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UltimApe@ultimapealmost 7 years ago

I don't use Reddit much anymore because it keeps nagging me to install the app, and their advertisements look identical to Reddit posts.The only reason I can think they'd be pushing their app so hard is to track me better. So this is upsetting. https://t.co/meJSaAwT5h

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10/24/2018
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UltimApe@ultimapealmost 7 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Discord already integrates with Patreon, and they don't seem to make money via ads and the way they are set up suggests to me they aren't incentivized to. https://t.co/RoHxpRIj2N

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UltimApe@ultimapealmost 7 years ago

Watching discord take off on the back of real community building among indie devs, streamers, and youtubers gives me hope.https://t.co/cmfATcaBqR

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10/24/2018
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UltimApe@ultimapealmost 7 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Oh hey. This faq literally was updated a day ago.https://t.co/dgsx9GF2B5 https://t.co/gkUk613hKU

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10/24/2018
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UltimApe@ultimapealmost 7 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

This is Patreon trying to give as many options to their clients as possible. Not everyone is a good fit for Discord, and Reddit's fundamental format is reasonably sound (and many already have communities there). But I wouldn't recommend anyone make a new space there.

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10/24/2018
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UltimApe@ultimapealmost 7 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

"you can turn it off" you say... Pointing at various Reddit threads talking about how annoying it is.No... No I can't. If I log in it authorizes them to track me to for ads per their privacy policy. Nah.https://t.co/whbe03EnrV

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10/24/2018
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UltimApe@ultimapealmost 7 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

I'm not just saying this kind of thing as an idle banter. I really do care about this stuff.https://t.co/xd4KT4CIop

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UltimApe@ultimapealmost 7 years ago

All of these people freaking out about shadow profiles don't understand it isn't Facebook they should be afraid of. It is the 3rd party data brokers.https://t.co/nHoPz9tWN9 https://t.co/Jt8aQbdmaX

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10/24/2018
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UltimApe@ultimapealmost 7 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

I guess I'm not viewing it. https://t.co/CtSSgol0ea

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10/24/2018
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UltimApe@ultimapealmost 7 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

I'm long activitypub. There's already a link aggregate being built out on the federated protocol, and I'm sure there are others in the works.https://t.co/9IJpOJT5H0And its only a matter of time until one is built for SSBhttps://t.co/x80S9RgJ4a*cough*https://t.co/hXioH67M7w

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UltimApe@ultimapeabout 10 years ago

@cdixon Big appeal of @eris_ltd was DAO platform for decentralized web: Youtube https://t.co/NePDstXP9D & Reddit https://t.co/8c218kH4Jc

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10/24/2018
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UltimApe@ultimapealmost 7 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Seriously, this annoying app nag has been a thorn in my side since July... 2017https://t.co/JpBipEgE9c

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UltimApe@ultimapeabout 8 years ago

Reddit on Mobile:1) takes forever to load2) taboola-esque "have you seen" intersitual ads3) constant nags to install mobile client.

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10/24/2018
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UltimApe@ultimapealmost 7 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

If you look across hardcore redditers; many jumping ship. The resent bullshit around facebook/google+ has made a lot of people take another look at their usage of platforms.One of my favorite "blogs" is in middle of migrating years of long-form content.https://t.co/HkX0JxSl3q https://t.co/tTFUf4OO5x

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10/26/2018
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UltimApe@ultimapealmost 7 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

"Advertising-driven media focuses on audience size due the direct relationship with spending, revenues, and sales-channel potential. But size is not a measure of quality."https://t.co/qzgW0N5i7A https://t.co/QlEFDkILpB

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10/26/2018
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 6 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Pretty nifty.Discourse is rolling out a plan intended to help Patreon communities grow.And if you aren't able to use Patreon, being open source means you can host your own instance.https://t.co/5JJoiMq7dp https://t.co/MtRgSoauJJ

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1/12/2019
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 6 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

A thread on possible directions that Patreon will take as it tries to become more profitable for the sake of growth:https://t.co/VpzIFJfxzF

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2/7/2019
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 6 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

If you haven't been paying attention, this space is hot and there is (was?) a VC feeding frenzy in the micropayments space around Patreon.https://t.co/zwfe7Wrous

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UltimApe@ultimapealmost 10 years ago

"in the long run it will mean more growth for content that is crowdfunded and/or micropayed" cc @ProTipHQ @Patreon https://t.co/DH7V8K0ISA

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2/7/2019
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 6 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

What I learned using Patreon: People don't want to give that 5% to a corporation, even if their ethos is seemingly aligned with 'creators'.I've got more in donations via Paypal and bitcoin than Patreon.https://t.co/hHzRjMBQCf

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UltimApe@ultimapeabout 9 years ago

But I'm thinking about trying it anyway. If I fail, at least I'll learn something.

