Had a mini heart attack for a moment, and was wondering how this was even possible.

Article, for those interested.

Well, Valve just dropped prices for everything… Can’t wait to see how everyone reacts.

Instances can be created freely, and are free to both associate and disassociate with other instances as they please.

Each instance decides their comfort with content within their instance and outside it. There are left leaning instances, centrist ones, and I’m sure a few right leaning ones. Some are ban-happy, but many will allow you to post all sorts of content, as long as it’s not too outlandish.

If the content you wish to see/post is wildly outside the overton window, you can join an instance that allows this or create your own. But other instances are under no obligation to federate with content they don’t wish to see.

I am a huge fan of SimpleX and their removal of user IDs. I think it’s a brilliant solution, and wish that SimpleX was recommended more than Signal.

Participating has really helped. I’m still struggling to post, but I try to comment wherever I feel I can add value, however small.

Build the platform you want to be part of.

Stuff like PostmarketOS looks interesting. The new Furilabs phone doesn’t sound too bad either.

If you have the money, consider donating $5 to a couple Linux mobile projects. Small donations here and there can be the difference needed to make Linux mobile a viable option.

c/pareidolia@sh.itjust.works

Especially over the past few years, this viewpoint seems to dominate over so many leftist spaces, and I believe it’s part of what led to Trump winning the election. I don’t particularly like the Democrats either, but so many refuse to vote for anything other than an impossible overnight jump to socialism.

You can download from this site which comes from Proton directly, this Github repo, or this link which downloads the F-Droid build

Proton Pass can also be downloaded from Obtainium, if you’d rather go that route.