a platform for announcements is substantially lessened.
JackbyDev
joined 2 years ago
This is a "not the onion" level headline, holy shit
You're not allowed to lie on 4chan or they'll ban your account.
I find it sort of shocking that you didn't think people who use different types of social media would be swayed by non-micro blogging specific platforms. Nobody wants to join the fediverse because it's the fediverse. They want to join something that's fun and similar to what they're used to.
Micro blogging sucks. I hate it. I've always hated Twitter and none of that hate has come from anything related to who has owned it or their policies. I've just genuinely never felt a desire to communicate with 280 characters (historically 140). The discussion threads are also garbage and all over the place. Why would someone who is used to platforms like Reddit or Instagram want to use Mastodon?
Has PixelFed done something different that Mastodon hasn't?
Yes, it's done "not be a micro blogging platform".
I'm aware Mastodon doesn't always have the same character limits that Twitter does, but that's apart from the point.
let alone being required to use them for schoolwork.
I was born in 1991. In elementary school I had assignments that required a computer. This is not new.
I mained Lemmy before I mained Linux.
Could be that they didn't say ableist at the time it happened but anon remembers it that way it just tells it that way.
The schools I as at growing up you wouldn't have gotten this as a punishment until like your 10th strike. You'd get increasingly severe suspensions. One to five days in school suspension then one to five days out of school suspension. Then you got expelled. It's possible OP doesn't remember correctly how long they were suspended. It's also possible this post is a lie, but I'm being generous.
The size of the latest version of articles (no history) and without any media (pictures and videos) is pretty small. It's less than 200 GB.
I'd be wondering ehat did I do to make them think I might be on a Nazi Discord server lol. I get you.
People think of hacking like a thief with a lockpick. It's oftentimes more like someone methodically checking every door in the neighborhood for any that are unlocked.
Basement Gump