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I would say Apple isn't as severe as something like Meta or "X" but the amount of influence apple has over the industry is insane. There's a reason why so many laptops are losing ports "because the MacBook has it" or why smartphones are stagnating and when they "innovate" they're just removing more features like the SD card reader all simply because "Apple did it". Hell, Windows has been trying to be like Mac OS for years from its flat minimal design to its oversimplification of its design to trying to make their own "eco system". Apple's influence can even extend beyond tech with their flat minimalist, corporate design being applied to every industry and building and design ever to be conceived in 2023. Everyone is trying to be Apple from Tech companies to fast food joints. Truly if we measure their influence and the power they carry moving entire industries to do various things. They are one of the most powerful company in silicon valley. Everything we hate about modern tech and how restrictive it is can be sourced all the way back to Apple.

I see this exact thread every week now and it's between the same people:

"Oh ok i stopped using it" to "Naw i'll keep using brave"

At this point can we stop this? Brave is trash but people are either too stubborn or just don't care anymore (which is ironic). Either mods just pin this thread and treat this as a "brave is trash" megathread or I don't know.

You know out of all things i miss the candy names

They're acting like California is going to personally mail these to every texans door.

I'm so glad people are calling Bluesky out for the trash service it is. I just mastodon outlasts this crap and we get more people on there than bluesky

Actually more like: "Here's an HD remaster of an old game that we ported previously but instead of giving you the same price as that lets just charge $60 instead."

Fans:

“Starlink was not meant to be involved in wars. It was so people can watch Netflix and chill and get online for school and do good peaceful things, not drone strikes.”

Yes my satellite that is actively being used in a war should be designed only for Netflix and chill.

According to FL, this is a-ok for children to see and quite preferable over trans people.

Fair. One day that recommendation will end up being a lemmy instance instead.

As much as they can be annoying sometimes, I'd rather they be here than not. We should be very careful with who we defederate and what or else it could really kill the momentum we have and the beauty of being able to communicate with other users. I rather enjoy when an instance respects my responsibility of me as a user on whether I see what content and how. It doesn't matter if it its a mod or an algorithm. I want to see hexbear users whenever I see fit and not let someone else decides for me.