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Re:The web is fucked by ivve on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @10:40AM (#29552745)
Feels like this is not really a constructive critique of OPS argument. Indeed, it is merely them ensuring they can gain reach on the platforms they are critiquing, as opposed to screaming into the void as a Web 1.0 holdout.

See: https://thenib.com/mister-gotcha/

Re:The web is fucked by Aeolun on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @10:50AM (#29552880)
> it is merely them ensuring they can gain reach on the platforms they are critiquing

Indeed. But how does that differ from the motivation of any other Web 2.0 site?

Re:The web is fucked by sophacles on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @11:33AM (#29553493)
Look, I don't like mowing the lawn. I think long grass looks nice.

It isn't hypocritical of me to mow my lawn to avoid fines while still advocating for elimination of the grass ordinances in my city.

To directly address your point: the motivation of web 2.0 sites is to get a bunch of money by making the content hard to read without first looking at a bunch of ads, and futher to disallow a reading experience uninterrupted by adds every 30-60s. The web page in question did not show me any ads.

My question to you is: how do you not see the difference?

Re:The web is fucked by BizarroLand on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @02:47PM (#29556504)
This is probably generated from his POSSE plugin.

https://indieweb.org/POSSE

He mentioned this in the article.

Re:The web is fucked by ivve on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @11:33AM (#29553508)
It doesn't. My point is that one can critique something whilst using it and not undermine their point.
Re:The web is fucked by bravetraveler on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @10:52AM (#29552902)
Shamelessly borrowing this, my god is the internet full of this