And it turned out to be exactly what I expected.
For I have sinned.
(Full disclosure coming soon)
https://youtu.be/wy8Ge-VnNMI
https://collantes.us/
How many websites do you have?
Me gustan los aviones, me gustas tú
Me gusta viajar, me gustas tú
Me gusta la mañana, me gustas tú
Me gusta el viento, me gustas tú
Me gusta soñar, me gustas tú
Me gusta la mar, me gustas tú
Jen
Mindboggling
Gone are the days when knowledge was distributed for free, information was shared for free; pictures, videos, stories, music - all sorts of entertainment on the internet was free. Back then, everyone was equal.
Nowadays, there are creators, and there are subscribers. Everyone wants to be a creator. Why? Because creators make money.
Whatever happened to the hobbyists who made things out of passion, and not with a goal of making big bucks at the end?
They're there. Still there, thank God. A good example is the twtxt community. And dozens of other platforms and forums and sites where people host and create things out of passion. They're not getting paid to do it. They do it because they love what they do. And at the end of the day, if people want to show their appreciation for it, well and good. If not, doesn't make any difference to them.
That is, without all the hoops and loops of creating wallets, buying crypto, paying in crypto, and logging in with wallets. That's a lot of hassle for nothing.
Not to mention how ridiculously slow some of these crypto apps are. The webpage loading times are atrocious.
If you're a hobbyist like Jack Dorsey, or rich, and you have enough money to throw away at random apps, then crypto scams may seem like the right place for you.
The entire basis for crypto social apps is to enable users to monetize their content. But my question is, who the hell wants to pay me to read my crap? Anyone? Is there anyone who would want to pay me for just posting my random thoughts online?
Because that's what it is, isn't it? Random thoughts.
They could be the smartest and wisest words any man has ever read, but are they worth paying for?
There's always a catch on these crypto platforms. It's never simple and easy. And it's never free to use. There's always some missing premium features that would ultimately force the user to cash out. Or should I say, crypto out? Do they only accept payments in crypto? If they're scammy and want to remain untraceable, most probably yes.
Can one say that?
I mean, isn't that one of the features blockchain has been touting for years in the past, as far as I can remember?
Farcord - clone of Discord.
Flink - Reddit clone.
Opencast - Twitter clone.
Tiles - VSCO clone.
Kiwi News - HN clone.
Launchcaster - ProductHunt clone...
and the list goes on...
Now to be fair, the Fediverse and other independent platforms as well have also copied and reproduced their own versions of the mainstream social platforms. But most of them are free, were created and intended and meant to be free and open and to counter surveillance and censorship from corporations and governments.
What's the goal of crypto nonsense platforms? To make money.
And they do this by lying and hiding crucial information from their victims.
Not to mention the "unexpected error"s, "an unknown error has occurred" and "this app has stopped working"... geez! Has it? I must be blind! Is this a braille phone that I'm using?!
From the server's end, I'd expect the devs to take care of all the encryption and secure storage. Blockchain or not is irrelevant. The average user doesn't care if the data's stored in a blockchain or a text file.
They've copied every popular FOSS and proprietary apps out there and integrated their own crypto nonsense into them. Log in with your wallets, stand around in a circle and praise whatever cryptocoin they've invested in, buy more of their crypto stuff etc
What value does the crypto stuff add? Blockchain? Security? Immutability? Permanency? Transparency?
What transparency? It's a social app for Christ's sake! Everything is meant to be public! Public posts, public forums, public blogs... What extra transparency features does blockchain add?
"OMG Dude, you can verify who posted what and when on the blockchain... duh duh duh!"
Can you? Can you? And how exactly does that benefit me? Hmm?
Security? Please! The only security needed on the user's end is a password. And some people are too lazy to even create and remember those. They have password "managers".
Disappointing. Massive disappointment.
They've copied all the cool FOSS and proprietary social apps and services and integrated their own crypto scams into them.
Creating an account seems to be "easier" now. But wait! They don't tell you about their "pay us to buy our crypto and then use our cryptoware apps and services" trick.
