Tech Choices: https://inessential.com/2026/08/24/tech-choices.html
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@brentsimmons @marcoarment This is not about “tech choices”. MacStories reversed a principled, political choice, betrayed trust, and abandoned support for an inclusive community. They made their stand until it became inconvenient. That’s why folk are upset. This community will not heal if its instinct is to give a pass for shitty behaviour
@brentsimmons What a stupid post this is.
There’s a world of difference between using Amazon for everything and ordering from it once or twice a year to order that one thing you can’t find anywhere else.
You should still try to limit things as much as possible, at least to try and leave a bit more “ethically”.
Going back to X is clearly an ethical choice, in this day and age, not just a tech one. And it’s not that complicated: they chose money over belief; so fuck them.
@brentsimmons @marcoarment This is not about “tech choices”. MacStories reversed a principled, political choice, betrayed trust, and abandoned support for an inclusive community. They made their stand until it became inconvenient. That’s why folk are upset. Your article ireads like you’re reassuring your pals you have their back whatever shitty decisions they make
@brentsimmons I can answer a lot of your questions with “Not anymore.” and I think that’s worth recognizing.
I can’t quit everything, but I’ve quit a lot of services due to the actions of the organizations behind them.
I’ve actively taken my paid business elsewhere, and there are many (free) services I just do not use.
I hope others can say the same.
@brentsimmons OMG yes thank you "These days we need all the righteous fury we can rally — and we also need the clarity to know where to focus it." exactly, EXACTLY. The choice between a nazi bar (txwitter) and literally anything else is so so clear. If you can't get that one right.. I don't know, man.. https://blog.codinghorror.com/i-fight-for-the-users/
@codinghorror @brentsimmons We going to form a Paladin Order soon? Can I sign up?
@codinghorror @brentsimmons One of my favorites.
@tobias @brentsimmons ah, interesting, Tobias Eigen is one of my favorites as well 🤗
@brentsimmons well said. Well said.
@brentsimmons I've been thinking about a related point to all this, which is that the fediverse isn't adequately sustaining the creators we purport to care about.
And as much as I love the fediverse as a less capitalist community where I can exist without being sold something, we're all made of people who need to make a living somehow.
Maybe it's time we think about how the fediverse can help with that, and how we can avoid the mistakes of <gestures generally everywhere>.
