I just started playing WoW again and I don’t feel any pressure from the supposed “dark patterns”, or having to buy this stuff (which I can’t, because I’m not in the US). It has zero effect on my gameplay. WoW is fun and addicting in a sense for sure, but there are way worse MMOs when it comes to this. Just look at any Korean MMO, like Black Desert Online. I’d even argue ESO is way worse than WoW when it comes to monetization.

Even if it’s not as popular, I’d say the community might still be more solid in some cases. And that people are more responsive, especially with quality answers. I’ve noticed you’re chastised way more on reddit if you ask a “stupid” question.

I also like their very picturesque cabin picture with a rainbow haha

It seems weird FBI would post misinformation regarding how “they” are spending the money

Endless growth will kill us all. I can’t tell you how much I detest these “concerns”.

Great explanation, thank you! Hamachi brings back memories haha

Probably just me that’s confused. I thought Tailscale was similar to WireGuard but much easier to set up. So one connects to the services directly, and not just the general home network (like a VPN) where you then enter whatever address you need to access the service?

How’s the power draw on mobile devices?

Very interesting. Didn’t know this was a possibility. I don’t need anything now but thanks for offering, might get back to you

I mean, most high-end phones today doesn’t support SD cards so this can be a reason why to selfhost.

I use Jellyfin in conjunction with Kodi. Basically I only have Kodi as front-end, as it treats subtitles better than the Jellyfin client does. Works great.

At least there’s still the EU limiting the power of these companies, I guess…

Does lemmy and other fediverse stuff currently have such a huge bot problem?

It seems really great actually. Thanks for the rec. Might selfhost it. But I also get the argument of Kagi if one doesn’t want to rely on the search results of Google/Bing/DDG or whatever. Even if I definitely prefer FOSS.

Thanks, I definitely prefer this alternative. How does searxng work in general?

Kagi has definitely been on my radar, but it sounds a bit weird (for lack of a better word) to pay for search. I’ve never even thought about it. Maybe it’s worth it…