Visitors are directed to download their app to create an account. Once you do that, you go through username and password and all that and then you land on the payment page. Can't use any app before that. Can't do anything else, really...
https://youtu.be/BZNUo7orS3k
Ann
Strangely, the nights feel the same. I need more sleep
Will there be winter where you live?
Mon
And if I can't buy it, why would I torture myself looking at the product news and reviews? Wishing I'd waited a few more weeks or months to buy the latest thing, only for it to be outdated as soon as it is launched?
Truth is, tech is progressing too fast.
Can't keep up.
New products every month.
I got tired of it and switched my focus to other things.
> Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
Pebble will be shutting down on Nov 1
> It looks like you may be using an ad blocker.
> Ads allow YouTube to be used by billions worldwide.
> You can go ad-free with YouTube Premium, and creators can still get paid from your subscription.
I see
I can run Linux.
I need a phone with a physical SIM, preferably with decent camera for taking pics and videos.
I'm going to need a new cheap laptop and a new cheap phone.
Any recommendations?
System load spikes to 22.5
Memory usage: 98%
System unresponsive
Nice update!
YouTube stops loading video titles and thumbnails.
Great!
I have a feeling twimg won't last long since Elon's brand change
melanie
It's that time of the year
When I think of crypto and blockchain, I think about the legendary Carlos Matos and Bitconnect.
The concept of blockchain is great; cryptocurrency - not so much
Brave adds Bing Image Search.
Nobody uses Brave's Bing Image Search.
Brave returns with it's own image search.
It's worse than before.
Nice going Brave
Sometimes I can't help but wonder what kind of ponzi scheme these crypto ambassadors are running.
I get the feeling that one day they'll come out and admit they got paid x amount to use these blockchain social networks and bring in more people.
That's the truth.
The posts people make on social media are their creative best.
In the real world, most of us get ignored by strangers.
I don't always have random strangers walking up to me to strike a conversation.
And I highly doubt anyone would pull out their wallet and say, "Here's 10 bucks! Tell me how your day was!"
Yet that's exactly what blockchain social networks are trying to do.
The concept, by design, is flawed.
Is it the future? I highly doubt it
NFTs, tokens, monetization, revenue...
I'm sorry, but how are your random social media blabbers worth any money?
Unless you're Shakespeare or Einstein or some philosophical or scientific genius, I don't see why anyone would want to read your posts, let alone cash out some "crypto" from some "wallet".
And that applies to most people. Sure, your lifestyle and your thoughts may be interesting. But who's going to start paying to view what's going on in your life?
As if likes, upvotes, hearts, and subscriptions weren't narcissistic enough, let's make people think someone wants to pay them with crypto to view their random posts online.
> Just set the recipient profile or address, and percentage - and their share of collect fees stream directly to them. Magic!
> Lens Protocol can work on any EVM compatible blockchain and is currently in beta on the Polygon network. Social actions can also be done outside of shared block space.
> Momoka, a new scaling solution from Lens brings hyper scale for social actions - enabling drastically lower cost and larger scale to Lens, without compromising the principles of decentralization.
Lenster
Unfortunately, it's plagued by the same issues are the others
> Join the waitlist
> Next we will check your wallet to validate your web3 footprint.
> Bring other Web3 protocols directly into your posts - mint NFTs from other platforms, build an on-chain vote directly into a post - or integrate any other smart contract.
> Leverage the rest of Web3 in a composable way, conveniently inside Lens posts.
> Token gating allows you to control who can view your content in a flexible way.
> You can gate access based on collecting the post, following, or ownership of any other NFT or token.
> Super useful for creator monetization, memberships, and private posts - your imagination is the limit.
milla
Do they have a categorical social network for different types of posts?
Or do they lump everything under one roof?
Effectively, they're promoting nothing.
Any social network that, by design, requires outsiders to sign up and log in to view profiles, isn't quite appealing.
