@dangillmor

Cory has had it up to here.

You should, too.

This nonsense with the billionaire class, and how fucking "genius" they are, has got to fucking stop.

No trillionaire is worth this, and no trillion-dollar capitalism is worth this sacrifice.

We are a nation of human and civil rights, written into the civil and governmental promise that these rights are inviolable.

Privacy, due process, safety, versus uncertainty and terror, every second of every day, we are watching these rights be enshittified. Before our own eyes.

What the fuck has happened, here?

Take our humanity back. Wrestle it away from the abusers of the power they have wrestled, from us, instead of being freely given, with the consent of the governed.

This is a deep, profound moment, in which we, collectively, find ourselves.

Be smarter than the rich assholes, and drive this country, and all of the other free nations of the world, forward, for all of our species.

#humanism

@rolle

Please let your words get to @mmasnick ’s ears. A person that I admire, and have probably been banned by, for harping this point. As a non-sycophant, I just see him addicted to the numbers game, just like I saw others fall, when Twitter fell. It’s an addiction, and it demands an intervention. Individual, intelligent human minds can break the dopamine abuse cycle, with our help.

Follower count is not the dragon you need to be chasing, friends. Bluesky is owned, and it will take you down, as low as its billionaires and advertisers can gaslight you.

Only you can make the choice to stop.

Follower count is a drug. The algorithm that makes you think your influence is measured in a number, is the dopamine rush. It is designed so that you will defend it, argue for it, and never want to let it go.

It is gross, and it is making your teeth rot, when those of us who like you, see you.

Sorry to be so dramatic, but this is the current state of things, in analogy. ‍️