I also used to make a distinction for apps where the majority of content was rando internet user created. But all the apps are now just fulltime creators and very rarely does a true rando go viral.

The “going viral” technique got ruined similarly to how seo ruined search. Completely ruined to the point that the little guy never appears.

I’ve been a dev at 8 places over 28 years and have never heard of this level of incompetence since git came along. Prior to git, with cvs, svn, tfs, vss - yeah, lots of incompetence because the tools sucked. Git solves all those problems tho!

Yeah when musically/tiktok came along, twitter, insta, snap, and YouTube all copied the model so you’ve got this dual use thing going on there where you can scroll short videos, but you don’t have to

I think the words were used not just by different generations, but also different level of users.

As someone who was around and heavily involved in tech during the bbs days, then walled garden services, then internet forums, THEN social networking and media, I agree not with you but with the prior comment.

The dictionary definitions are rewriting history based on a word that hadn’t even been coined yet. They created a definition which retroactively lumped nearly the entire internet under that term. It’s incorrect and unhelpful to do so.

However, given that language changes and us old geeks don’t make the rules, “social media” now indeed includes the entire internet. I can’t argue with the dictionary, but I can explain the reasoning behind my disagreement with the term. I think that’s the same the last person was saying.

The majority of humans weren’t on the internet before social media. So that’s all they know.

keeping people guessing about your “status.”

Yeah I’m a fan of this. I dress like I never outgrew the 90’s, haven’t had a haircut since covid, and fly first class a lot. It really bugs some of the snobs up there in the front of the plane.

I’ve never been into fashion in the least. I’m a quiet software dev and don’t talk to people.

I personally find it easier for non programmers to use a START:LENGTH model.

3:5 is (up to) 5 elements starting at the third.

1:1 is just the first element

Any 0 is invalid

20:2 is elements 20 and 21

It eliminates inclusive/exclusive questions.

The US has used the financial system as a weapon for decades. Freedom of Money is the only way out.

Sure if we started the whole tax thing today we may do it different. But it’s culture created over time. Our sales taxes all started during and shortly after the Great Depression in the 1920s. I’m sure store owners likely preferred people realize what they were charging vs the govts take. This is why I like it now. It’s very clear what the govt is taking and what the store is charging. It doesn’t bug me at all to have it added on at the register. It’s all I’ve known for 40 years. Currently I even live in a state with no sales tax (recently moved here), but I’m in a small tourist town that implemented a “resort sales tax” of 1% to help pay for city services related to tourism.

Voyager has been great. No notifications is a plus. Haha

I’m genuinely sorry that my words upset you.

Good day sir.

Sorry you feel that way. While I am very experienced in the field, and as such would be surprised that this snuck by me, I miss things from time to time. That’s why I asked for references.

If experience in a field isn’t an argument for being knowledgeable in the field, you’re likely hard to please.

You’re not my enemy. You’re batshit crazy, but definitely not my enemy.

What part of that is related to this? I just read it.

This is just disguised anti-Trump nonsense under a veil of bits of facts tossed around. This is the equivelant of the right claiming that Joe Biden is wearing a mask. Ppl on the fringe are crazy.

OOOFFF GOT ME

The Wikipedia in on the term debanking and what it means. Not some wild anti-Trump conspiracy to come after you.

Do you have a source for ANY of this drivel?

I was homeless for years, and have worked with homeless addicts for the last 10 years. Never in my life have I heard of these things happening for the reasons you give. Hell even to this day I don’t update a bank with my new address.

Could you provide a reliable source for more information about this actually happening to real people en masse? I have no doubt it’s happened to someone somewhere, but would be surprised if this was a real problem and I wasn’t aware.

Yeah. As soon as I posted this I started thinking through that and realized that I’m completely wrong. It may actually be better for anyone to have China spy on them. In fact, especially USA citizens.

That depends on where you hold a citizenship

I budget and save for it.