Josh's harp
@joshsharp.bsky.social
Tech person in Melbourne/Naarm, AU. By now we should know that corporations cannot be trusted to have our best interests at heart. Maybe the solution doesn't involve capitalism at all. He/him
More active on mastodon: https://aus.social/@Joshsharp — come!
More active on mastodon: https://aus.social/@Joshsharp — come!
Fucking hell that's rude.
November 15, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Fucking hell that's rude.
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But the problem is (as the thread also points out) most users treat this as "Twitter, but no Nazis", and expect central moderation to enforce that.
Honestly if you want Twitter, but with communities that have norms and moderation, your best bet is to find a good Mastodon instance.
Honestly if you want Twitter, but with communities that have norms and moderation, your best bet is to find a good Mastodon instance.
October 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
But the problem is (as the thread also points out) most users treat this as "Twitter, but no Nazis", and expect central moderation to enforce that.
Honestly if you want Twitter, but with communities that have norms and moderation, your best bet is to find a good Mastodon instance.
Honestly if you want Twitter, but with communities that have norms and moderation, your best bet is to find a good Mastodon instance.
Well put and I wholeheartedly agree. Happy birthday!
September 22, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Well put and I wholeheartedly agree. Happy birthday!
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X is a nasty janky website full of Nazis and I can't understand why anyone voluntarily uses it. On the other hand the people who run this place are not your friends and they will rug pull everyone here in a second if it suits them. Why are people stanning any of these companies.
September 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
X is a nasty janky website full of Nazis and I can't understand why anyone voluntarily uses it. On the other hand the people who run this place are not your friends and they will rug pull everyone here in a second if it suits them. Why are people stanning any of these companies.
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We live in an increasingly individualised, atomised, lonely society — technologies are offered as solutions to societal problems caused by neoliberalism. Loneliness is commoditised by these corporations. Let’s not get too busy making fun of each other to see it’s our tech overlords profiting off us
August 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
We live in an increasingly individualised, atomised, lonely society — technologies are offered as solutions to societal problems caused by neoliberalism. Loneliness is commoditised by these corporations. Let’s not get too busy making fun of each other to see it’s our tech overlords profiting off us
"AI-munted" is a beautiful turn of phrase
August 11, 2025 at 4:21 AM
"AI-munted" is a beautiful turn of phrase
I really wish you'd stop using chatgpt to make the illustrations for your newsletter, it bums me out
August 9, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I really wish you'd stop using chatgpt to make the illustrations for your newsletter, it bums me out
Writing is hard work, but don't underestimate the motivating power of annoyance.
July 31, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Writing is hard work, but don't underestimate the motivating power of annoyance.
That's fucked, I'm sorry
April 30, 2025 at 4:13 AM
That's fucked, I'm sorry
Sorry, I was talking about Michelle. My folks are in Albury.
February 21, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Sorry, I was talking about Michelle. My folks are in Albury.
Fwiw, my parents spoke admiringly of their new independent candidate who really cared about the community, and we all agreed it was a good thing. But when I asked, they couldn't name a single policy. So I'm curious too.
February 21, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Fwiw, my parents spoke admiringly of their new independent candidate who really cared about the community, and we all agreed it was a good thing. But when I asked, they couldn't name a single policy. So I'm curious too.