naoseiquemsou

But they still contribute to google's monopoly over web standards.

Came to say the same. My low-end laptop is only able to browse the internet thanks to adblock.

Do you know if ecosia is still using google under the hoods?

What's preventing GPT-based bots to earn karma by writing real-looking comments?

The future of the internet really seems like a dark one...

Interesting, it was a variation of embrace, extend, extinguish, without the extend part.

In a way, I think it happened to the entire internet. Look at browsers today, web development (that one might be controversial, but I think big techs somewhat forced bloated frameworks to be the standard way to create websites), video streaming, etc.

I second this. The subs I'm subscribed to are losing a lot of quality, and human interaction is degrading. Doesn't feel like a comfortable place anymore.

When was the last reddit exodus? where did people move to?

But what if the software has both options, to save and to download?

Not exactly. It can be confusing at first, but then you see that it's a standard in most apps, and you're fine. The most curious ones will look for more info and find the historical roots.

In other words, the floppy disk has meaning, just like most proverbs that come from ancient roots, but are still used and understood everywhere.

The unix/linux root directories are also good examples, perhaps dating even earlier.

Most software I use feel too big for a starting point. I tried solving bugs for a smaller project, but my pr took literally 4 years to be approved. In others, I tried to look into some issue, but they were fixed before I finished my attempt.

It all turned into some sort of barrier to get started.

Thank you for your comment. What a coincidence that you mentioned openstreetmap, because adding data became like a hobby to me. While it's some form of contribution, I wanted to go deeper into some project, be a developer.

It's hard to explain, but it's mostly the social aspect of it that I struggle with.