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    13 days ago

    This interface is laughably terrible. For one, everything should be tabs: you should drag files from one tab to another completely blind. For another, I can see the scrollbars which is just bad. Further, there should be a giant ad at the header/footer which shills bitcoin. Finally, the password field shouldn’t be obscured but synced to our online Safe™ for easy retrieval at just 12.99 a month.

    We’ve sure come a long way since those primitive days…








  • Cartoons back then were a little bit sambo so to speak, but the intent wasn’t strictly malicious, just uninformed.

    You use the words/concepts you know to express something to an audience. If society tells you that native Americans wear headdresses, then you will likely add a headdress when introducing a new native american character, not neccesarily realising the damage of the stereotype behind it.











  • If the free market had any real competitors, the problem would genuinely solve itself in favor of the consumer. We see this with any new tech where a bunch of new firms try to win customers by any means necessary in those first few years.

    The problem as always is: where are the competitors after X years, and are these “competitors” actually competing anymore?

    The solution as always is: regulate. Ensure competition. Ensure cartels aren’t price fixing. But no one wants to hear that