@trwnh a good decision, although a little dismayed his reasoning is still based on looking at what terrible platforms are doing and trying to make Mastodon match that. But “post” is a clearer term, and Mastodon has enough granular functionality and lingo that anything that makes it easier to understand and use is a benefit.
@waltwhitman you had me until that last bit, buddy
all cryptocurrency is a scam but the way that Ethereum and NFTs are scams is truly incredible https://thatkimparker.medium.com/most-artists-are-not-making-money-off-nfts-and-here-are-some-graphs-to-prove-it-c65718d4a1b8
Mads: it's just frustrating, it's CLEARLY queer-baiting and it's such a capitalist nightmare
Me: yes mads bu-
Mads: I mean, is nothing sacred anymore? Does global capital need to extract every ounce of culture from every corner of society? Is there anything that they won't do for a quick buck?
Me: listen I'm sorry th-
Mads: and even if you think it's """not that deep""" it's at the VERY least false advertising, it's immoral
Me: I'm sorry build-a-bear workshop wasn't what you expected
Sharing a list of online bookstores I know about so you don't have to buy from Amazon or B&N (EXPAND)
McSweeney’s, independent nonprofit publishing company
https://store.mcsweeneys.net/
Detritus Books
https://www.detritusbooks.com/
Firestorm Coop, collectively-owned radical bookstore
https://firestorm.coop/
AK Press, worker-run, collectively-managed, anarchist publishing and distribution
https://www.akpress.org/
Thriftbooks, huge independent bookseller, sells new and used books for good prices
https://www.thriftbooks.com/
Fellow Traveler, bookstore owned and operated by Listen Left Audiobooks
https://fellowtravelerbooks.org/
Small Beer Press, publisher of fantasy and literary fiction
https://smallbeerpress.com/
Left Wing Books, publisher and distributor of radical books and pamphlets
https://www.leftwingbooks.net/
Bookshop.org, online bookstore with a mission to support local bookstores
https://bookshop.org/
#book #books #bookstore #online #boycottamazon #indie #independant
@Aleums I don’t even know which track this is, just faving because all the songs from this game kick ass
@Aleums I myself am part of the “himbo light web”
@vogon yes, they’re called realtors
Aaaaaah fuck me, not-at-all-happy anniversary to this post, gosh I wish I could unpin it. Quarantine is technically over but the pandemic is relentless.
Jock Dad of Friend Camp.