No, it's because WhatsApp was free at a time where SMS were not (you might have a few included in your plan, but you couldn't rely on that)

I am a tech nerd over 30, using a mixture of windows and linux, and watch porn. While I'm not a furry, they have great art IMHO so people can share it even if they aren't 100% into it. Some of it might even be ideologically driven, against the anti-porn drive: Add a lot of good porn content so that in case e.g. Reddit shuts down NSFW there is a good alternative.

I also heard that. But is it actually the case that a significant number of people don't use the file explorer (because they often use tablets/smartphones and not a desktop/laptop PC as main device, which is what I heard as reason) or is it just something people say?

I remember Macron once was like "well, US is too free for us, China is too restrictive, we need to be in the middle".

For me, it has gone to normal. All the subreddits I frequented are open and populated with the exception of one which has been permanently privated, but not to protest.

Tbh, most websites I visit probably aren't that important that they need to be archived. I would assume installing this extension would just contribute to a bloated archive with little additional value.

Wow, that's awful. I just use Firefox mobile + Adblock, which isn't very nice to reddit, but at least allows a somewhat decent experience - except for missing features like /r/Subreddit/comments, for which you have to go in Desktop mode.

On Android, I was not able to install it using Firefox (Button was there, but clicking it did nothing), but was using Google Chrome.

Um, I would say that stackoverflow contributes to productivity, but reddit is likely mostly detrimental. Never used Reddit for work, not even programming subreddits, but StackOverflow all the time.

Pro essentially offers 10 years of updates instead of 5. Also, you can install some kernel security patches without restarting.

The services are listed in https://ubuntu.com/pro - IMHO nothing relevant for end users there, it's mostly for enterprises where any downtime is really expensive. But for normal users, rebooting every once in a while shouldn't hurt too much IMHO.

The compressed archive of reddit from 2005.5 until 2022 is 2 TB: https://academictorrents.com/details/7c0645c94321311bb05bd879ddee4d0eba08aaee

Uncompressed it is likely way larger though.

I think Ubuntu Pro is mainly for people who don't want to switch to new releases very often. I think most people would prefer new features to not having to adjust every 4 years.

When I want to give Ubuntu money (tbh only did once, when I installed it on the notebook I am currently using), I just donated something at the form which appears when you download it, https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop/thank-you#contributions-form

you can watch subs with age restricted content on mobile browsers, but you have to log in. But now you even have to login on desktop for age restricted subs.

I am not sure everyone uses/used reddit like that. 99% of the time, when I use reddit, I type in the subreddit I want to visit, I am very rarely (typically only when I click the URL) on the main page or on things like /r/all. So for me, the main benefit of using reddit is that I don't need to log in multiple times. RSS readers are also a way to combine news from various sites.

I think there should be archives available until march: https://archive.org/details/pushshift-reddit-2023-03/

EDIT: https://academictorrents.com/details/7c0645c94321311bb05bd879ddee4d0eba08aaee has others (from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36038684), then there is https://academictorrents.com/details/c861d265525c488a9439fb874bd9c3fc38dcdfa5 and https://academictorrents.com/details/9971c68d2909843a100ae955c6ab6de3e09c04a1

IMHO the best way is what Blizzard did with Diablo 2, where players simply had every choice: Want to play alone? You can, just play offline. Want to play with people in your house? You can, using LAN mode. Want to play with people online with your own single player character? You can, using open Battle.Net. Want to play with people online with a server-stored character to prevent cheats? You can, using closed Battle.Net.

There is IMHO no technical reason blizzard couldn't offer exactly this with Diablo 4 Also, I haven't bought Diablo 4, one of the reasons is it being online-only. Would it be playable offline, I might have had bought it.

Codes in physical editions are one of the most useless goods in the world, purely offering something in physical stores which does not need to be bought there.

Some years ago (actually probably a decade or so), I fell for a game like that. My internet speed wasn't great at that time, but the game was pretty large, so I wanted to buy it on disc. However, when I opened the box at home I saw that nothing was included except a code. It wasn't fraud as it was clearly labeled on the box, but unsuspecting me didn't even know codes in physical boxes would exist.

While I don't condone DDoS attacks, the only reason for D4 to be online-only is monetization IMO: Blizzard wants to sell cosmetics, so people have to see other people wearing them. There is little gameplay benefit from being an MMO-lite.

Sure? https://www.tiktok.com/@gorillatiks/video/7198564696293657862

IMHO the final conclusion that consuming deepfake porn is wrong mainly because deepfakes of men are rarely produced is unsatisfying as I don't see behaviour which is different between genders necessarily as evil. Men consume more porn and are usually early adopters and indeed, all the deepfakes of male actors I found were gay porn.

Downstream effects like sharing deepfakes are unfair because it show people in situations they never have been. However, there is even a subtle difference in consuming deepfake porn others have made and fantasies: Consuming other people's porn may shape one's fantasies, while having fantasies or creating deepfakes yourself just reproduce your own ideas. I am not sure if it is a meaningful difference, but it is certainly one you could base consistent morals distinguishing both actions on.