I disagree, you can see so much on the old layout specifically because it’s a wall of text. The new layout is unnecessarily bloated and takes up your whole screen on every device you view it from, so you can barely see more than one or two posts at a time. It removes the ability for the user to freely scroll and look at things that interest them, and forces the user’s attention onto exactly what the algorithm wants them to. The new layout removes a ton of agency from the user.

Crazy that they wrote an entire article for one guy’s conversation about motor oil. Sounds like a really effective use of resources that is very real and not made up.

That’s generally how it works, yes.

Or it’s the day before March 1.

if it worked, there would be no unemployment.

That would imply that 100% of unemployed people are referred to this program, or made aware of its existence at all.

Why ask questions that are answered by the video you’re commenting on?

Probably just for the poetic justice of seizing money from Russia and giving it to Ukraine.

an incompatible protocol with less features and worse UX

And yet, they have the one thing that matters: the users.

I still want to go some day. Even if it is overly expensive, Akiba seems like such a cool town to experience.

I’ve heard Akihabara is a bit of an overpriced tech/gamer tourist trap, and that if you want to actually shop there are neighboring cities that are far cheaper.

Based.

Ahh, this is their “discredit the media” phase of fascism, I see.

It’s not a matter of opinion, look up the definition of the word, chief.

Okay, still not what “theme” means, tho. Maybe “skin” is the word you’re looking for?

I disagree with the use of “theme”. It evokes a visual for me.

That’s on you, because the word “theme” does not mean “visual” at all.

No, because that directly supports Trump. That’s hardly an apt comparison to talking about HP on an obscure website with no ads or links to Rowling whatsoever.

Because continuing to engage with her content is a form of endorsement of her viewpoints

This is a pretty significant leap that doesn’t seem realistic.

Engaging in communities that reinforce a positive viewpoint of a story written by a transphobic hateful person is harmful to those communities in ways that are both overt and subtle.

How? If the community at large is against Rowing and is inclusive in defiance of her stance, then it would seem to me that they have enough self-awareness to take care of themselves and mitigate any of this nebulous harm.

“The rule isn’t there!”

“Yes it is.”

“Okay, but now the rule should be something more that I just now decided on.”

Like, my guy… It’s a community for people who want to discuss a story about wizards and magic. What do they need to do to score with these shifting goalposts, take a blood pact denouncing Rowling? They already said no transphobic content is allowed. That already covers it.

At what point is engaging in HP fandom distasteful?

I’d say when the material that makes up the HP franchise, itself, becomes distasteful. I’m not hugely invested into HP, but last I’ve seen of it, the franchise is LGBT-inclusive, directly in spite of Rowling. I see no reason why one shouldn’t be allowed to enjoy the story.

Yeah, Rowling may still profit from it. But the bitter pill is that she’s allowed to. People are entitled to make money from their IPs, it’s how society enables creatives. Just because somebody’s a shit person doesn’t mean they’re not allowed to earn a living. And realistically, she’s going to make money from it, anyway. Blocking a Lemmy instance has literally zero impact on Rowling’s bottom line, making the act little more than posturing.

The HP material, itself, is fine. And the HP community largely seems inclusive toward LGBT fans. I can’t think of any reason to consider liking it or talking about it to be distasteful. Rowling’s a TERF shitbag, and I think most of the HP community is generally onboard with that notion, too.