So far the only people I know joining Kick are xQc, Train and Adin Ross… if that’s the kind of content they’re trying to curate early on I can say with 100% certainty that its not for me.
Also doesn’t help that they’re funded by a gambling company
Yep, Twitter was the only way I could reliably get info about power outages in my neighborhood. Now I’ll just have to wait patiently for it to come back on… like a caveman
That’s not really because of the Apple vs Android ecosystem wars though. My understanding is that most of Europe uses third party apps because, at least until recently, pricing for phone and text plans was exorbitant, when considering that many Europeans are “roaming” and communicating with people in adjacent countries.
Eh, just because lots of women are playing games doesn’t mean they’re catered to women.
Don’t get me wrong, the industry’s come a long way from every female character having 28DD’s and videogame trailers being all about stoic badasses and explosions. I think the rise of indie games has been great for that. But there’s an undeniable male-coded streak that still exists in marketing and in the industry, especially at the AAA level, and there’s progress we can still make there.
Believe me, I know. I’ve tried and failed to quit at least 10 times now (everytime I come back it eventually just becomes a place for me to argue with strangers). I’m hoping my displeasure with their recent dealings will be enough to keep me off for good, and its definitely looking like Lemmy can fill the void (hopefully in a more healthy way).
But yeah I’m gonna miss using Reddit to answer all my Google questions, or to hear what people are saying about whatever new song I’ve discovered, even from its a tiny obscure band nobody’s heard of. The scale and scope of Reddit was a huge part of it’s value.
And can that same person explain why social features are completely missing from the mobile app?