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

netzbegrünung (@netzbegruenung@gruene.social)

Attached: 1 image +++Januar-Update+++ Welches Microblogging-Netzwerk führt bei der Anzahl an Posts unter den Hashtags der Landeshauptstädte?
 Hier die Karte dazu! 📍 Erfasst wurden die Daten vom 01.09.25 bis 31.01.26 in den Netzwerken X, Mastodon (Fediverse*) und Bluesky.
Alle Posts unter #Berlin, #Hamburg... wurden jeweils erfasst. #Berlin #Hamburg #München #Kiel #Bremen #Schwerin #Hannover #Wiesbaden #Mainz #Magdeburg #Saarbrücken #Potsdam #Erfurt #Düsseldorf #Dresden #Stuttgart #Mastodon #Bluesky #Twitter

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?

@Kiloku about:config is a place for flags and experiments, whereas these are dedicated user settings.

I know that doesn't prove anything, but I don't think proof can be provided in a single reply. The proof will be in respecting this setting over time.

@Kiloku @duke_of_germany yes, because the audience bias is towards folks more likely to block AI, so it's a great place to ask questions about what they consider to be AI, and how they'd like to use such a feature.

@jaffathecake @duke_of_germany @firefoxwebdevs @davidgerard @jaffathecake This is disgusting. You've spent multiple discussion threads ignoring central issue(s) and going off on tangents, focusing on irrelevant details, and just generally avoiding even mentioning the things people are actually concerned about. And now you're trying to turn this around by claiming Duke is avoiding an issue? And putting words in his mouth by claiming he is putting words in your mouth when no such thing happened? All that just to avoid talking about the core issues in this thread?

Are you a professional gaslighter or something?

Before this AI nonsense, I used to recommend (or straight up install) Firefox to friends, acquaintances and family, but I don't think I ever will again. I feel grossed out.