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US objects to calling out ‘Russian aggression’ in G7 statement on Ukraine in c/world
[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Far East Movement were visionaries!

Observing American politics feels really strange at the moment in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

depending on your skills and what you're looking for quite okay tbh

Trump says Ukraine started the war that's killing its citizens. What are the facts? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

And there are still people defending Trump, saying he's a good president etc? It's only a matter of time before he's frolicking with Putin on a battlefield.

And they want to teach us about democracy? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

counter-counter-argument: how long before this isn't possible in the US anymore?

We should shame people that promote BlueSky more in c/unpopularopinion
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I get that! And it's not really about creating enemies. More of a digital utopia where we see what's the better option

We should shame people that promote BlueSky more in c/unpopularopinion
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

yeah they rather "Skeet" it

Zelenskyy says Trump is living in a Russian ‘disinformation bubble’ in c/europeanfederalists
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

I'm sure his penpal Putin will tell him he's not

We should shame people that promote BlueSky more in c/unpopularopinion
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Jack Dorsey being one of the founders certainly has something to do with that, from a UX and UI point of view. Other than that, I don't think is accidental. Also could be some marketing in place and certain "influencers" - of all sorts - pushing the platform online

Easy Onboarding for new Lemmy users in c/fediverse
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

I use Alexandrite on my laptop and really like it

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We should shame people that promote BlueSky more (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by [email protected] to c/unpopularopinion
11 comments fedilink
 

Especially when they promote and use it out of "moral motivation" to "fight against twitter/big tech". You're still using a platform owned by one company. They're not really decentralized. There's nothing stopping them to go down the same path twitter did. They're funded by some questionable investors... Or, to quote something I recently read: "BlueSky is decentralized in the same way Total Energies is a green company."

Fight big tech, yes, but know which platforms to use. And to counter all "but Mastodon etc. are boring": the more people making the shift to the fediverse, the less boring it gets.

Edit to add: "shame" might be a heavy choice of words, but I don't know another term haha (English not a first language and all that)

who else on the shitter at work in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

I was an hour ago, but now I'm back at my desk scrolling through Lemmy and Mastodon while following cycling (Volta ao Algarve) on my laptop. Social media manager sure is one hell of a job. I think I'll get another coffee

Could an “Army of Europe” Actually Happen? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 days ago

there's a certain orange guy overseas doing things that might make this "Army of Europe" a necessity. and why not? I'm pro EU. when we work together on all levels, we can be a strong force. and that includes military.

l'union fait la force!

Ukraine isn’t invited to its own peace talks. History is full of such examples – and the results are devastating in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Russia doesn't want peace. Russia wants Ukraine

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Observing American politics feels really strange at the moment (lemm.ee)
 

As an outsider (I live in Belgium) it feels very weird and dystopian to see everything happening in American politics with Trump and Musk.

On one side, it's very interesting and almost entertaining; on the other side, it's scary. I can't imagine what it must be like to live in the USA.

Americans, how do you cope? What's your take on the situation?

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Tips for installing brakes on flared handlebar (lemm.ee)
 

As the title says! I have a fixie and after a period of riding brakeless, it's time to install a front brake again. Mainly because I use it for endurance/audax as well and I'm not doing that brakeless. I don't have a death wish yet... For balance, looks and grip, I'm installing a lever on either side (Tektro RL520, nothing too fancy shmancy). I have flared drop bars, and I'm figuring out how to properly mount these. Anybody has some tips? Thanks!

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