Pretty crazy to think they got broken up in the late 90s/early 2000s for simply including IE in a fresh Windows install (im probably over simplifying but still). Yet these days they’re pulling this kind of shit

The reddit api blocking 3rd party apps pushed a whole bunch of people onto lemmy, and lemmy is very big on FOSS and Linux so it’s been a gateway of sorts

It’s amazing this argument still gets trotted out, but in a way kinda not because it serves a purpose. It’s an excuse to do nothing, or if we’re being charitable a coping mechanism, to avoid confronting the reality of a very bleak future if we don’t act.

I think Rod’s point lands particulary well because it balances the urgency of the crisis with a bit of hope that small countries can act and can make a difference.