▲ 787 ▼ People Are Pissed Off and Ready to Own Their Shit (www.wired.com) submitted 1 month ago by GolfFoxtrotLima@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world 96 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] riot@fedia.io 227 points 1 month ago (13 children) Non-paywall link. permalink fedilink source hideshow 13 child comments replies: [–] ElJefe@lemmy.ca 65 points 1 month ago (4 children) Fuck whoever downvoted you. You’re doing great bro. Keep it up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 51 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child) While I haven't seen the DDOS attack in their code for a while now, once you have done something like this (tampering with captures) the trust is just gone. Assuming the commenter created the archive (probably not) they should've used a better service. Maybe Ghostarchive. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] riot@fedia.io 13 points 1 month ago Didn't know about this! Thanks for the info. I didn't create the archive, just went there and saw that someone else already had. But I'll check out Ghostarchive for future links. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MutantTailThing@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 child) Fucking corporate bootlickers I tell ya hwut. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Kraiden@piefed.social 6 points 1 month ago the boy ain't right permalink fedilink source parent [–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 48 points 1 month ago* (7 children) Thank you. "Our continued existence as a publication relies on people being able to freely access information, and there's a burgeoning movement to actually make people aware of something they've been too arsed to bother with for decades. Wrote an artic-" "Paywall it." "On it, boss." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago (6 children) It’s not perfect, no, but what are they supposed to do to keep the lights on? Double down on ads giving everyone malware, that everyone should be blocking anyway? …That being said, we have every right to try and bypass the paywall too, heh. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago (1 child) They should be a little bit discerning about what they paywall. It won't kill them make public interest stories of serious value free as a public service. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago This is true. Some sites do this already. Wired may do it; not sure, though you are right in that advocacy posts should make the cut. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Smoogs@lemmy.world -3 points 1 month ago (3 children) maybe they should take a class from the 14 yr old influencers keeping the lights on with socials, follows and clicks. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago* …Those “14 year olds” make money with ads, if not by being straight-up product shills. And social media takes most of the cut. Also, that’s quite different than sustaining a whole journalism business. There is of course social media centric journalism, and Wired does plenty of that too. permalink fedilink source parent [–] yetAnotherUser@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago Social media isn't a sustainable model. Yes, there are people that have success in that model, but those people have to sacrifice a lot, especially in the content quality, to acheive that success. Many media companies have already tried it, but the content they produce ends up dissolving into mostly clickbait, because they would fail otherwise. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TunaLobster@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago Via sponsor spots and ad revenue? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ElJefe@lemmy.ca 65 points 1 month ago (4 children) Fuck whoever downvoted you. You’re doing great bro. Keep it up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 51 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child) While I haven't seen the DDOS attack in their code for a while now, once you have done something like this (tampering with captures) the trust is just gone. Assuming the commenter created the archive (probably not) they should've used a better service. Maybe Ghostarchive. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] riot@fedia.io 13 points 1 month ago Didn't know about this! Thanks for the info. I didn't create the archive, just went there and saw that someone else already had. But I'll check out Ghostarchive for future links. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MutantTailThing@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 child) Fucking corporate bootlickers I tell ya hwut. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Kraiden@piefed.social 6 points 1 month ago the boy ain't right permalink fedilink source parent
[–] A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 51 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child) While I haven't seen the DDOS attack in their code for a while now, once you have done something like this (tampering with captures) the trust is just gone. Assuming the commenter created the archive (probably not) they should've used a better service. Maybe Ghostarchive. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] riot@fedia.io 13 points 1 month ago Didn't know about this! Thanks for the info. I didn't create the archive, just went there and saw that someone else already had. But I'll check out Ghostarchive for future links. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] riot@fedia.io 13 points 1 month ago Didn't know about this! Thanks for the info. I didn't create the archive, just went there and saw that someone else already had. But I'll check out Ghostarchive for future links. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MutantTailThing@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 child) Fucking corporate bootlickers I tell ya hwut. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Kraiden@piefed.social 6 points 1 month ago the boy ain't right permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 48 points 1 month ago* (7 children) Thank you. "Our continued existence as a publication relies on people being able to freely access information, and there's a burgeoning movement to actually make people aware of something they've been too arsed to bother with for decades. Wrote an artic-" "Paywall it." "On it, boss." