who even decides what's "modern" anymore?

well it'd obviously have to be digital, and it would be nice if it were secure as well

maybe down the line we could get a high capacity version, or even xtreme capacity

i've no mobility issues, but i can't stand that back gesture. it interferes with the ability to open drawers; and i can't spam it quickly to get out of a "deep" page in an app

gestures do have pros (for instance, the ability to hold and scroll through recents) but the back gesture just seems straight up worse to me

personally, i wouldn't

but maybe i'm biased

yeah i'm with you there. i understand why programmes do it, a one-off purchase often isn't enough to support continued development and server costs, but i have never bought one in my life. i actually had bought pocketcasts pro, and then they went subscription only and i immediately moved to antennapod.

topically, sync for lemmy has just released and everyone's going wild over it. it's a £16/year subscription. or £2/month…

i'd never noticed how much the twitter logo looks like an upside-down sonic the hedgehog

You're using an analogy as the basis for an argument. That's not what analogies are for. Analogies are useful explanatory tools, but only within a limited domain

actually that's exactly what i was using it for.

Kicking a baby is not the same[^1] as creating an artwork, so there are areas in which they don't map to each other.

if you read carefully, you'll see that writing is analogous to creating an artwork, and kicking a baby is analogous to doing something that someone has asked you not to, and you're continuing anyways. if you read even more carefully, you'll see that i implied i wasn't making a moral comment on ai, piracy, or even kicking babies

You can't dodge flaws in your argument by adding a "don't respond unless you agree with me" clause on your comment.

i didn't intend to. i did it so i wouldn't have to waste my time arguing with those who don't understand analogies. however i seem to be doing that anyways, so if you'll excuse me, i'm going to stop

edit: okay, i've been reading the rest of this thread, and you clearly don't understand analogy. i have no idea why you clicked on my comment

[^1]: yes. analogous doesn't mean "the same". it means "able to draw demonstrative parallels between

did you click the thing saying that you understand analogies?

Are you really surprised I'm replying to you when you keep replying?

well yes, actually. i have time to sit down over breakfast, read a few articles, maybe reply to a few comments

you clearly live such a busy lifestyle you haven't time to read an article before making an asinine comment

And yes, you are merely confirming my point. There is no use for me personally. I would only have to use it and endure slower internet so that others benefit. Still doesn't change the fact that for me personally there is no advantage. You can argue all you want but that's what it comes down to for most people.

well that's a pretty fuckin stupid viewpoint in my opinion. "i'm not going to help protect the careers and possibly lives of people in authoritarian countries, because i'd have to install a programme and possibly even launch it a couple of times per month". running folding@home did me no advantage, i still did it.

And if you keep replying I'll keep replying. No need to be surprised about that.

don't worry, i won't be. i was being flippant because i thought you an idiot, but it turns out you're willfully ignorant.

i'm not making a moral comment on anything, including piracy. i'm saying "but it's part of my established workflow" is not an excuse for something morally wrong.