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2/7/2019
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 6 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

I managed to get cashapp working and got a donation that way too.https://t.co/wl59IQvUYA

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UltimApe@ultimapealmost 7 years ago

I can't use coinbase to send / receive donations anymore: I don't have a valid ID.I can't use cashapp b/c I don't have a compatible card for the account.The only reason I can use Simple is b/c they let me ID by taking a selfie in front of house.Food is priced in fiat.

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2/7/2019
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 6 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

I wonder how many services will eventually get squeezed for profit by subset of greedy VCs looking for ROI.In pushing for short-termism and trying to recoup costs, their loss aversion shows their hand -> they aren't unicorn hunting, they're rent seeking.https://t.co/7H1bsnHsr1

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UltimApe@ultimapealmost 7 years ago

@sjfotos @EricRWeinstein VCs as currently existing is often the fueling capital for what amounts to a rent seeking *ecosystem* resulting in the same basic constructs as rent seeking is classically defined, but done as ~collaborative network, not a particular firm.https://t.co/P7gVUsuLae <- going by this

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2/7/2019
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 6 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

So while Patreon flounders, perhaps sells value added services and builds out integration primitives to build network effects, other organizations are scraping off the userbase by building out for undeserved niches.@opencollect is an example. Classic disruption dynamic.

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2/7/2019
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 6 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

So many orgs are being lead by clueless VC firms who get lucky a couple of times and then apply cargo cult guidance gleaned from the industry.https://t.co/7NBjPedfCE

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UltimApe@ultimapeover 8 years ago

They said grow. So you grew. But why?Network effects give a userbase to torture w/ ads?User hostile ecosystems.https://t.co/Muff1bkZqE

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2/7/2019
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 6 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Stop and reflect.https://t.co/WhGqtdcXra

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UltimApe@ultimapealmost 7 years ago

Watching discord take off on the back of real community building among indie devs, streamers, and youtubers gives me hope.https://t.co/cmfATcaBqR

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2/7/2019
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 6 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

I had hoped Patreon, founded on a core alignment with creators, would not succumb to the boom & bust paradigm. It does not look that way anymore.https://t.co/OB7CHtmGzo

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UltimApe@ultimapeover 6 years ago

Are you ahead of the curve? Or riding a wave.https://t.co/JmQjcwbhyW

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2/7/2019
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 6 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Scrape away the charged framing and emotional bait that piece uses as a rhetorical device. https://t.co/5Oh4Wl95NcWhat do they see? They see the writing on walls. They see the barbarians at the gates waving a flag of disruption. They want to build moats.https://t.co/Hvbfab7pCW

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UltimApe@ultimapealmost 9 years ago

Want a sustainable platform for culture?1) Design as cooperative game.2) Leverage decentralized systems.3) Think ecosystem, not a moat. https://t.co/2VZOieCv7Q

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2/7/2019
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 6 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

"pointed out that the costs of Antioco’s changes — about $200 million to drop late fees and another $200 million to launch Blockbuster Online—were damaging profitability." <- how to kill a company in light of barbarians at the gate.https://t.co/yJSyOKqyUNhttps://t.co/2pabuggZJC

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UltimApe@ultimapeover 6 years ago

Microsoft maybe trying a netflix for games.https://t.co/ii3Qnubq3yDiscord is playing at a Steam disruption play; actually a Netflix for games.https://t.co/Xzoj5mXgGXNo one remembers gamefly is alive and kicking.https://t.co/zGFwh2ZgTfOwO who dis?https://t.co/OeERxEIUJK

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2/7/2019
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 6 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

I'm part of a wave.https://t.co/8fPLeCyNUH

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2/9/2019
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UltimApe@ultimapealmost 6 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

What is the current landscape for donation alternatives? Would prefer something that isn't driven by Silicon Valley startup growth focused culture & perverse incentives.I've seen good things happening around Librepay and OpenCollective.

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12/3/2019
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 4 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Anybody else loveing the way discord's evolution is basically mirroring the classic disruption play?"In an effort to embrace the platform’s role in more than just gaming, Discord is undergoing a gentle rebrand."https://t.co/Ygi88bTRn1

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3/24/2021
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 4 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

"The fact that disruption can take time helps to explain why incumbents frequently overlook disrupters."https://t.co/RGZUXxq8eN https://t.co/zFYWv4WoY9

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3/24/2021
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 4 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Watching platforms start off in a different industry, nail their niche, and then branch out into more diverse markets is💯https://t.co/P0X1JSakV9

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UltimApe@ultimapeover 9 years ago

Interesting: https://t.co/wvbMe1MOCL - slack meets mumble for gamers, w/ https://t.co/Ty4NRRikvl integration. Great for community builders!

