They collect all kinds of data, and it’s tied to users Instagram account. There are tons of data that could indicate given users geographical location without IP (gps, phone service provider, credit card uses, user profile, etc.)

Their gadgets built their fame because they just worked and were built like a tank. My grandparents had their stuff (from Goldstar era) and they still keep chugging.

None of this “as a service” bs will please the lifetime customers.

Most of us will be overjoyed to see 1M deposited in our bank accounts. Not for Elon.

NSFW links don’g anymore. My favorite artists are either stuck or moving elsewhere.

Is lemmy.fmhy.ml at the beginning the home/local users instance?

Anything in particular you did so it does not store any data? I’m thinking I should try out the same on a cheap VPS.

Email analogy is good to explain the systems architecture, but it still doesn’t communicate ethics of proper use (decentralization). Just look how many people have gmail or outlook as their mail account.

You mean lemmy as an onion service? Onion addresses aren’t reachable unless you have Tor enabled. Won’t that create a parallel darknet fediverse on Tor network that doesn’t interact with clearnet fediverse?

It’s not like everyone visiting /r/piracy was part of the community itself (which moved to greener pastures). Many visited the sub as part of casual browsing.