Nikon or Canon?

Oooooh this is relevant to my interests!! After 20yrs doing web dev I crashed out of two jobs in 6 months completely hating coding. Can’t even bring myself to look at code nowadays.

What did you go into after quitting web dev?

What did you used to program in?

Tracking clicks on links with JS is pretty normal. I always implemented that with Google analytics for my e-commerce sites.

It helps you track things like downloads of files, email links, exit links, etc.

…In the US.

I’ve got a friend from Shenzhen who thinks Xi is the worst thing since Mao. If I said that to a lemmy.ml user I’d be banned from the instance.

Hell, I got suspended for 4 days (and trolled to fuck) when I suggested someone was a tankie (literally a communist who believes in using tanks to kill people).

Silly thing is I’m a fucking socialist! I believe in all the key tenets of socialism. But heaven forbid you criticise DPRK or China. They’ll chew you apart.

There’s plenty of fucking countries where from socialism has worked and there’s plenty where some level of socialism currently works.

I mentioned the Nordic Model and instead of them agreeing it was a good step they spent their time ‘educating’ me on how it’s not true socialism and it’s just as bad as the US.

Fucking boggles the mind. They genuinely seem to think Stalin was a saint and Kim is a benevolent, democratically elected leader. If anyone thinks otherwise it’s due to Western propaganda.

I know people living in China - they ain’t fucking happy!

I read your post.

I’m arguing against downvotes site-wide

I upvote people I disagree with as much as people I agree with. Because I like being challenged.

You are precisely the person I’m arguing against. You use downvotes for disagreement (your second paragraph).

This hides comments, people rarely know why because their comment gets hidden by the influx of downvotes.

This has multiple effects:

• Radicalises and victimizes people. So they end up only knowing that their views aren’t popular. Rather than adjust their views they’re likely to double down. They aren’t challenged. So they may seek out things like QAnon or anti Vax or whatever other echo chambers for their views to be validated. It’s peer pressure without feedback. It’s harmful.
• The very act creates an echo chamber by hiding dissenting comments under a pile of downvotes.
• As a result of creating an echo chamber you never have your own views challenged.
• It promoted low quality, repetitive humour. Have you not noticed reviews top 3 comments are always shit, predictable jokes and puns?

I’m aware I can’t change everyone’s habits but I personally will downvote except in rare circumstances and I’m explaining why.

P.S. if I strongly disagree with someone but can’t be bothered to comment I just don’t vote and move on. Sometimes I come back and explain. Downvotes are lazy and cause problems.

No. I disagree. I follow the old Reddiquette.

Downvotes are for obvious spam or irrelevant bullshit. Not for disagreement.

Following that role old Reddit was really interesting and you got some incredible discussions. Because everyone held to that rule you didn’t end up with people trying to be funny for up votes. Instead of downvotes people would comment their disagreement.

It was the golden age of Reddit. I hope Lemmy could resurrect that but I don’t think it’ll ever come back.

Unfortunately this also results in echo chambers, where everyone agrees and that’s bullshit. I think it’s why corners like QAnon rose up. Instead of people visa being honestly challenged there shit takes were being diagnosed instead.

E.g. I have a genuinely unpopular opinion on here a while back. That ADHD and autism aren’t real. That progress quirkiness is being pathologised.

I had the highest number of downvotes in the thread. But guess what?! The vet few people who chose to engage with my view changed my fucking mind! I also found out I should look to ask about diagnosis.

There’s plenty of people out there with stupid views. Instead of downvotes then (which eventually hides the comment) they should be engaged and have their view challenged.

Dunno about anyone else but personally: I don’t care because I can’t afford food each month. Worrying where your next meal comes from focusing your mind somewhat.

It depends on the website hosting location. TOS, users location and relevant international copyright treaties.

It’s not a one-size-fits-all.

As a UK citizen I can’t claim my (US) first amendment right to call you a “cunt”.

It’s against the website TOS and I’m not American.

Putting a license at the bottom clears any ambiguity.

Funnily enough you’re only highlighting your own “Zoomer” naivety of law by making your “Boomer” comment.

Sounds like the average lemmy.ml user. Very quick to criticise the west. Completely ‘objective’ when discussing China.

That’s not how public domain works.

Be me. Go to bed. Wake up 4 times in the night for a piss. Get up in the morning and have 3 coffees. Don’t piss for 6 hrs!

What’s AV1 compression like compared to x265?

Is that the fisher price phone? Pretty sure I had that as a kid in the 80s.

Black Dynamite!

I get the odd flashack of my jaw sticking a foot out in front of my face and RGB haze on everything. So much fun back in the day. :)

Trailer: https://youtu.be/_jBYkjBF8Zw

Go on then sailor. Be the change you want to see!

Chocolate covered giant ants are lovely! Sold in Selfridges (UK).