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3/24/2021
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UltimApe@ultimapealmost 4 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Start seeing new ads for Patreon.Sure enough they just had a new funding round.https://t.co/GME1bv8hCOYou reap what you sow, as they say.

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9/30/2021
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UltimApe@ultimapealmost 4 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

I'm so happy that reddit tracks all this information about me. Like how long I spent with a tab open on r/birdsarentreal while researching a droneI'm sure that this information isn't going to be pooled into some sort of surveillance-esque dossier or anything like that. https://t.co/qRFy8NbVlx

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12/11/2021
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

I'm slowly unfollowing all the learning and education content I set up on reddit, and instead subscribing to memes and lewds.I figure I can make it less appealing that way.https://t.co/8Zw6wBQPA5

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UltimApe@ultimapeover 8 years ago

Popular: "Elon Musk spends his time cruising Reddit, he's so lazy. lawl."Me: "Bruh, he's an informavore; do you even unsub the defaults?"

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1/3/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

This, but ironically. https://t.co/VluqIRvv3A

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1/3/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

"Your attention didn’t collapse. It was stolen"https://t.co/VVSmoUqhxn

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1/3/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

"Why Is There So Much Sexy Overwatch Fan Art?https://t.co/2d1I8vJkCk

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UltimApe@ultimapealmost 7 years ago

A medium engineered for as many people as possible to project identity into, combined with an addiction funnel that keeps you coming back because it's the only support community you have in the modern digital world? And your telling me its not he only one?https://t.co/cdRR0iqUsH

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1/3/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Richard really puts the Dick in aDICKtion.https://t.co/aeU0eArlQk

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UltimApe@ultimapealmost 8 years ago

Addiction funnel as a service.https://t.co/1trSG8nio9

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1/3/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

I'm serious.I just subbed to /r/LustyArgonianMaid/ and unsubbed from /r/ants/ https://t.co/SvXlyZi4Au

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1/3/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Only reddits i'm going ot keep are the meme ones.Then also /r/DecidingToBeBetter/ as a reminder of why my reddit is going to be shitty.

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1/3/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

DoneYou can see yours at https://t.co/xBthRD8VV2 https://t.co/91VMf1EAGF

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1/3/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Recommend putting the subreddits in a bookmark folder as you remove them from your feed. Then you can be more intentional with how you manage your attention. https://t.co/drENPaOtqs

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1/3/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Remember, you are being farmed for your attention. Your eyeballs are valuable.Never forget how they abuse you by injecting ads into the stream for money. https://t.co/qjQOSWKTp3

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UltimApe@ultimapealmost 6 years ago

Can I block advertisers on @reddit? Oh shit, its @triple_byte again with their annoying animated memes in the feed. https://t.co/NdS0PATIP4

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1/3/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapealmost 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Switching my Reddit to 99% porn subs worked. I went to sign in to reddit on this new computer and realized my mistake almost immediately.It's funny how it doesn't mention a single nsfw reddit.I'm in the top 14% of Karma earners🤨... But I only gained 40 karma in upvotes. 🤣 https://t.co/yHyzecSMHE

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12/15/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapealmost 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

I sure did... uh... scroll thru my feed a lot. 🫣😳Thanks to @Reddit I was able to track how much I wanked this year. That's a lot of Bananas!https://t.co/1HtzCSBeIc https://t.co/c3aJg1C4IX

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UltimApe@ultimapeabout 7 years ago

hahahahahahahahahahaha banana addiction

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12/15/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapealmost 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

I literally turned my reddit feed into masturbation tracker so they could sell advertisers data about my erection habits. And as a consequence I broke my reddit addiction using literal pornography.💪🍆 😋https://t.co/DJ7nUC8PMY

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UltimApe@ultimapeover 4 years ago

Building habits like muscle. Sometimes its not about the exercise, but about the diet. Consume new ideas.https://t.co/FbgNSurCHN

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12/15/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapealmost 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Screwing over the advertisers, reddit, and myself.Go Chaff and WIN-owning yourself, today! Tell advertisers to get fucked, and enjoy it the whole time.https://t.co/Dw2cWOQl39

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12/15/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapealmost 3 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

Big P P energy.https://t.co/KdBh2bTsgD

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12/15/2022
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 2 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

"Reddit: refuses to make their mobile app slightly functional.Also reddit: destroys all third-party mobile apps in one fell swoop.Genius."(from a comment)https://t.co/6jHsSadBAy

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6/7/2023
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 2 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

If you wanna export your reddit content. There is a useful post that recommends using their data export request system. I'm trying it now. https://t.co/Q3gBwhoczI

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6/12/2023
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 2 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

I think its funny that I made it so I'm only following NSFW subreddits to stop me from using reddit.Now Reddit has decided that you can't look at that content from their API at all. So there is no reason to use reddit for me at all.

