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Cake day: June 21st, 2023

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  • There’s something I find quite concerning: on a recent poll on r/redditalternatives the “best” alternative by a large amount is squabbles.io, then beehaw, fediverse “regular” instances (kbin, lemmy) only coming in 3rd and 4th position.

    If that poll really reflects the opinion of the average reddit Joe (I tend to take external polls with a grain of salt as they can easily be brigaded), not only people are voting en masse for a centralized solution - again, but also they’re favoring the maverick fediverse instance over proper ones.

    Even more concerning, this snippet taken from squabbles.io’s privacy policy:

    Disclosure of Information
    We may share your personal information in the following circumstances:

    With your consent or as otherwise necessary to provide our services
    With trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website and services
    When required by law, or in response to a valid legal request
    In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, in which case your information may be transferred to the acquiring entity

    To put it bluntly: brace yourselves, we will sell your data (and likely the company) as soon as we get enough dough from it.



  • 58 with a similar background (except that I’m a man) and I have no intention to stop.

    I’m essentially a PC gamer but had a few game consoles too (until Dreamcast), which I ditched as soon as PCs were able to provide a decent platform for modern gaming. I’m a modder and occasionally a tweaker so I prefer having total control over my gaming environment than being restricted by a closed system console.

    I love many game genres, my favorites being immersive open worlds and strategic action and stealth games (à la Ghost Recon Wildlands or Mass Effect) but I don’t limit myself to those. Each genre brings its own amusement and interest, either honing your reflexes or challenging your cooperation skills or your memory.

    And above all, gaming is fun!

    There is no age cut off for enjoying challenging both your mind and reflexes, nor to have fun. And imho enjoying gaming at our ages is one of the many symptoms of still being a young soul.