This is no shitpost

A lot of platforms only update at the end of the month. S&P 500 is down 11.54% and NASDAQ composite is down 12.5% in just the last 5 days.

Never been banned but I stopped commenting or even logging in on Reddit years ago, I always used r/all almost exclusively and they ruined that algorithm multiple times over. I could never really tell if I was talking to a bot or not when commenting either.

Google says an MT-LB is a personnel carrier. Was this one converted into a giant bomb? That’s one hell of an explosion

Pretty sure it was a loose cable. They’re basically giant iPhones and I saw similar issues on those. I should also mention said counter had an antistatic mat on it to soften the blow.

I was an apple tech for a time. With iPads that were out of warranty (basically go buy a new one or GTFO) and exhibiting a certain display issue, I would take it in the back and slam the thing on a counter at a certain angle. Worked every time for that particular problem.

? It’s a well established strategy. I’m not speculating, this is how social media marketing works. You can find all sorts of resources on how marketers strategize about these things.

https://old.reddit.com/r/SocialMediaMarketing/comments/1edu8u6/commenting_as_a_social_media_strategy/

This has gotten quite pedantic but being paid is not a requirement, just is most often how it’s done:

Advertising (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/advertising) 1: the action of calling something to the attention of the public especially by paid announcements

I’m not trying to tell you how to post, genuine recommendations are the only form of advertising I respect. But it is advertising and companies have every incentive to astroturf that.

Sorry, I meant nothing towards anyone in particular, just mostly want to point out the strong likelihood companies are posting here. It’s a when, not an if. The bigger Lemmy gets the more money there is to be made here.

Well sure it is. I mean nonpaid advertising is the best kind for everyone since it’s likely to actually be honest and actually listened to but it’s not always easy to tell from some comments what their true motivations are. Thus the existence of astroturfing.

Kagi probably has a social media manager or hires a marketing agency (as most companies do) and their time would be well spent posting on Lemmy (and other sites) about Kagi but in as organically of a way as possible since we’re all pretty ad averse here. I mean, it’s possible Kagi specifically isn’t doing it, but it is a matter of when, not if, companies start doing that here.

I tend to be suspicious of any brand name dropping. It’s where most reddit advertising happens too.

https://old.reddit.com/r/SocialMediaMarketing/comments/1edu8u6/commenting_as_a_social_media_strategy/

The only factors keeping guerilla advertising off Lemmy are its relative obscurity and maybe association with less advertising-friendly instances (which afaik are mostly defederated from the biggest instances). We aren’t immune to astroturfing by a longshot.

In the case of Kagi, the degooglers are basically their market. Here is probably one of the best places to reach an audience since it’s basically people fleeing similar tech bro overreach from reddit.

I think Kagi is fine btw but I also think knowing that we’re just as if not more susceptible to this kind of marketing is important to keep in mind for the health of the fediverse.

Not trying to say there is no organic discussion, but I would be shocked if they were ignoring this avenue for getting the word out. It’s basically free advertising and advertising is generally expensive.

I mean the idea is to appear organic, it’s not very effective advertising otherwise. It’s free real estate there is no reason they would not be doing it.

Makes sense they advertise here enough

I think it just helps make the meme. The Miyazaki films can be dark too, like nausicaa or especially graveyard of the fireflies

Would be interesting to see a govt tackle setting up a trustless system like it required for cybersecurity best practices. I think it’s a thorny issue without a trusted authority though.

What stops an ID for being posted publicly or shared en masse? So one ID can be used unlimited times - just share the key with minors for $1 at no risk to oneself since there’s no knowledge of the ‘transaction’ being sent around. Better for individual privacy but that undermines the political impetus for wanting the verification. Usage would probably have to be monitored or capped, kind of defeating the advantage of the anonymous protocol (or accept that abuse is unenforceable).

It’s worth considering the biodiversity loss where palm oil is grown, as all land area is not equally valuable to nature either. Most palm oil plantations used to be rainforests.

This is because it grows where rainforests are supposed to be, what is maybe the most productive natural habitat. There is likely far more wildlife per land area where palm oil is grown than places you can grow other vegetable oils.