To make one thing clear: I am not your mate, Jake.

By now, I am just a guy wondering what you are trying to achieve here, using both your work- and private account, working hard to alienate ex-Firefox-fans.

If this is your actual job: I feel sorry for you. Honestly. No sarcasm.

If not: for the love of god, go outside, touch grass, pet a dog, call a loved one.

Do literally *anything* except for whatever it is you are doing here. For your own sake.

@jaffathecake @firefoxwebdevs @davidgerard

@firefoxwebdevs I understand, but I still don't understand why it's so much a bigger deal than say turning off history, which would be a much bigger change in behaviour for everyone involved

That said, outside of the FOMO drama-queen-ness of the toggle, I'm happy that it's finally there, it's a start to earn back some trust.

@duke_of_germany @firefoxwebdevs @davidgerard ok, you've done everything you can to avoid addressing your attempt to put words in my mouth. Maybe that's just your general personality, but I'm glad the people around me are not so openly malicious.

@vex have you seen these Mastodon vs. X posting stats in Germany?

netzbegrünung (@netzbegruenung@gruene.social)

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gruene.social (gruene.social)

Mastodon is bit by bit eating X’s lunch. At least here.

And did you hear about the #DID?
https://di.day/

Hope seems pretty effective, though it’s not instant and it’s usually underfunded.
@firefoxwebdevs @dveditz

@duke_of_germany @firefoxwebdevs @davidgerard to be clear: I do not consider people here to be crazy. Those are your words. You chose to use those words.

I got involved in this project because of the feedback I received here, and that feedback helped me make a change (https://mastodon.social/@firefoxwebdevs/115859958902197087).

Yes, this is a section of the user-base, one that isn't identical to the whole user-base. You may choose words like 'crazy' to describe them, but I absolutely reject your framing.

@firefoxwebdevs Bullshit generators should be opt-in, not opt-out!

@duke_of_germany@mastodon.gamedev.place @firefoxwebdevs@mastodon.social "users" and its just one poll on a network only used by tech people

@jaffathecake @duke_of_germany @firefoxwebdevs rarely seen a man so unable to read and understand text

@duke_of_germany @jonny @jaffathecake @firefoxwebdevs lol damn, 175k votes, and a 3:1 gather ratio on the other unforced-options poll you ran

that's Some Numbers right there

wonder if they'll listen (wait, no, I don't wonder: https://mastodon.social/@froztbyte/116005140730818539)

@jaffathecake @duke_of_germany @firefoxwebdevs

I'd class Fedi as having a high representation of people who care about software, ethics and the intersection of the two. I would call that useful.

Also I see myself in the comment about it being populated by the kind of people who have been recommending Firefox since before Chrome existed, but are now feeling alienated by Mozilla's decisions.

Am I really going to go into settings every time a new AI flag pops up, or am I going to run Zen?

Go. Outside. Touch. Grass. ️

And blink twice if you need help.

You do not have to write these little "comebacks". Everybody and their dog can see right through them, and they accomplish nothing, other than wasting your personal lifetime.

@jaffathecake @firefoxwebdevs @davidgerard

@jaffathecake @duke_of_germany @firefoxwebdevs

And I'm not angry at you personally, if anything I'm angry on behalf of all the people just trying to make a good browser. At the people who insist on AI in the face of no evidence that current users want it, or that it will realistically win away Chrome users or similar.

@davey_cakes @duke_of_germany @firefoxwebdevs

> I'd class Fedi as having a high representation of people who care about software, ethics and the intersection of the two. I would call that useful.

100%. That's why I did the poll here, and used it to push for a change. But I also recognise that is not 100% representative of all users.

> Am I really going to go into settings every time a new AI flag pops up

No, if you use the main block, it applies to new AI features too.

@jaffathecake @duke_of_germany @firefoxwebdevs fabulous attempt at DARVO in corporate comms Jake, well done

@davey_cakes @duke_of_germany @firefoxwebdevs in the UI's own words:

@duke_of_germany @jaffathecake @firefoxwebdevs the phrase "corporate DARVO" needs more currency, it's what Jake is doing here. Nobody is this stupid.

@firefoxwebdevs Great, a switch you can 'accidentally' reset after every update to re-enable features nobody asked for, the way practically every other forced AI peddler has done, because AI enthusiasts either don't understand or care about consent.

@duke_of_germany @jonny @jaffathecake @firefoxwebdevs @davidgerard

Because they are Mckinsey Heads, who ate all the Neoliberal McKinsey Slop. Time to kick them out of the board.

@firefoxwebdevs How long until an update re-enables all of these settings like you've been doing on the about:config AI related settings?

@jaffathecake @duke_of_germany @firefoxwebdevs lol
Their poll was not useful because it was on mastodon
Your poll was useful... Despite being on mastodon?