Shirt took a stab at Mark Zuckerberg, to the delight of many.

I thought this was slightly funny.

Mark Zuckerberg is known these days for wearing t-shirts with Latin phrases on them, especially ones where he compares himself to Julius Caesar.

Bluesky made a shirt in the same style, but theirs says “a world without Caesars” in Latin.

  • cocolowlander@feddit.nlEnglish
    2818·
    8 days ago

    I’m going to state an unpopular opinion. Bluesky should have ads, not a personalized ads that track users, but just simple ones at the very top of the feed. Consumers today are too addicted to free services, and companies need to be financially independent so that they can support a quality product.

      • Yoga@lemmy.caEnglish
        7·
        8 days ago

        Ads are attractive to many users because they have a simple option for universal opt out (adblocking) at the cost of everyone who isn’t a Freerider.

        • Traister101@lemmy.todayEnglish
          141·
          8 days ago

          Yes but a lot of us who do block ads block them largely because they are intolerable. I largly only started blocking ads at all because of how utterly miserable YouTube ads became.

          • Yoga@lemmy.caEnglish
            14·
            8 days ago

            Gotta love loading a mobile webpage and 20% of it is readable text and the rest is advertising.

        • sem@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          3·
          8 days ago

          Another reason why they just externalize the cost of the website onto anyone who can’t use an ad blocker or doesn’t know how.

    • XNX@slrpnk.netEnglish
      16·
      8 days ago

      Ads incentivize them to make the platform addicting and to prioritize ragebait because it will cause people to stay engaged in the app longer.

    • JealousJail@feddit.orgEnglish
      64·
      8 days ago

      Agreed. Being financially independent can also foster ad investments and lead to a popularity gain

      • m0darn@lemmy.caEnglish
        12·
        8 days ago

        Could you suggest alternate wording that succinctly conveys what the commenter obviously meant?

      • zarkanian@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        41·
        8 days ago

        If you mean somebody, somewhere is footing the bill, then sure, if you torture the definition of “free” enough, then nothing on Earth is free. It is worth pointing out that if you enjoy (for example) Wikipedia, then you should donate if you can, because Wikipedia runs on donations. If you’re just trying to be a pedantic jackass, though, that’s another thing.