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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I am once again asking users to consider the eventual abandonment of web browsers. It is too big and complex for competition to actually create new ones, so this was inevitable.

[No offense intended to those working on important changes in forks, just saying proportionally it's only a minor diff, no?]

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Instead of using an extreme army knife to play a video, use a dedicated video player. Exchange some convenience for a healthier market.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Build a new internet on top of gemini? :D

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I propose federated internet! Or Pied Piper (for you Silicon Valley fans).

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Wait, what? What alternative do you suggest? Apps and App Stores?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm probably going to use this as a motivation to finally implement serious Digital Minimalism, and just stop using websites that force me to use it.

Banking will be the biggest problem, but other than that, I don't really need to spend my time on the internet. And this kind of DRM infuriates me so much, that I might just get a life just out of spite.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

You can always just go into a branch to do your banking. Less convenient, sure, but paying with cash is another way to avoid intrusive surveillance capitalism.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If the site is more complex than displaying raw text and links (to download files, and other pages), yes.