Skiluros

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[–] Skiluros@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

True that. Yes, it looks like total MAU could be a lot higher, although in ballpark it does seem to be closer to Lemmy's 45K.

[–] Skiluros@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Too bad MAUs are a mere 13K, even less than Lemmy with it's rather modest 45K MAUs.

But then again, I personally don't see any better competition to oligarch run social networks.

[–] Skiluros@sh.itjust.works 29 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Oligarchs is IMO a better term for our times. Robbers Barons has an archaic sound to it.

I've also noticed defenders of corruption/oligarchs really dislike this term.

[–] Skiluros@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago

The sad thing is you're probably right.

It would take massive social changes, setting Elmo as an explicit target (corruption, fraud) and unprecedented global political realignment.

[–] Skiluros@sh.itjust.works 14 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

This could be "cope" on my part, but I feel like Elmo is spreading his initiatives a bit too thin and is failing to capitalize on the benefits of subtlety and backroom dealing.

American-style pomp and bombast are good and all, but they need to serve an end purpose (e.g. manipulation, corruption, "personal brand development"). It's one thing to tell the plebs your shit doesn't smell, it's a whole different thing to actually believe it.

[–] Skiluros@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I generally prefer 80s/90s anime, but there is some really good stuff from the 2000s as well (haven't really watched anything from last 10 years).

Michiko to Hatchin (2008) Ergo Proxy (2006) Texhnolyze (2003) Kaiba (2008) The Sky Crawlers (2008) Ghost in the Shell: Innocence (2004) Blame! (2003) Howl's Moving Castle (2004) Paranoia Agent (2004) Planetes (2004) Samurai Champloo (2004)

Not saying you have to like all of them (these are my favourites after all), but there is good stuff from the 2000s.

[–] Skiluros@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You still get people who think anime is "cartoons", but they tend to be older.

I feel like around ~20 years ago is when anime started entering the mainstream.

[–] Skiluros@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 week ago (11 children)

“There’s never been a more exciting time to be an anime fan, and we are strategically feeding a pipeline of anime content and experiences that fuels that fandom, deepens the love of anime, and exposes more audiences to the medium,” the company said. “The Crunchyroll business is outperforming our financial expectations, and the company is well positioned to continue to grow alongside the rising global demand for anime.”

We live in interesting times. ~20 years ago I would have never imagined such a statement.

[–] Skiluros@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

To be fair I was replying to a thread that said LW/ML are equal and something about fascism in LW.

I just don't think they are as problematic as you imply. Are there issues? Sure (I be have my own complaints), but generally those communities seem somewhat usable.

[–] Skiluros@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

I don't really see it. A lot of the posts in that community don't even explicitly state what community is being discussed.

Some of the stuff is legitimate, some of the stuff feels more like bitching.

I don't really understand how you can claim LW is the worst considering that on ML you get instance banned for opposing the russian invasion of Ukraine or having a critical attitude towards China.

[–] Skiluros@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)
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