For those who aren’t aware https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/horse-armor

At the time some people did say that this is a start of something horrible. How right they were.

HDDs have some strong magnets inside that I like to salvage. Once I have those, I put the shiny plates into a ziplock bag and smash them.

I can only hope so. People understand that email is decentralized and that an @gmail can talk to @aol. They also understand that someone using an iPhone with Verizon can text someone using an Android phone in AT&T. But, they need incentive to leave. I was perfectly aware of reddit, but didn’t join until digg updated to V4. Ive know about fediverse, but didn’t bother joining until recently. Most people won’t leave platforms they are used to.

Yes and it worth it not to see garbage ads.

Ok, makes sense. But I didn’t think I gave to be logged in to browse.