Notices by kaniini (kaniini@mastodon.dereferenced.org)

for the millionth time, messages that are copied to other instances (so-called "federation") have their own copies of those messages, and most importantly, can do whatever they want with them.

this means they can do:

- full-text search

- rewriting your posts to say "HERP DERP"

- replacing your video/audio links with fart sounds

- replacing your images with make ________ great again memes

if you do not understand this, the federated web (Mastodon, et al) is not for you.

oh lordie, instance admins are discovering that other instances can implement full-text search *anyway*

this is going to be hilarious

@literorrery

maybe it is good to explain UBI as a non-discriminatory investment in the people to allow them to worry less about paying the bills and instead worry more about pursuing new projects instead of working for the man.

in a way, UBI could break the large corporations as a lot of people stuck in corporate america would probably be more willing to quit and try something else with it.

@literorrery

to me, pure political communism does seem very similar to what the founders of the US were originally aiming for with the articles of confederation. and in a lot of ways, i like the articles of confederation setup better than i like the strong federalist government we have today... especially in these troubled times.

i also think UBI can help spur entrepreneurship and ultimately a stronger economy.