That’s why he has more subscribers that the CNBC and other popular mainstream propaganda outlets, because he’s untrustworthy /s 🤡

Let’s focus on the substance of the information being presented rather than the person presenting it.

Sure they are so well funded /s. At least they are able to speak their mind without getting banned.

Noted. You can go back to watching your favorite mainstream propaganda outlet.

Statement by Mr. Che Guevara (Cuba) before the United Nations General Assembly on 11 December 1964

Youtube bans North Korean vloggers, so much for “free speech”.

So they blocked a channel of harmless snack-eating videos because the uploader is in NK? What am I missing?

He says something about the invincible comic having a white woman who was illustrated as a woman of color in the show and that people call that “woke”.

The way they’ve simplified the game for the neurons, it still has a long way to go.

I tried in !video_feed@zerobytes.monster but the bot doesn’t work because of a protection set on /signup and /login pages.

Customizable feed algorithms: One of the best things about Lemmy is that users can choose their own algorithm for their home feed. My ideal platform would take this a step further by allowing users to customize their feed algorithms like in Bluesky.

Bluesky, a decentralized social media platform, has introduced a feature called “custom feeds” that allows users to choose their own algorithms[1][2][3]. This feature gives users the ability to subscribe to different algorithms or create their own algorithms for others to follow[1]. The goal is to provide users with more control over their social media experience and address concerns about algorithmic manipulation[1][2][3].

Currently, creating a custom feed on Bluesky requires some technical knowledge, but the platform plans to make it easier for users to create custom feeds in the future[1]. The ability to choose different algorithms for feeds gives users more ownership and control over the content they see[2]. This feature is seen as a defining aspect of Bluesky and aligns with its decentralized approach[2].

Bluesky’s vision is to replace the traditional “master algorithm” controlled by a single company with an open and diverse “marketplace of algorithms”[3][4]. The platform aims to enable the developer community to bring new algorithms to users quickly and effortlessly[4]. By embracing third-party development and customizable feed generation, Bluesky seeks to empower users and provide transparency and control over algorithmic choices[4].

The custom feeds feature is available in the latest version of Bluesky’s mobile apps and web client, but the platform is currently invite-only[3]. Users can try this feature if they already have an account or receive an invite code[3].

Overall, Bluesky’s custom feeds with user-customizable algorithms offer a unique approach to social media and aim to give users more control and transparency in their online experiences[1][2][3][4].

Citations: [1] https://www.engadget.com/bluesky-now-lets-you-choose-your-own-algorithm-183824105.html [2] https://www.wired.com/story/bluesky-my-feeds-custom-algorithms/ [3] https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/26/23739174/bluesky-custom-feeds-algorithms-twitter-alternative [4] https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/3-30-2023-algorithmic-choice [5] https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/28/as-threads-soars-twitter-rival-bluesky-adopts-a-new-personalized-algorithmic-feed/ [6] https://9to5mac.com/2023/05/26/bluesky-feeds-custom-algorithms/

I can confirm that the Opera method works. I couldn’t create an account before but I’ve managed to create the account using the built-in VPN of the Opera browser. Here’s an example of a Python script written with Claude 2 that GPT-4 wouldn’t have enough context for, https://lemm.ee/post/2595655 Really impressive.

Oh yeah I was thinking more along the lines of video games or movies where there are too many people creating it. For books, etc you can definitely donate.

There should be a way to pay only the workers when you buy something. In that case, you could pay them but only after pirating and making sure you enjoy it. Since there is nothing like that, I think you should pay only content from small creators. Big creators already have plenty, and paying for anything else just gives money to greedy executives who then lower the quality of the content to make more money. Of course, if you have the means and don’t pay anything, you are just making sure there will be less of that content made in the future. It isn’t scalable; if everybody pirated content without paying a single cent, there would be no content made except by hobbyists who don’t want to make a living out of it.

I really like to see communities like lemmy.film, mtgzone.com, and programming.dev and wish there was an instance about literature.

July 24, 2014 news article

I know about https://programming.dev and https://mtgzone.com I wish there were one about gaming and another about fanfiction

Edward Bernays, the nephew of Sigmund Freud, was a pioneer of propaganda and public relations. He is credited with the introduction of bacon and eggs into the American breakfast. In the 1920s, Americans typically ate light breakfasts of coffee, orange juice, and rolls. In order to increase bacon sales, Bernays wrote to 5,000 physicians asking whether a heavy breakfast was better for health than a light breakfast. 4,500 physicians wrote back confirming that a heavy breakfast was better for health as the body is depleted of nutrients after a night of sleep. This “research” of doctors encouraging Americans to eat a heavier breakfast, namely “bacon and eggs,” was published in several major newspapers and magazines to great success. Beech-Nut’s profits increased rapidly, and bacon and eggs became a staple of the American breakfast[1][3][4][5][6].

Citations: [1] https://www.fridaysocks.com/blogs/news/the-history-of-bacon-and-eggs [2] https://youtube.com/watch?v=3Asnt2ISZJs [3] https://theuijunkie.com/bacon-eggs-breakfasts/ [4] https://www.thisiscapitalism.com/bacon-eggs-and-public-relations/ [5] https://legitur.com/history/bernays-breakfast-bamboozle-the-pr-campaign-that-made-americans-eat-more-bacon/ [6] https://www.bonappetit.com/entertaining-style/pop-culture/article/watch-the-inventor-of-pr-explain-how-bacon-and-eggs-became-an-all-american-breakfast

edward bernays and breakfast

Edward Snowden, a former National Security Agency contractor and government whistleblower, has been credited with the quote “Arguing that you don’t care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don’t care about free speech because you have nothing to say”. Snowden has argued that privacy is a fundamental right and that without it, individuals cannot have anything for themselves. The “nothing to hide” argument has been used to defend the collection and use of government data beyond surveillance and disclosure, but critics argue that it is inherently paradoxical and that what is hidden is not necessarily relevant. Snowden has also stated that the burden of justification falls on those seeking to infringe upon human rights, and that nobody needs to justify why they “need” a right.

This has already been mentioned a few times. Just find the relevant issue on GitHub and give it an upvote.

• The rank of a post in the aggregated feed should be inversely proportional to the size of the community #1026
• Weighted Community Subscription for Customized Feed #3518
• Balance Instance Scores Based on Monthly Active Users #3642

I don’t know there is a lemmy-stats-crawler utility that does it automatically and produces a json file. So all I do is parse that json file to get the numbers.