barefootstache @barefootstache@qoto.org

#Propaganda Pretty good read—I'm sure most on qoto know this, but on the wider Fediverse I'm not so sure …

What Spin Doctors Do - CounterPunch.org https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/05/04/what-spin-doctors-do/

Which one do you prefer to use? #poll #xmpp

Your phone could reveal if you've had an abortion
https://www.iol.co.za/lifestyle/family/pregnancy/your-phone-could-reveal-if-youve-had-an-abortion-388328c7-2068-5b03-965e-f0c99a365b91

Did You Know?
It’s not the coloration or flavor that gives grapefruit its name, but the way that the large fruit clusters, grape like, on the tree.

I had no idea that `git log --graph` was a thing until today wtf

It's been 24 hours since we launched https://fediverse.info! We never anticipated the response, thank you ❤️

Our directory now has 587 topics from 120 people 🎉

We replaced the landing page video with one by @Framasoft and made other small improvements! #fediverseInfo

- Cultural learnings in a short about the Netherlands or Nederland :)

- Translation please for subtitles anyone?

This has promoted my interest to visit again... please offer me a couch or let me know how accurate the depictions are
!

I saw the cultural benefits before but this is just a gem of a summary and reminder!

BOOST CULTURE :)

I love seeing random posts on my TL that seem like they're replying to something but have no context whatsoever and make no sense

#LNP Witz

Wer hat uns verraten? Die Metadaten

1. Free and Free Software story (how it regularly might not work)

2. ADVERTISING SOLUTION AWARENESS EDUCATIONAL WEBRING FOR FREE SOFTWARE!

1. 1. Free and Free Software story
My thoughts on what I thought about for a while + copy and paste of the main point from another discussion which reminded me of the dynamic and says it fairly well

So I am thinking in realm of doing "Free" which hasn't worked well for a lot of us or scraps the barrel often enough too close (as input or finances) and since FREE also in my ethos and even my name then it's good for me to study it too with others doing things free and unhappy.... recently someone else WHILE ALSO knowing that is our ethos to almost die from our own freedom efforts and eventually I hope people can do things more from love not money... so I'm not thinking about charging either but here is one real story / testimony specific to a website with similar-enough dynamics to show what I was thinking basically that things even increase in cost at the same time if you become popular so it's less manageable often if growing...

" This is a reminder to pay for services you depend on. Per the Pinboard founder's post:

> I love free software and could not have built my site without it.
But free web services are not like free software. If your free software project suddenly gets popular, you gain resources: testers, developers and people willing to pitch in. If your free website takes off, you lose resources. Your time is spent firefighting and your money all goes to the nice people at Linode.

> Like a service? Make them charge you or show you ads. If they won't do it, clone them and do it yourself. Soon you'll be the only game in town! "

https://blog.pinboard.in/2011/12/don_t_be_a_free_user/

So as an equation I think it captured something true there that I was thinking about for a while and although I don't advocate the opposite either... just the middle is often not clear or non-existent probably you've seen that some of world most popular json and other stuff is held up by 2 people often or lots of stories of how it's not working (perhaps they don't know how to ask also)
AND THEN it's also political anyway (i.e. money = political so people don't give because they don't agree with money / often costs to pay/ generally we all don't want to give for what we are forced to pay governments back to with others as less priority
AND we like the advantages of what is replicable (similar to what copy & paste is) although still not escaping paying bills for other stuff which also is extortion in cities and stupid to pay for (sorry people in the country simply don't have to pay stupid prices based on leveraging each others human needs as a demand - RENT PAYING IS A TERRIBLE THING FOR WHAT IS USUALLY PAID ALREADY) - we try our best without money and eventually gets lower and lower IF NOT HAVING RICH DADDIES AND MOMMIES OR RICH KIDS THEMSELVES PAYING US AS PHILANTHROPY or something balancing the money injustice at the fat cat level instead of expecting small cats to constantly pay... and pay even more if it gets popular! (not always this true or dramatic, and can stay small but it's tempting is to blow money when you have since that's the system... and American company size is from vulture capitalism / venture capitalism
etc)

2. ADVERTISING SOLUTION

AWARENESS EDUCATIONAL WEBRING FOR FREE SOFTWARE!

