Ad’s. If a sites using the paywall approach, they’ve made an enemy for life with me.

Now I’m not saying I like ads, but as long as they aren’t aggressive I will tolerate them. If they get to aggressive, I’ll block them.

Don’t get me wrong, I understand it’s a business, but I’m a human with a low tolerance for being jerked around.

I have to agree with you, jiveturkey.

I’m not up on current Linux drivers, how good/bad is that news? 🥴

Bummer 😓

Same. I try to be a good person in general, but I usually warn people, I can be feisty if pushed. I made a 35 minute slide show to explain how 9/11 wasn’t an inside job to my brother-in-law, as I was tired of hearing about it. Granted, it was remarkably condescending… I even had a Q-and-A afterwards with statistics. But, to be fair he has never discussed theories or politics with me again, so win-win? 🤣

I have an old ASUS laptop with a 670M on Windows 7, any prayer the jump to Linux for drivers will be smooth? 🤞

I have an i914900KF desktop on windows 11 (I have to use it) and loathe the OS lol. Definitely wish there were programs for chopping down Windows 11 spyware crap.

As someone who isn’t an immortal Highlander, this works.

I started writing up a summary myself, but I started to realize it was looking like a college term paper and this summarizes it much better lol.

I especially like when they tell me my address lol, as if I’m supposed to be scared into responding.

Exactly what I do, I need a fan and white noise when I sleep. Plus it muffles my chainsaw snoring.

No, but they’ll try because the citizens aren’t rebelling against it yet.

Very concerned. It’s currently a race who can speed run us to extinction first.

No, but I might show it now. He’ll be hoping for groin shots, lol.

I was watching my 6 year old nephew and we saw Peter Weller, so I told him that’s the guy who played Robocop. Of course my nephew wanted to meet him, he was nice and asked what my nephews favorite part of the movie was… unfortunately, my nephew excitedly said, “when you shot the bad guy’s wieners off!”

Control Panel will likely be on hospice for a few more years

And I’ll keep visiting Control Panel in hospice. Bite me Microsoft.

Beat me to it lol.

The problem with every system is it will eventually be broken down by someone smarter and used to manipulate the user-base that grew to trust its safety to market something. Be it ideas or products, the only true safety net we have is a choice in the decision. The second a choice is forced, is the second groups split away. Each user at least deserves the safety of choice if we expect them to trust in any larger system. Decisions being made by a smaller group of individuals for the larger whole, doesn’t exactly have the best history if we look at the world around us. Don’t get me wrong… Trust would be great, but we have to trust that going from one extreme to another will inevitably create a another new problem.

I hear you, but problem or not, the devs shouldn’t be making major decisions for the user base after the fact. Anonymous voting might be a problem at first, but so will people who are broadsided by the decision. Not to mention the users who will use an open voting system to bully users they disagree with. You have to foresee problems will come with any decision, and a percentage of users will flee for each bad, meaning the safest choice is user base safety over forced decisions. Ultimately sad truth is, leaving things as they are is a much easier call for devs.

Wouldn’t it be easier to leave it as an option for each user on Lemmy?

If users want anonymity, let them have it. If they want to share their vote, let them do that. Forcing one option on others without the voice of the usually silent majority isn’t going to fix anything, it’s just going to scare some people away or start posts requesting it private again; or optional.

Not to mention, using this method you will quickly see how many users really wanted this option based on how many leave privacy enabled or disabled, instead of listening to a current vocal minority.