RSS never tracked you

@jamesb192 @Daojoan

As a moderator I always said,
"If you can explain how that helps a person do 'refactoring - improving the structure of code without changing its function' then I'll allow it, ruling it 'on-topic' for this group. Otherwise, you're 'off-topic.' And banned."

And well, …
It was *always* the banned thing.

@ainmosni @Daojoan Glad to hear I’m not the only one. I’ve rediscovered RSS, ditched multiple apps for basic services, and even returned to paper and pencil for grocery shopping.

@Daojoan Forgot "forums".
I'm here on Mastodn and elsewhere, but realy missing that web.

@Andres @Daojoan There's a reason the song begins "Happy and I'm smiling".

@Daojoan truth

@jackemled @Daojoan oh I agree, and I do.

@Daojoan @ducksauz
> Blogs never begged for dopamine.
You never sat there hitting F5 on Livejournal or 3dnews.net huh...

@ExplodingLemur @Daojoan

No, but I might still force refresh the feeds in my comics category on my RSS reader to ensure I've seen all the day's "funny papers."

@unlucio @Daojoan The hype cycle for humanity looks to be around the same spot.

@HeckinChonker @Daojoan it's an agreeable evaluation.
Hopefully, the hit at the bottom of the slope will kill the idiotic self-perpetuating narratives that drag our species down into unnecessary-problems-hell

@Daojoan But it wasn't pretty and easy enough for some people. As in, the general public.

@Daojoan one of my sayings of late is

"We used to make our own web pages...!"

@Daojoan no tracking on RSS? You wish!

Aside from obvious tracking pixels there are somewhat smart ways: When hitting the subscribe URL do a 301 "Moved Permanently" redirect to a feed URL containing a custom ID, a "good" feed reader will then store that URL and then all links and media references can contain the ID to track. This won't track when exactly you read the feed content, but will track when embedded d images are loaded (smart people block that) or click on a link (to full article?)

@marcelo_vinagres

@Daojoan
It was respectful. That is what we traded.

@Daojoan

Maybe I'm a dreamer, but I wonder — when will we see a new kind of Internet?

One where the citizens control the servers, free from GAFAM and global powers, built to ensure open sharing for society and our democracies — even if it's imperfect.

@lunareclipse@snug.moe @mitsunee@ieji.de @Daojoan@mastodon.social that matches what i remember, and would indeed be about 15 years ago

@Daojoan@mastodon.social we were clearly not using the same internet as each other.

@martinlentink @peteramthor @Daojoan
Usenet was my first love.
I started with a First Class client. Oh, suddenly got reminded of the period PowWow existed.

@Daojoan

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