People often want to check out what's going on before they commit to signing up on a platform. They want to know what kind of users the community has, and what kind of content they post.
It gives one an idea of whether they might be a good fit, or if the effort is worth the trouble.
> Welcome to the Socialverse of Tomorrow
> Experience the Future of Social Networking, Now!
> Uhive, the pioneering social network seamlessly integrating AI-enhanced experiences, blockchain technology, and next-gen tokenomics - revolutionizing your online social journey.
> 2 Billion Tokens in Circulation
> 8 Billion Interactions
> +1,000,000 Crypto Wallets Created
Oh my!
Is this the cyberpunk future the movies predicted?
It's hard to keep up.
No more upgrades for this device.
I'm not sure if Android 13 is worth buying a new device for.
What's so special about Android 10, 11, 12, 13...?
Most of what I see are cosmetic changes.
I don't think an Android 10 user would feel 11 to be much different, just like a 12 user wouldn't feel 13 to be anything special
If you wait for me, while I wait for you, then we'll never make progress. Somebody's got to budge and take a step forward.
I think most people on Reddit, Twitter and Facebook are stuck there because everyone they're familiar with are there too. And nobody wants to take the lead and walk out and go someplace else
Feels more like a Tuesday or Wednesday afternoon
It's hot
If you want something to be perfect, forget the money. Focus on the usage. Create something that you'd want to use.
Essay posting
They never quite improved, did they?
If you don't like it, stop using it.
Quite simple really.
I can list a dozen Reddit alternatives off the top of my head.
Just like I could list a dozen Twitter alternatives and Facebook alternatives.
So it's not like people don't have a choice or other options.
But people want to sit around and keep using the same networks that seem to drive them mad.
People are addicted.
That's the main problem.
The companies are not the problem. They're just that - companies.
What do companies do? Make money.
What are their end goals? Make more money.
But the people have a choice. Do they want to continue using a company's services and supporting them? Or do they want to walk out and try something else?
Reddit, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok - these are the new narcotics of the web.
Virtual narcotics.
You take a little, and you're hooked.
They know you're hooked.
They know you ain't going anywhere.
What's the character limit on this thing? I think I al
There are no more mysterious seizures on the sidewalks.
Anyone remember that?
People dropping on the streets, shaking and convulsing to death?
I'm not sure how this would work out in the real world.
Something about this new crypto startup reminds me of Onecoin
Oh Ruja!
"Look at the news! You're going to download the news and you're going to like it!"
> Faster browser
> Memory efficient
> Save bandwidth
Meanwhile I have to dig through the settings to turn it off.
Browser updates that reset certain settings are a kick to the face
AI this.
AI that.
It's like a cancer taking away the last remaining bits of humanity from the internet
Now AI's taking it's shots
A new one begins.
It's called AI.
> Enables AI prompts in the address bar and text highlight popup, connected to services such as ChatGPT and ChatSonic in Opera Browser’s sidebar.
Uninstalled.
jenny
Social v5
Nice aesthetics. Looks simple too.
Sadly, no way to sign up.
Found the developer's website and tried using the contact form, but got an error instead
> SyntaxError: JSON.parse: unexpected character at line 1 column 1 of the JSON data
Yes, I am an idiot
Very aesthetic
Farcaster protocol
Farcaster apps
If you care to look at some of these web apps, they're absolutely beautiful.
It's something I would love to try out, at the very least.
Two problems, however:
1. Apparently you need an invite to use Farcaster. That would require that you either message the dev on Twitter (ugh! We don't all use Twitter crap. The world has moved on to better social networks, in case you hadn't noticed.) or you ask someone who's already on it for an invite (cricket noises)
2. Sign in on the apps requires you to connect a wallet.
What is a Wallet?
A Home for your Digital Assets.
Wallets are used to send, receive, store, and display digital assets like Ethereum and NFTs.
A New Way to Log In.
Instead of creating new accounts and passwords on every website, just connect your wallet.
(internal screaming intensifies)
nostr
*chuckles
Is this the future of the web they brag about?*