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His brash demeanor is also what keeps it from being better, and causes devs to leave. I know I would never spend my time to contribute to such a toxic environment…

Ok but why

So because crypto has been used for scams, no one should use it or support someone who accepts it?

No because it’s used almost exclusively in scams. Also because of the insane environmental impact.

Wait till you hear about fiat.

I’ll say the same thing about platforms like Zelle or wire transfers. If someone asks you for them, it’s almost certainly a scam.

Crypto is only rife with scum because of its privacy.

• Lack of any regulation whatsoever. And increasingly so with the new US administration.

What would you use instead?

LiberaPay? Kofi? Givebutter?

There are lots of other private ways to donate that don’t involve scams.

Its also rife with scams and incredibly volatile.

I did read the article. Crypto is just not even worth mentioning.

1. Develop a privacy-friendly app store.
2. Only accept donations through Microsoft.
3. wHy IsNt AnYoNe dOnAtInG?
4. Fail.

It’s not pretty but it is familiar to Windows user and very powerful.

Same reason as the rest of the world: too complicated to use. Also pretty much all the DEs are ugly and dated, save for GNOME, in my opinion.

Does it have to be Kali?

RCS would only be an upgrade if it was possible to use with an open client and federated. As-is there are only 2 proprietary apps and 1 server, as far as I can tell. It’s basically Google’s version of WhatsApp.

When you find a suitable replacement for GBoard, let me know. Actually don’t, I’ve tried them all and they all fall well short of Google’s prediction algo.

The hacky workaround is to send them via Beeper, which connects to Google Messages’ web client.

then being mad for getting kicked out for violating basic rules

They were kicked out for intentionally violating anti-competitive rules. It’s bullshit. And it’s sad to see anyone at all defending Google here.

Why would anyone even want that?

I don’t know. Just because they’re not a publicly traded company doesn’t mean they don’t want more money 🤷 but certainly they may want to “stay in their lane” and focus on what they’re best at. Just seems like an absolute fuckton of money they’re leaving on the table to me.

Honestly it’s pretty crazy that Steam hasn’t entered the most lucrative gaming market.

A lot of people think fragmentation of digital markets will deliver a worse experience.

While it does add a tiny amount of friction, the trade-offs are massive.

Fuuuuuck outta eah