I tried PeerTube a little, but had a similar experience. Even on the larger instances, it’s just not a reasonable alternative at all.

His ban on “assault” weapons was useless since they all come from out of state anyway

I agree with much of what you post here, but not this.

Even if he’s accomplishing making it inconvenient for criminals, gun nuts, and wannabe mass shooters, that’s a good thing. Legislation on guns in this country is never going to be perfectly effective because of the Federal Government, but making things harder on the local level is 100% a good thing.

He’s a billionaire, and therefore, almost certainly invested in LLM’s himself. Probably needed time to adjust his portfolio before making the move.

This should have happened a year ago at least.

About goddamn time.

This is one reason why we need fewer billionaires in government. This should have happened a year ago.

Not sure who the bags of douche downvoting this are, but good on you for asking questions and learning new things. Glad to see people in the thread are engaging with you positively in response.

I went 30% into international funds after the first recovery from Donald’s tariffs in spring 2025, when it became abundantly clear that our former trading partners were all hammering out new trade agreements. (Which take 1.5 - 2 years to take effect, but eventually they will and it’ll affect the US adversely.)

Been meaning to rebalance into money markets and bonds with how crazy this year’s been. This just makes me want to do that faster.

Unfortunately the current state of the digital ecosystem means that there is no YT alternative, so many have no choice.

But people can still use the product in a more conscientious way.

America is being hollowed out with no plans to address its effects on the poor and working class, apart from cutting the social safety net. This is happening in a time when it’s been criminalized to be homeless in the US and, if you’re scooped up, you can be forced legally to perform prison labor.

I don’t understand anyone who is actively patriotic in this country.

Good.

I’m currently working on repatriating my tech use to European applications so my data is protected by their stronger regulations. I made a video about it on my YT channel if anyone’s interested in learning more on the topic.

True.

That’s really the only material difference between Donald and the presidents who came before him: a lack of shame and subtlety. The way he operates is not fundamentally different in any meaningful way apart from presentation and the sheer will to get his own way.

It’s a nice thought, but the people in charge have too much of their personal fortunes wrapped up in AI to offer us any real agency in whether or not we use it.

However, depending on the product, you can actively choose to use it less. I made a video on my YT channel a few months ago about steps you can take in order to (over time) train the YouTube algorithm to offer you less AI slop, but yeah, there’s no magic bullet unless you actively seek out and use FOSS applications.

Yes, and that difference is presentation.

One side buries the knife in your back. The other makes excuses as to why they won’t (not can’t) give you treatment, and those excuses increasingly make no sense when Donald demonstrates over and over again that one doesn’t need anything but sheer will to get shit done.

The two ruling parties are just two gears in the same fascist machine.

If you’re just trying to get around ads, use Brave Browser. Its native adblock is the best.

The American people have no power or say in this whatsoever. Their choice is between two fascist candidates provided for them by the Epstein Class.

Our only power is local.

My thoughts as well.

Old people like the same shit as young people when it comes to gaming. Ever played D&D?

It won’t ever be legal, but I don’t think that’s going to matter. These data centers are threatening hundreds of communities’ basic survival, and there are so many people in this country that are struggling and ready to snap.

It’s not as if we don’t know.

It’s been twelve years since the leaks came out about FB using people’s news feeds to manipulate them, after all. This is Big Tech’s end goal, to take away any agency you might have around use of tech products.

It’s going to be really, really frustrating watching Democrats campaign in support of AI companies this fall.

But this is a good reminder. Your only power now is local, so take an interest in your neighborhood and fight for it.

I’ve been seeing a lot of bees around my neighborhood this year. More than recent years. It gives me a sliver of hope.