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Cuz the comments throught Lemmy/Piefed seems to indicate that literally every user on here is a FOSS/Dencentralization Purist and has 100% abandoned mainstream platforms.

I wonder if this is actually true or just a small minority of users being overrepresented.

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[–] early_riser@lemmy.world 14 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (3 children)

I lurk on some subreddits still. Sometimes I just want to look at pictures of orangutans or neatly organized server racks without anyone bringing up Trump in the comments.

Also if you count YouTube, I still have premium though I’m starting to wonder if it’s worth it.

[–] moondoggie@lemmy.world 6 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I’ve been using SmartTube on a Firestick and it’s great. Not only does it get rid of the YouTube commercials, it can also get rid of the “…and that’s why I use SquareSpace” type stuff.

[–] pingu@piefed.europe.pub 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Yes this is perfect. With YouTube history disabled so you don't see recommendations at all. Just subscriptions, 'watch later' list, and non-personalized post-video recommendations on some devices.

[–] early_riser@lemmy.world 2 points 10 minutes ago

Yes, I’ve disabled history and use the FF extension Untrap for YouTube to block anything else that might bleed through. Endless Algorithmic feeds are bad for you imo

[–] BossDj@piefed.social 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

What do you use premium for? I used to have it a long time ago until ad block made it unneeded.

PS Trump is an orangutan

[–] early_riser@lemmy.world 1 points 52 minutes ago* (last edited 47 minutes ago)

PS Trump is an orangutan

Y'all always have to be "on" don't you?

post about the israeli-palastinian conflict in an unrelated community

I just wanted to talk about Pokemon!

[–] CubitOom@infosec.pub 3 points 9 hours ago

Its not worth it. Try freetube.