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"easier" - what really matters is end user freedom, the rest is just decoration
by ekianjo 9mo ago
"easier" - what really matters is end user freedom, the rest is just decoration
- Forgeties79 9mo agoApparently not because they have 200mill users. I also value end user freedom, but I also accept reality. And I guarantee you you have compromised on your freedom/anonymity for convenience online. We all have. And ultimately discord is so turnkey that most people just don’t care
- morshu9001 9mo agoI'm in a Signal chat for a bar trivia group for some reason. I've missed invitations a few times cause it silently got out of date. But at least Obama can't read my messages.
- direwolf20 9mo agoYou compromised your freedom, then. Signal is a central–server network with a license that means you can't legally modify the client and use it on the network, and it identifies people by their phone numbers.
- morshu9001 9mo agoThe two nice features it has. I don't need bots to exist.
- ekianjo 9mo agoThere is no binary version of how everyone is compromised. Because I refuse a bunch of applications like Discord I can assure you my footprint is lesser than those who use it.
- Forgeties79 9mo agoI agree completely. My point is that people simply will do that though, so instead of approaching it with hostility and judgment you should approach it with understanding and, if they’re willing to hear it, maybe as an opportunity to educate. Proud proclamations and judgment won’t get people to see how important this is. It’s not just “window dressing.” UX matters. So you need to talk to people in a way that acknowledges why they want those conveniences in the first place. It’s the same reason I recommend Plex to some people and Jellyfin to others.
- direwolf20 9mo agoWrong. What really matters is delivering dopamine reward signals in the user's brain. Everything else is just a mechanism.