Frankly Im disappointed that my brilliant thread on bread yesterday (to test the Obsidian mastodon threader plugin) got zero interactions from you fine ppl. I wont take it personally, but the bread thing was a *metaphor* for bigtech adoption/habit/addiction. I thought it was quite clever but […] - ThreadSky

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DrPen.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy • 11 days ago

Frankly Im disappointed that my brilliant thread on bread yesterday (to test the Obsidian mastodon threader plugin) got zero interactions from you fine ppl. I wont take it personally, but the bread thing was a *metaphor* for bigtech adoption/habit/addiction. I thought it was quite clever but […]

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DanielleVossebeld.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•11 days ago

@DrPen Sorry, missed it. Probably because I do not eat white bread that much. 🤓

DrPen.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•11 days ago

@DanielleVossebeld well, that's it isn't it. Us who aren't the white bread crowd find it hard to understand the appeal. Yet, millions love it!

DanielleVossebeld.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•11 days ago

@DrPen Honestly, I do like to eat white bread at times. As a guilty pleasure. Since darker breads are more difficult to digest and cost more. I know I feel better after brown, but sometimes I like to forget that.

DrPen.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•11 days ago

@DanielleVossebeld perhaps this is the same when we use big tech options instead of more 'difficult' choices - its easier, quicker, and sort of a comfort zone bc everyone else is doing that :D

DanielleVossebeld.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•11 days ago

@DrPen I wonder whether alternatives are really difficult. If we all could start over, with the current information/settings, maybe the alternatives are perfectly fine. 🤔

If I would have started with GIMP, that software would make sense. Now I prefer Photoshop as I am accustomed to its UI […]

DrPen.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•11 days ago

@DanielleVossebeld vendor lock in bc everyone you work with uses big tech options and thats perceived as the professional standard, esp applies to Adobe and Microsoft Office. If we started with other alternatives, not even only OS but just other providers, we would have a different landscape […]

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