It has the same benefits and issues as most platforms: People.
Some people need to know that they don’t actually need to post a comment. It’s okay to type something out and delete it.
Though at least it has somewhat more technically inclined groups. Lots of people way smarter than I am that I like to learn code/tech tips and tricks from.
Any app that doesn’t require any backend to function.
If you ask for a subscription for an app without the need to support a backend… I won’t subscribe. I’ll find something else.
Mostly anything else is fine.
Though, if it’s something like a Note-Taking app where the cloud infrastructure for backups and sharing would cost pennies and you’re asking more than $1 a month, I’m out. Looking at you, Evernote. $64 a year to replace the built-in Notes app? No thanks.
“they” is fine to use for any individual or group as a catch-all.
That’s why I never explicitly said it should have both.
I was really excited about Favorites in the Music app… until I learned it’s just replacing “Loved.”
I thought they’d have a third type of system:
Favorites / Suggest More (Love) / Suggest Less
It’s sort of like that now, but it’s:
Favorites (Loved) / Suggest More (Added to Library) / Suggest Less
Oh well!
I greatly hope Apple allows us to set the Action Button for: Single tap Double tap Triple tap Long press
And perhaps even custom combinations of taps/presses to allow for greater use.
Limiting us to ONE use from a long press is confusing to me.
It’s cool that people have created shortcuts that can imitate this, but it’s one of those “should be standard” things.
Honey’s whole scheme is selling your data. It tracks everything. I don’t use it.
I use Baking Soda and Vinegar and SponsorBlock and Wipr.
The first two basically fix video players on every site: basic HTML player instead of the bloatware most employ.
SponsorBlock for YouTube to cut down on sponsored segments that YouTubers may play in the middle of a video.
Wipr for my ad blocker. It’s been incredibly solid since I first bought it. Big fan.
Yep. Since 2011. Fucking bye.
One could look at the concept of the fediverse and relate it to the ideals of segregating higher powers (big businesses) and giving power to the working class (pay for labor). IE: the concept of dividing up Lemmy as a service into multiple-owned servers instead of a single monolith like Reddit. This tends to align with the ideology of Leftism (to be clear, the progressive class of beliefs, for anyone non-American) tend to be more inviting and inclusive to people. This makes for a good platform for trans people to feel welcomed.
This is not a factual answer, and I do not believe anyone here holds the authority to state a fact. It is only my personal observation.
To be clear, saying this can cause cancer is similar to saying that water will be classified as toxic.
Cancer is a genetic/cellular lottery we play every day. Consuming certain substances can change those odds. We’re talking 1 in a Trillion (a number I pulled out of my ass, to be clear), and perhaps consuming aspartame changes that to 100 in a Trillion. 100x more likely to get cancer? Not really.
Just like how water is classified as toxic if you drink too much (cellular over-hydration) consuming too much aspartame can cause cancer.
Though I suppose it remains to be seen. I’m making broad assumptions and I’ll wait for the professionals and studies and scientific journals to tell me what’s what.
Don’t screw over small indie devs.