• SilentStorms@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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    It’d be cool to see Technology Connections. He’s pretty active on Mastodon, I’ve seen him pop up in a thread here via there.

    Also Louis Rossmann. He does AMAs like every other day on YouTube, he might be open to checking out another platform.

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      He can also credit this site for me subscribing to him on YouTube lol. I had never heard of Technology Connections before, but a post a few days ago somehow got me to watch a lengthy video about freaking dishwasher detergent.

      And then somehow I also watched an HOUR LONG video about a fridge! A fridge! How the heck did he manage to keep me interested in a freaking red little fridge for so long? I’ve now learned more than I thought I ever would about things like heat pumps, turn signal and brake light regulations, CDs, and heat pumps.

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        [email protected]

        Reading some of his latest posts, it looks like he was tagged over here, didn’t realise it, and a bunch of cross-platform weirdness went on. He’s not too happy about it, so maybe he might not be as on board as I thought.

        (I hope just writing his handle doesn’t tag him. Sorry Alec if it did)

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    does anyone actually care about AMAs? I thought they were glorified advertising lol. Also that’s a tough sell, what instance would you point them to, and how would you convince them they’d get good PR?

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      The casual AMAs were a lot better. I’d rather hear from someone who does taxidermy than an actor who only wants to promote their next film

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        Do an AMA then. I completely agree with you. I’m a firm believer in the idea that every person on this planet has at least one batshit crazy story they can share. There’s also so many jobs out there that I’ve never even heard of.

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      They used to be good and really like a question and answer, only for past few years it turned to advertising

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      It heavily varies by person. Some people give AMAs that make you question if the responses are even from the real person (“let’s just talk about Rampart”) but other people’s AMAs are really fascinating and feel like you’re getting a genuine answer to your question (pretty much any AMA that hit BestOf). Even if the AMA is only done for publicity purposes, it can still be interesting and that’s what really matters.

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        Some are fascinating, some are shitty. Even the train wrecks can be entertaining, Lil Durk and Gunna’s AMAs are personal favorites of mine

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        One of my favorite threads was an AMA from Nick Offerman in like 2012. Mostly I liked how if you looked at his comments in order, you could see him getting drunker as the thread went on, eventually posting answers to the wrong questions.

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      AMAs on Reddit used to be magical. No PR, no advertising, if you tried to “stay on message” you would become a laughingstock (see Woody Harrelson’s infamous AMA).

      Then they fired Victoria and celebrity AMAs rapidly became boring and obvious parts of the promo circuit for any new media.

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      Ama’s we’re the content that got me hooked on Reddit. I think it was a lengthy Dan Harmon ama and I read it for hours. I think it’s pretty telling that I haven’t read through an ama in years.

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        Yeah, most of his controversies stem from him being overly “rational” and not knowing when to shut up. It would be a shit show but I’m here for it.

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      Not sure, if someone who says this when describing how they use their computer: https://stallman.org/stallman-computing.html:

      I generally do not connect to web sites from my own machine, aside from a few sites I have some special relationship with. I usually fetch web pages from other sites by sending mail to a program (see https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/womb/hacks.git) that fetches them, much like wget, and then mails them back to me. Then I look at them using a web browser, unless it is easy to see the text in the HTML page directly. I usually try lynx first, then a graphical browser if the page needs it.

      Would really be keen on socializing on a platform like Lemmy, even if it is open-source/free. :D

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    Mastadon had enough friendly coverage that we’ll see the occasional celebrity interact with the Fediverse through there. But Lemmy? I would expect celebrities to look to kbin first solely based on public perception of Lemmy and fear of getting associated with extremists.

    Headlines, the general public, and most celebrities won’t differentiate between Lemmy the software and individual Lemmy instances.

    Based on who’s on Mastadon though, George Takei. Fitting that a Star Trek alum is engaged in the Fediverse.

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      That would be amazing, honestly. I know he is busy with the writers strike. It would be cool if he did an AMA about that on lemmy.

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      Can someone for the love of God explain the John Oliver meme to me? I don’t like his show so I’m out of the loop

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        The fact that you have to mention you don’t like him (who the fuck cares) makes me think you aren’t really asking in good faith. His comedy/show often highlight bullshit and injustices in funny, ironic and meta ways and historically have encouraged disruptive protests that are ironic and silly but sort of make a good point. Such as, creating a real church to make fun/protest/highlight the fact that religions operate like corporations but don’t pay taxes. Subs could have picked anything silly to post, the point is to be rebellious and tongue in cheek while also making a point.

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        Reddit was forcing subreddits to re open or face mod removal. /r/pics reopen but their new rule (as a form of protest) was only pictures of John Oliver.

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    I’d love to see u/spez do an AMA and begging everyone to return to reddit…

    BTW Fuck u/spez