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Re:Gleam Is Now on Tangled on Saturday July 18, 2026 @11:55AM (#48959238)
if anyone has more info on tangled would love to hear. been looking for a decentralized git provider for a while. started self hosting but was missing the social element
bro rly could have just made a custom nvim setup
Re:Programming Still Sucks on Thursday May 07, 2026 @04:52AM (#48047051)
equating social media and the printing press is tempting but reductive. esp with massive profit incentives, social media is often built for retention and conversion rather than for informative purposes. esp within the modern context. it is not a black and white picture. social media can exist responsibly. just because a technology represents "progress" there is much we can and should pay attention to. just blanket dismissing regulation and criticism for the sake of progress is lazy.

I highly encourage you to read: https://jonathanhaidt.com/social-media/

Re:Programming Still Sucks on Thursday May 07, 2026 @12:59AM (#48045557)
yes and yes. a system can fulfill it’s function while simultaneously having massive impacts on society. we are only now experiencing the consequences of social media running rampant.