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Edjo

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Modern Elder. Passionate proponent of a federated internet. Skepticism does not mean shouting

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Today's threads (a thread)

Inside: The whole economy pays the Amazon tax; and more!

Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/25/most-favored-nation/

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A giant pile of money bags; climbing out of it is the bear from the California state flag. The background is an Amazon box, with the smile logo pointing in the opposite direction to the bear's motion.
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@scalzi@mastodon.social avatar scalzi , to random

No, service that I access via my browser, I am not going to install an app for you on my desktop, we both know your "app" is just another instance of Chromium, and that's what my fucking browser is for

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@ReferenceDesk @scalzi

As @pluralistic says: "An app is just a web site that we have wrapped in a correct DRM [digital rights management] to make it a felony to protect your privacy while you use it"

@lowqualityfacts@mstdn.social avatar lowqualityfacts , to random

I have a few cousins named Rasputin.

The most common boy's name is Rasputin.
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@lowqualityfacts I predicted that!