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  • ram@lemmy.catoFediverse@lemmy.world•What does Bluesky have that Mastodon doesn't?English
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    10 months ago

    Forgive my ramblings, but here’s the main differences I see, from a community perspective:

    Bluesky’s for people who loved twitter circa 2015
    Mastodon’s for people who loved the format but hated the way the platform made use of it. The community is FOSS-focused and anti-corporate.
    Bluesky folks are anti-corporate, but they still want their social media to be on a single platform and tend to dislike federation
    Mastodon folks tend to be in smaller circles and more tech enthused

    Features-wise, Mastodon kills the algorithm in favour of chronological timelines and lists, while Bluesky embraces algorithms, allowing people to even make their own algorithms for the platform. Bluesky’s AT Proto uses “DIDs” to identify users, which are associated directly with a domain[1]. This means that when federation does eventually happen, usernames will just be @my.domain.com instead of ActivityPub’s @actor@my.domain.com.

    Federation’s still not enabled so I have no clue how things will look and feel on that front, nor am I familiar enough with the protocol to make any claim about how versatile it is. ActivityPub is flexible enough to be a Twitter clone, a reddit clone, a blogging platform, a youtube clone, a twitch clone, a goodreads clone, or several other formats. AT Proto’s currently only proven to work for a Twitter clone.

    1. or subdomain ↩︎

  • ram@lemmy.catoCanada@lemmy.ca•Rent is going up more than $100 a month right now — with the average asking price a record $2,117English
    141·
    10 months ago
    Summary and Key Moments

    Provided by Kagi Universal Summarizer

    Rental prices across Canada continue to surge, with the average asking price for a new tenant now at a record high of $2,117 per month, up 9.6% from last year. The double-digit rental increases are being seen nationwide, including a 17.3% jump in Calgary bringing its average to $2,068. Soaring housing costs have strained many renters’ budgets, like Cassandra in Toronto who spends over half her pay on her $2,400 one-bedroom condo rental after a 14% increase. Experts note rental supply is not keeping up with strong demand from population growth and international students. While rental construction has increased, it will take years to significantly impact prices. With limited affordable options, tenants are advised not to move as rates rise almost everywhere in Canada.

    • The average asking rent across Canada hit a record high of $2,117 in August 2022, up 9.6% from the previous year.
    • Rents have been rising the fastest in Alberta, up 15.6% to $1,634 on average last month. Calgary saw a 17.3% increase to $2,068.
    • Toronto and Vancouver still have the highest rents nationally at $2,898 and $3,316 respectively, but prices are increasing quickly in other parts of Ontario, BC, and Quebec.
    • Construction of new rental units has increased but is not keeping up with strong demand from population growth and international migration.
    • Individual landlords are passing on rising mortgage costs to tenants, contributing to rent hikes of over $100 per month since May.
    • Even moving elsewhere in Ontario offers little relief as rents surge province-wide, up 9.9% compared to Toronto’s 8.7% increase.
    • Finding affordable units renting under $1,000 has become very difficult across Canada.
    • Short-term solutions to address the housing shortage are limited given time lags to increase new supply.
    • Tenants are advised not to move as rental options remain scarce and expensive.
    • The large influx of newcomers and students is exacerbating the acute housing shortage in both the short and long-term.
  • ram@lemmy.catoFediverse@lemmy.world•*Permanently Deleted*English
    863·
    10 months ago

    Stop with the doomerism.
    “Lemmy is losing users” -> Lemmy has a stabilizing base of communities developing their own culture after a great exodus from several centralized platforms. Original, high quality content is finding its home here as users engage with one another on thousands of federated, interoperable, transparent websites.

  • ram@lemmy.catoPolitics@beehaw.org•Opinion | Elon Musk’s Antisemitism Problem Isn’t About Free SpeechEnglish
    2·
    10 months ago

    Ya, this is stuff we already know, isn’t it? Like, it’s just common knowledge

    Summary and Key Moments

    Courtesy of Kagi Universal Summarizer:

    Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter has coincided with a surge in antisemitic speech on the platform. After the ADL met with Twitter executives, hashtags calling to ban the ADL emerged and Musk engaged in an online campaign against them. He blamed the ADL for Twitter’s loss in revenue and called them the biggest generator of antisemitism. His criticism echoed antisemitic tropes but he claimed to be for free speech. However, Musk uses Twitter more as a platform for his own speech where he can boost accounts he likes and throttle competitors. Premium users who pay more also see their tweets prioritized, skewing discussions right-wing. While a truly free speech platform would tolerate abhorrent ideas, Musk’s actions in threatening critics and amplifying certain voices shows he is using his power more to privilege voices close to his own views rather than promote liberty of discussion.

    • Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter has led to a surge in antisemitic speech on the platform, sparked in part by Musk’s criticism of the Anti-Defamation League.

    • Musk endorsed posts criticizing the ADL and started his own campaign against the organization, accusing it of being the biggest generator of antisemitism on Twitter.

    • Musk’s criticism of the ADL tapped into classic antisemitic tropes while claiming to be against antisemitism.

    • Musk portrays himself as a free speech absolutist but has used his authority on Twitter to suspend accounts and throttle competitors.

    • Twitter under Musk has become a “pay-to-play” system where privileged accounts can boost their reach by paying a monthly fee.

    • Far-right voices that engage in cruelty, bigotry and misinformation seem to dominate the platform.

    • Musk’s own endorsements and responses on Twitter can instantly direct massive attention to certain accounts.

    • Twitter resembles Musk’s “playpen” more than a free speech paradise, with Musk’s values shaping the platform.

    • Merely tolerating abhorrent speech is different than agreeing with or amplifying it, which Musk has done.

    • Musk’s invocation of free speech is disingenuous, as he uses his power to privilege certain voices over others.