GayManifold @gaymanifold@qoto.org
My persona on this social media platform is one that is unashamedly me; without having to conform rigid expectations in society
TLDR; It's gonna be gay, artsy and critical
Joined Nov 2022
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"Humans are allergic to change. They love to say, 'We’ve always done it this way.' I try to fight that. That’s why I have a clock on my wall that runs counter-clockwise."
- Rear Admiral Grace Hopper
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In case you don’t believe the same equations govern #motion in the #atmosphere and the #ocean.
Video by Tristan Heth in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.
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Japan is already a cyberpunk kind of city. I like walking here like an adventure and taking pictures. #Fotomontag #gamedesign #photography
@ppkehl I really enjoyed looking at this picture. The uneven road and dimly lit narrow streets resonated with me a lot.
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If the football coach can make millions, you can pay the TAs who teach enough to afford rent.
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相対性理論。"Theory of relativity" I moved the camera and umbrella at the same time and took a panning shot.#followfriday #cyberpunk #photography
My (non representative) poll showed that people wouldn't accept a #dictator even when the dictator might align with one's values. Yet this is the reality in many tech companies. #twitter has seen a great example of why you shouldn't except a dictatorship even if your values align with the dictator's. Because there's no guarantee that a dictator will keep aligning with your values.
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Governance as corporate sponsored subscription services.*
-Direct democracy for $99/mo
-Representative Democracy for just $59/mo
-Autocratic Dictatorship for just $9.99
*utilities and infrastructure not included, lobbies sold separately.
GovInc LLC, "Give us your power"
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Them: "But I heard that on Mastodon, the mods can read your DMs!" 😲
Me: "I've got news for you about Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc..."
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You should reject every authority, but also commit yourself to a deep respect for all sincere convictions. Live your own life, but also allow others the complete freedom to live theirs.
-- Elisee Reclus
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“The name of our beautiful reward is not profit. It’s name is freedom.“
Ursula K. Le Guin
I really like the fediverse logo 
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Seeing Big Tech folks jump into the fediverse and – without so much as a “how do you do, fellow kids?” – roll up their sleeves to write the rules, dream up commercial services, and pontificate about how advertising should run on it. 👀
And honestly selling inferences from your data is almost worse than selling your data
"We don't sell your #data " Of course big tech companies don't sell your data. That's like selling raw iron. It's not much use to many people. What they do sell are inferences from your data. Such as your age, gender, geographical location, interests etc.
#privacy #bigdata #surveillancecapitalism #surveillance #dataprivacy
Would you approve of a dictatorial system if the dictator alligned with your values completely?
@Lippe @nachtfunke generally adding "Linux" into a query results in libre alternatives
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Oh, I love this: @OohDirectory, a curated *and categorized* directory of hundreds of blogs.
My persona on this social media platform is one that is unashamedly me; without having to conform rigid expectations in society
TLDR; It's gonna be gay, artsy and critical
Joined Nov 2022
