To be fair, you’re probably more resistant than I am, since you’re on Linux. I’ve gotten ads and bought it if it’s unique and by local artists before. It has worked occasionally on me from Insta back in the day. Not recently though, so you’re right about that part.

I know you said you don’t think are all the way there, but without getting facial recognition involved. I don’t see how they would correlate the two in the first place.

If you have a phone in your pocket, they know who you are and where you are.

Device fingerprinting is a sophisticated technique employed to recognize, monitor, and track individual devices as they interact with websites and applications, by analyzing their unique characteristics. In the digital realm, it allows websites, advertisers, and security experts to monitor user activity, safeguard against cyber threats, and personalize content.

In device fingerprinting, various data points are collected to create a unique identifier for individual devices. Each data point provides specific information about the device or user, contributing to a comprehensive fingerprint.

https://www.appsealing.com/device-fingerprinting/

As soon as someone enters the virtual boundary around your business or a competitor’s, your geofencing advertising campaign will send a notification or mobile ad to that person’s phone that advertises your local store, service, or product.

https://www.webfx.com/blog/marketing/geofencing-marketing/

but idk how I feel about them advertising only their server.

That’s exactly the part. If they had said pick a bigger server, than I would have been 100%.

I’ve personally had an issue with a world admin in the past, that’s why I picked up on it. I don’t seem to be having as much issues lately, so maybe they’ve chilled. It’s the advertising part that kind of bugs me for their instance instead of Lemmy in general:

Really if you’re telling someone about it, you just tell them one of the bigger, better instances. Don’t send them to that “pick a server” thing. I don’t know if I’m allowed to link it here, but the name of the software and the word “world” with a period in between is a fine server for both Lemmy and Mastodon.

I went from a heavy, daily reddit user to making half a dozen comments here in a year. All my activity is now over there, outside of search results.

It’s by u/Serinus

Thanks for the info, I’ll give it a go. It’s great that we can link to bluesky but not necessarily be a part of them.

On another note, don’t you think it’s a little weird that someone from world is saying to not follow small instances? I’m not sure I understand bringing them up in the first place.

Do you know how I connect Pixelfed to Mastodon too? Or is it automatic and I just do search maybe?

I would help, but I honestly don’t have the password anymore. I don’t think I signed up with an email, but if I did it was a dummy one. I wish I could help.

Edit: Also, I didn’t know about this bridge for Mastodon:

if you want your Mastodon posts to also show on Bluesky then use this bridge https://fed.brid.gy/ you only need to follow the account @[email protected] (note: is this a typo? It is not a typo. It will follow you back and make sure to accept the follow) and it will automatically bridge you

We get ads on television from our laptop usage. They could play your favorite songs when you go into stores or advertise when you’re geofenced (kiosk billboards or airports, etc.) I’m not sure we’re completely there yet, but we’re definitely in the TV and laptop talking to each other phase. Why do you think they insist your TV is hooked up? Basically, we’re not just talking about websites, think of how they advertise when you walk out the door too.

Aren’t we on one?

I’m locking this post because it’s just being used as an excuse to be shitty. I’m sick of playing whack a mole.

Seriously, I’m about to temp ban you. Making it worse for a minority group is not going to help or support them. This is my last comment to you about this.

It’s worth it. It’s quiet and old school, kind of like here.

He did some great things for our country. We’ll never get perfect.

I think they get more data from your usage on mobile.

They’re broke and desperate. Also, racist and sexist.

Having left Lemmy world myself, the communities aren’t at fault. Hopefully people will find a better instance. There are quite a few out there.

That video is super creative and yet, so simple. (I guarantee it’s not a rick roll unless it’s been edited. Look for the edit sign).

No one is loved by everyone. I went through this entire chain cold, and it seemed like you were thinking it was reddit again. I do that sometimes too, it’s a hard habit to break. Especially when there are still propaganda people coming in to try and stir up trouble. I’m pretty sure (not 100%) that the person you are communicating with wasn’t trying to be shitty.

From my perspective, they do. You’re well liked throughout the fediverse.