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Re:Bumble open sources Private Detector, AI tool to detect u... by qubex on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @11:31AM (#33331954)
It can’t have a target of “100% uptake” if it’s deliberately excluding some tiny but nonzero proportion of those who might otherwise subscribe.

That’s the bombastic reply anyway.

The more subtle and nuanced response is this is not a comparable situation because it’s not that developers are ignoring a small demographic, it’s that they’re deliberately working to make the environment actively hostile for that mini-demographic.

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Re:Bumble open sources Private Detector, AI tool to detect u... by shadowgovt on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @12:51PM (#33333124)
> It can’t have a target of “100% uptake” if it’s deliberately excluding some tiny but nonzero proportion of those who might otherwise subscribe.

Targets are always aspirational. "100% uptake" just means "As many users as possible."

> they’re deliberately working to make the environment actively hostile for that mini-demographic.

Yes. This is because the larger demographic has made clear that they don't want to share the room with the other demographic and they will leave if forced to.

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