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago (6 children) It’s not perfect, no, but what are they supposed to do to keep the lights on? Double down on ads giving everyone malware, that everyone should be blocking anyway? …That being said, we have every right to try and bypass the paywall too, heh. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago (1 child) They should be a little bit discerning about what they paywall. It won't kill them make public interest stories of serious value free as a public service. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago This is true. Some sites do this already. Wired may do it; not sure, though you are right in that advocacy posts should make the cut. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Smoogs@lemmy.world -3 points 1 month ago (3 children) maybe they should take a class from the 14 yr old influencers keeping the lights on with socials, follows and clicks. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago* …Those “14 year olds” make money with ads, if not by being straight-up product shills. And social media takes most of the cut. Also, that’s quite different than sustaining a whole journalism business. There is of course social media centric journalism, and Wired does plenty of that too. permalink fedilink source parent [–] yetAnotherUser@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago Social media isn't a sustainable model. Yes, there are people that have success in that model, but those people have to sacrifice a lot, especially in the content quality, to acheive that success. Many media companies have already tried it, but the content they produce ends up dissolving into mostly clickbait, because they would fail otherwise. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TunaLobster@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago Via sponsor spots and ad revenue? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago (6 children) It’s not perfect, no, but what are they supposed to do to keep the lights on? Double down on ads giving everyone malware, that everyone should be blocking anyway? …That being said, we have every right to try and bypass the paywall too, heh. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago (1 child) They should be a little bit discerning about what they paywall. It won't kill them make public interest stories of serious value free as a public service. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago This is true. Some sites do this already. Wired may do it; not sure, though you are right in that advocacy posts should make the cut. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Smoogs@lemmy.world -3 points 1 month ago (3 children) maybe they should take a class from the 14 yr old influencers keeping the lights on with socials, follows and clicks. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago* …Those “14 year olds” make money with ads, if not by being straight-up product shills. And social media takes most of the cut. Also, that’s quite different than sustaining a whole journalism business. There is of course social media centric journalism, and Wired does plenty of that too. permalink fedilink source parent [–] yetAnotherUser@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago Social media isn't a sustainable model. Yes, there are people that have success in that model, but those people have to sacrifice a lot, especially in the content quality, to acheive that success. Many media companies have already tried it, but the content they produce ends up dissolving into mostly clickbait, because they would fail otherwise. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TunaLobster@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago Via sponsor spots and ad revenue? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago (1 child) They should be a little bit discerning about what they paywall. It won't kill them make public interest stories of serious value free as a public service. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago This is true. Some sites do this already. Wired may do it; not sure, though you are right in that advocacy posts should make the cut. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago This is true. Some sites do this already. Wired may do it; not sure, though you are right in that advocacy posts should make the cut. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world -3 points 1 month ago (3 children) maybe they should take a class from the 14 yr old influencers keeping the lights on with socials, follows and clicks. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago* …Those “14 year olds” make money with ads, if not by being straight-up product shills. And social media takes most of the cut. Also, that’s quite different than sustaining a whole journalism business. There is of course social media centric journalism, and Wired does plenty of that too. permalink fedilink source parent [–] yetAnotherUser@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago Social media isn't a sustainable model. Yes, there are people that have success in that model, but those people have to sacrifice a lot, especially in the content quality, to acheive that success. Many media companies have already tried it, but the content they produce ends up dissolving into mostly clickbait, because they would fail otherwise. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TunaLobster@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago Via sponsor spots and ad revenue? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago* …Those “14 year olds” make money with ads, if not by being straight-up product shills. And social media takes most of the cut. Also, that’s quite different than sustaining a whole journalism business. There is of course social media centric journalism, and Wired does plenty of that too. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yetAnotherUser@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago Social media isn't a sustainable model. Yes, there are people that have success in that model, but those people have to sacrifice a lot, especially in the content quality, to acheive that success. Many media companies have already tried it, but the content they produce ends up dissolving into mostly clickbait, because they would fail otherwise. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TunaLobster@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago Via sponsor spots and ad revenue? permalink fedilink source parent