Is this Hanlon’s razor? I would argue that it’s not that they don’t know, it’s that they don’t care, but it’s still fucked up either way.

Perhaps you could define what you mean by widespread? It’s pretty clear to me that corruption is present in every level of US government.

Fuck Mullvad

That’s just not true. Eating less meat has a demonstrable effect on reducing CO2 emissions. It may not work for you and that’s ok. As i said, every little helps.

It’s not false hope though. I’m saying veganism has a positive impact on climat change. It has far more of an impact than paper straws etc. In any case, a sustainable world means eating less meat.

You are correct that there are better ways to make a difference but i’m saying every little helps. People should be encouraged to go vegan as much as possible. You’re probably right that if 3% of USians investigated the corruption we’d see change. But 3% of the population going vegan would have an impact too.

I believe it will take individual AND systemic changes to stop climate change. I would never shit on someone trying to make a difference, however small.

To answer your last point.

Bobby Sands - https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-56937259

Thich Quang Duc - https://allthatsinteresting.com/thich-quang-duc-burning-monk

Obviously these are extreme examples and in another universe may not have had the same impact.

I’m just not sure what you’re trying to say. That everyone should eat meat and investigate US corruption. That’s as crazy as saying everyone should go vegan. Why are you shitting on vegans?

No. Every little helps.

Yeah can defo see the harm in letting bots overrun actual communities but i do think this type of thing has it’s place. I feel the fediverse is still very new and has so much potential. It’ll be interesting to see how it develops!

Fuck the haters! If you think this will bring more people to the fediverse and you enjoy doing it, i encourage you to keep going! I do think you’ll have to be ok with blocks and bans but it sounds like you are finding places that want it which is promising. You just gotta find your space!

Yeah that’s fair. If the reddit mirror was it’s own instance i think that would help to avoid those issues. Then admins can defederate if it’s breaking things.

If you do think a bot like this could divert traffic away from corpos then why not give it it’s own space? The fediverse is for everyone! Even bots lol

Indeed. Running an instance is a lot of effort. I can’t say if it would be worth it. I really hope you don’t abandon fedi. We need people like you. Those who are willing to put in the work to try and make things better.

You clearly have talent. I’m sure you can help the fediverse grow. Maybe your effort would be better focused elsewhere. I know the sports communities are looking for automation help. A recreation of the match threadder bot could be very useful. If that’s at all of interest to you of course!

It may be dead for a commenter perspective but what about lurkers? I can understand some instances would defederate but would a reddit mirror help divert traffic from reddit to the fediverse?

Having read the thread i do understand where you’re coming from. I’m sure some people like you’re posts but people are allowed to dislike them too.

It’s a tricky one. I have seen moderators and admins be heavy handed which can indeed damage the fediverse. But giving a repost account free reign to flood communtites isn’t ideal either.

If you are getting annoyed by admins and moderators i think it’s logical to run your own instance. You’ll never be able to stop people blocking/defederating but at least you’ll have more control.

I want to thank you for the effort you’re putting in. I believe you’re doing it for the right reasons but some people are not happy with the results. Perhaps you could reach out to the admins/mods who blocked you and come to an agreement about number of posts per week? Perhaps a dedicated reddit mirror instance would help more people to switch over?

Dude veganism is one of the best ways to reduce you’re carbon footprint. I know it’s hard for some people. I struggle with it. But it is a fact that if you eat less meat you are helping the environment. How about going vegan twice a week?

You can shit on veganism all you like but it works. Again, what are you actually doing? You wanna be luigi? Fucking do it, but stop shitting on others trying to make a difference. We’re on the same team (i hope).

Yeah that’s the killer. Just not enough content yet. I think it’s cause video hosting is expensive. My hope is that individual youtubers start hosting their own peertube instances. But they’d never do that because they’d lose money.

If peertube could get functionality which would allow creators to hide videos behind a subcription which could be paid in fiat/crypto that would be a game changer. Easy to donate to your favourite creators while keeping federation.

Maybe one day.

Defo would recommend changing your email though. Takes a while to do all your accounts but once it’s done you’re free! Feels good.

Imgur link. Can’t see :(

All the time, baby!

Unless it’s absolutely necessary, vpn and kill switch stay on.

Wtf! In that case, i’m stumped. I can’t think of a mechanism that would allow Google to track you across all the different browsers and operating systems you’ve tried.

If you’re still concerned then just stop using these services. Youtube can’t track you if you never visit it!

I’ve never owned one but it looks like it just extands the range of your router. You could replace it with something else?

A good test would be to see if you experience the same thing on a different network. For example, take your laptop to a cafe and see if you still get personalised suggestions.

Again, having a secure vpn helps when travelling and is an important piece of the privacy stack, in my opinion. A proper one should cost ~$5 a month.

If you are capable of running tailsOS you’re capable of aquiring bitcoin and paying for a vpn. All the info is available online.

If you are truly not seeing any results i think you should ditch the google access point. Make sure you’re router is secure as well, but that’s beyond my realm of knowledge atm.

Hmmm very bizarre that none of those options are working for you. Those should be extremely secure ways of browsing the web.

Just to confirm, are you logging in to anything? Youtube and google can track you anywhere if you sign in to an account.

When you restart Tor and visit youtube, it should be asking you about cookies again. I make a habit of declining everything anyway.

Perhaps your Google access point is the culprit but it would have to be breaking encryption to affect your connection so surely not?

I’d recommend getting your hands on some bitcoin. Then you can convert it to monero and pay for a vpn that way. A secure vpn and librewolf should be enough to feel like you’re not being tracked.

I can believe it. British media are savage and will hound a person to death (recently Jason Arday) if it will get them clicks. Evidence and truth no longer matter. If the scandel is selling they’ll squeeze it for all they can.

Lucy Letby was the subject of a witchhunt. The media had already decided she was a monster before the trial started and the case is full of personal biases. With the public whipped in to a frenzy, of course the jury is going to find her guilty.

Truly the families deserve better. The NHS needs more funding. Preferrably taken for the profits of media organisations.