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  • Mastodon simply is a different thing than X/Bluesky. It’s more like RSS/Blog/IRC. It will never go mainstream unless they add (opt out) algorithms and a better search functionality. But maybe that’s just not worth it. Mastodon has already lost to Bluesky when it comes to being an open mainstream Twitter replacement.

    I’m curious about if it’s even technically possible to build something federated that feels like a Twitter replacement, using the ActivityPub protocol.





  • I don’t think so. Probably not. It’s a classical argument when starting a war (Germany/WW1 and Japan/WW2), that’s why I brought it up.

    I.e. if you believe there is a very high risk for war at SOME point, then you probably want to take control of the situation and start the war at a time and place of your choice. If you can destroy 90% of NKs ICMBs (or other kinds of carriers) today, it’s better to start the war now, if the new technology will bring that number down to say 50% by tomorrow.

    The conspiracy theorist in me says that it’s not impossible that the recent coup attempt in SK was somehow related to this kind of thinking. This is how the military tend to reason after all.

    Interesting related video: https://youtu.be/xSnZLWjOkHU










  • You’re right. Though I would prefer something where the board has a random layout, is hex, the teams can be asymmetrical (both in units and aggregated unit value) and there is imperfect information. Maybe I just have to create it myself. It would also be cool if the outcome of one game can have an effect on the next game against the same player, which would add more strategic depth. All this is present in single player games, but there is no multiplayer game that I’m aware of (at least one that has a living multiplayer scene). Maybe Dominion 6, but that is 4X.

    The thing I dislike the most about chess is the memorization of moves. It’s mostly about who makes the first mistake. I want memorization of heuristics and planning to be the main thing. There is random chess of course…

    Hmm… Maybe MegaMek?




  • sith@lemmy.ziptounions@sh.itjust.worksHow was this a surprise?
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    Yes, but there might be a shift in power. It can have a progressive effect as long as there are enough jobs. Everyone will become more poor in absolute terms for sure. It could lead to more domestic productivity enhancing investments, which hopefully will lead to better education and work conditions.

    But to be fair, nobody knows what will happen. We’re all just guessing and hoping. Usually the poor get fucked no matter what. It’s a gamble. But the current trade balance is for sure unsustainable and it relies on military domination (which also is unsustainable).