I actually like the idea of optional ads done in the right way if there was a simple list for me to click (nothing even in software needed)
I could choose when I fancied to pick from their list of stuff and anyway I probably am only 10 years later... so to give eyeballs to what I already liked as keywords or even / train / filter keywords is not much of an ethical problem unless you *bozos* put it on youtube / google
*just wanted to say bozos that for some reason* and keep this fun... yes unless you bozos put it youtube then peertube would be part of it but like I said even a list is ok and you'll see the view count shoot up and even some sales!

I feel humanly I could give peopel now using this way by adding contact back, feedback, even things that could go into advertising content!
DIDN'T PLAN TO WRITE THIS BUT UNITES THE FACT THAT PLEBS / NON-DEVS ARE LACKING PLACE IN FREESOFT SO THIS COULD SOLVE THAT BY GIVING TO THE ADVERTISING PART AT LEAST... oh yeah finally I got some idea to relate to you people!

If people could unite people at the same time using those keywords, ads, work or connecting other free people using as Adverts then I'd click all day and it doesn't have to be 100% related to the soft either!

Enough to have the same principles as the usual FSF stuff and use Free Soft's own advertising ring policy or own disclaimer. With you policiing and members policing the ring or badge of quality (or some other way pictured) it will show things in a more organised way ?

Like back in the say when people were just clicking rock music websites or whatever on a webring (was powerful discovery) so imagine if similar with a good button picture or even better a page of banner pictures to click on simple list in Mastodon... well consider me a customer / consumer of such things and even able to give my excellent ideas.... excuse me just spilt my milk)

MY ADVERTISING EQUATION IS BASICALLY
Advertising = useful info + a ton of options what to watch
= education ....yes?
(and dare I say more money / click-throughs and other forms of kudos? Even if I was buying I could type "I saw the Mastodon advert" so you don't need to so click through scam-looking urls- we're mostly honest here)

3. GRANTS AND EU TANGENT - BASICALLY TAKING MONEY FROM WRONG PEOPLE AGAIN

Grants and European Union are not always going to keep you guys a float and there is a reason why they are are paying you like hire guns / hands (and not keeping you a float in the first place)
Always about giving $ and then TAKING back more from others or for nasty reasons later in the end of getting control / research / using the bods and geeks they buy like any others... and then shut the poor artists out... forgive the digression

IN SUMMARY - Do a advertising webring yourselves and dance in the % cuts of Freedom hardware and software
Give 99% to me and I'll give 100% back :)
WE WANT TO BUY BUT MOST OF US HAVE NO IDEA WHERE OR WHAT IS WORTH INVESTING IN.
AND THIS TIES IN BETTER PAYMENT PLATFORMS (please list as it's not so popular here according to my feed, probably one called Librepay or something... LINKS!?!)

HAPPY TO TALK TO SOMEONE
LOL THIS GUY DOESN'T SOUND TRUSTABLE WANTING TO TALK....

*Ahem* This is my mastodon account, do not contact me or give me things to do for free as all free people are questionable in not playing the fiat ponzi scheme
(this reverse psychology but also why free doesn't work in the fiat dominated mindset)

Let's play best we can and accept each other more than our governing establishments.... you frankly don't care as much as I do!

#freesoftware #advertising #fsf #FOSS #FLOSS #Libre #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

#education #awareness #voluntary watching! #webring #affiliation #federation #money
More education, purchases, setups etc within ourselves mostly (+ while steady reaching others)

Picture original here + similar Ethos but could be applied to Advertising & Awareness Education program
https://hostux.social/@fsf/108115683775952504

Boost if you think more of this is good...
- Advertising & Awareness
- Education program
...for Free Software ideology & practise

SOMETHING WITH A BIT MORE TEETH PEOPLE AND ACTIVELY SHOWING IT!

@mackan You're welcome ... finding connections is harder on Mastodon than on the bird site ... the federation works against you in that regard.

So you need to hunt for people, follow lots of people at semi-random, then cull those who don't say anything interesting.

Tag things you say, then hunt for those tags and follow the people that show up.

And good luck!

In the future, you're going to get computers as prizes in breakfast cereals.
You'll throw them out because your house will be littered with them.

the digital space be like

are you the answer or are you the echo?