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Microblog Memes

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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

RULES:

  1. Your post must be a screen capture of a microblog-type post that includes the UI of the site it came from, preferably also including the avatar and username of the original poster. Including relevant comments made to the original post is encouraged.
  2. Your post, included comments, or your title/comment should include some kind of commentary or remark on the subject of the screen capture. Your title must include at least one word relevant to your post.
  3. You are encouraged to provide a link back to the source of your screen capture in the body of your post.
  4. Current politics and news are allowed, but discouraged. There MUST be some kind of human commentary/reaction included (either by the original poster or you). Just news articles or headlines will be deleted.
  5. Doctored posts/images and AI are allowed, but discouraged. You MUST indicate this in your post (even if you didn't originally know). If an image is found to be fabricated or edited in any way and it is not properly labeled, it will be deleted.
  6. Absolutely no NSFL content.
  7. Be nice. Don't take anything personally. Take political debates to the appropriate communities. Take personal disagreements & arguments to private messages.
  8. No advertising, brand promotion, or guerrilla marketing.

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[–] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 8 points 5 days ago (3 children)

I read a book from the 80s (may have been Engines of Creation) where they talked about forever machines. Materials science and design advanced to the point where appliances and vehicles would last for centuries.

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[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 8 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but I once heard that, apart from planned obsolescence, there are parts in modern appliances that wear out faster because the parts provide some other benefit. For example, if there are plastic parts like certain gears, they may be quieter than equivalent metal parts.

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[–] SupremeDonut@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 days ago

7 to 10 is beyond generous by today's standard.

[–] hector@lemmy.today 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

7 to 10? Gtfo. Half this shit breaks the first year. Good idea though.

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