“[For] people who live in the country or in remote areas or minority groups or [who have] small businesses, that is a really good way for them to communicate and reach other people,” she says.
“It’s just not possible to set up an alternative at this point in time. So, to put it bluntly, we’re in a bit of deep shit, to be honest.”
No mention of Pixelfed, but I can understand why. Will it only be seen as an alternative once a critical mass of users move there? And can that happen if they don’t see it as an alternative? Chicken and egg. I’m trying out, but it’s a little vapid when everyone I know is on Instagram.
The desire to belong is primal, and strong.
And it served us well for millennia. In a lot of ways, it made us who we are.
Bootlickers in a need of herd ruled by a strong daddy?
Civilizations, societies, communities. The Apollo program. The National Park Service. Emancipation. Everything good we’re capable of as a species comes from working together.
The mass weaponization of it is, of course, a problem.
We need to be better at removing anti social parasites at the top but instead we got majority accepting these parasites as their lords and saviors.
Something ain’t right
Ah, I think what you’re looking at there is called “capitalism.” It’s what enables selfish anti-social/sociopathic behavior without triggering our societal inclination to kick them out.
You are removing agency from people by blaming capitalism sure that’s the system of property ownership we have
It doesn’t directly result in bootlicking population ie other countries with similar property rights ain’t as much of bootlickers as we are.
They expect their ruling class to deliver some base QoL, Americans overall too lapring cultural wars their handlers told them on teevee