@alexch@ruby.social

@zunguzungu The euphemism treadmill shows that no matter how noble the intent, you can't fix a social problem by renaming it: the victims of the problem will continue to be mocked and marginalized under the new name, which will itself soon become a slur. You must fix the actual problem too.

.@today_explained @NoelKing today's #tipping show lacked an important term:

extortion

most DoorDash drivers use tips as pre-hoc bids for service, not post-hoc attaboys, deliberately deprioritizing or even *sabotaging* low-tip orders, see e.g. reddit.com/r/doordash/com…

i keep trying to click "X" to close this app

.@gchapmanpress fact check: Mastodon is decentralized but Discord is definitely not (despite what Cyber Threat Alliance Chief Executive Michael Daniel says)

news.yahoo.com/discord-prime-…
elk.zone/mastodon.socia…

.@vermontpublic / @vermontpbs please consider following @kcrw’s brave example — this broken web site is not safe nor reliable for disseminating real news any more.

Have you looking into launching an official Mastodon feed or server? I’d be happy to help with tech if you like.