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6/12/2023
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 2 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

"Eventually groups like NCOSE will get porn outlawed from the web in general. It's just a matter of time, and reintroducing the laws several times under different acronyms until people get tired of fighting. [...]" https://t.co/05nPtFnhvO

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6/12/2023
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 2 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

I wonder if shareholder activism is involved, or if they are just scared of not being able to get money from advertisers or credit card payments for reddit gold.https://t.co/kPF3KGOM2v

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UltimApe@ultimapeabout 3 years ago

"isn’t the first time Mastercard (and other processors like Paypal and Visa) have completely transformed the digital jack-off landscape. [...] when they instituted a blanket ban on any erotic content that features mentions or depictions of hypnosis."https://t.co/oID0nckEtn

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6/12/2023
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 2 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

"It's time to get down with meOr you can get high with me,oh It's time to get down with meAnd maybe you will fly with me, oh" 🎶https://t.co/MG6o6ydaAZhttps://t.co/DsUSwrigKU

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UltimApe@ultimapeover 2 years ago

It's almost like the credit card agencies have more power to decree what you can and can not buy or use than the actual government.They say jump, and you say "how high?".

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6/12/2023
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UltimApe@ultimapeover 2 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

I also shoved all the ones I was following into a multireddit so its even harder to use the app. https://t.co/GNDHE3ZuXg

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6/12/2023
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UltimApe@ultimapeabout 2 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

"your account has been deactivated, but we won't judge you for it."

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7/15/2023
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UltimApe@ultimapeabout 2 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

I got my backup and confirmed it was complete. So I deleted my reddit account after going thru and clicking yes to "Delete" on every single post I made.I hope your IPO goes well.

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7/15/2023
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UltimApe@ultimapeabout 2 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

chatGPT suggested a compact way to click "yes" on all the delete buttons on a page.https://t.co/c8J3XnV9MN

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7/15/2023
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UltimApe@ultimapeabout 2 years ago
Replying to @ultimape

(that script assumes you are on https://old.reddit[dot]com/user/[username]/comments/ or the equivalent one for submissions)

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7/15/2023
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UltimApe@ultimape10 months ago
Replying to @ultimape

Remember, if you delete your Reddit account, you have to manually go thru every single thing you wrote and delete it manually cuz they don't do that for you.Or you can maybe email them and ask nicely.https://t.co/lEUHA5dFA2

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11/12/2024
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UltimApe@ultimape10 months ago
Replying to @ultimape

Reddit has always had a sock puppet problem. But its bad."How do we actually manipulate Reddit? How do we use it to make money and generate leads? Well the answer is we basically find pages that are already ranking, and then we want to comment"https://t.co/IZxUP2ACZr

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11/12/2024
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UltimApe@ultimape10 months ago
Replying to @ultimape

The idea that foreign or domestic psyops are actively run on reddit has been a thing for years. But now it's trivial to run into them.https://t.co/qoemt90WHqhttps://t.co/YLCnL8qfZT

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11/12/2024
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UltimApe@ultimape10 months ago
Replying to @ultimape

This stuff was also being done back during the last trump election. https://t.co/dYH7F5rKgu

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UltimApe@ultimapeover 2 years ago

"The organization has been widely denounced by Trump supporters on the /r/The_Donald subreddit, where many speculated that the organization is a scam and criticized its initiatives as "astroturfing."" 🤣 https://t.co/FZ0IjgGSgR

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11/12/2024
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UltimApe@ultimape10 months ago
Replying to @ultimape

> implying this isn't also happening on twitterhttps://t.co/498nFiCm6E

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UltimApe@ultimapeover 3 years ago

I turn on "home" feed for my timeline on here and like 30% of my overnight tweets are autistic people talking about what it's like to be autistic, and 30% a bunch of milady avis all circle jerking.I miss old reddit.

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11/12/2024
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UltimApe@ultimape10 months ago
Replying to @ultimape

This threat is omnipotent.https://t.co/UQ1KoqsgWd

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UltimApe@ultimape10 months ago

Reasons I have not deleted my account in no particular ordre: 1) IAsked not to by multiple people2) Bluesky was hard to port over to at the time3) I like shitposting links to my bluesky cuz its funny.4) my dad got a stroke + this is my exobrain.5) Satisfactory hit 1.0

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11/12/2024
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UltimApe@ultimape10 months ago
Replying to @ultimape

"Obviously there’s already a ton of human trolls on the internet that do that the old fashioned way. What’s different here is the sheer amount of content it can create with this system, one single person was able to post 30,000 comments on 4chan" https://t.co/zAHJwrddda

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11/12/2024
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UltimApe@ultimape10 months ago
Replying to @ultimape

Damage. Control.https://t.co/4hntTqJ301

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UltimApe@ultimape10 months ago

I know how the game works, so I can recognize those who play the game.https://t.co/icTIf8iI7J

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11/12/2024