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Comment on Replicating Reddit's best feature on other forums in ~tildes
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Comment on Young adults in the US are increasingly wary of AI, concerned it will take jobs in ~tech
IndieGamesCafe Link ParentYep I think there's tons of new college graduates who doesn't want to do Uber let's say and they're struggling to find a job. Most of them are not in any data so they are hidden but I think that...Yep I think there's tons of new college graduates who doesn't want to do Uber let's say and they're struggling to find a job. Most of them are not in any data so they are hidden but I think that number is not trivial.
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Comment on Young adults in the US are increasingly wary of AI, concerned it will take jobs in ~tech
IndieGamesCafe Link ParentI like your take and similarly I hate that real job data is never used. You know funny you mentioned like so many times I wanted to just write a scraping app that matches Instagram with LinkedIn...I like your take and similarly I hate that real job data is never used. You know funny you mentioned like so many times I wanted to just write a scraping app that matches Instagram with LinkedIn and basically sample a much larger than official US surveys and it's gonna be 100% real people because I'l have a very large dataset to work with and can literally check Instagram / TikTok activity. Then I publish this data along with the exact method I use to estimate unemployment rate, all open source so we can for freaking once have some real discussion about unemployment or real jobs instead of knee jerking.
However I didn't do it because I already know the people on both sides are so far gone that its most likely not gonna work. If data can solve that shit, it would have been solved a long time ago. I find it especially annoying that both parties are extremely pro AI (one party I guess is not pro data centers lol) when most people feel very insecure and anxious that AI might automate their job or automate their future job prospects.
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Comment on Young adults in the US are increasingly wary of AI, concerned it will take jobs in ~tech
IndieGamesCafe Link ParentI like this push back. I really hope the future lands closer to what you stated vs. mine. I think even a 20% reduction of knowledge worker jobs will cause a significant uproar. Of course this is...I like this push back. I really hope the future lands closer to what you stated vs. mine. I think even a 20% reduction of knowledge worker jobs will cause a significant uproar. Of course this is just pure guess and could be completely wrong. I also tend to think the average knowledge worker job isn't that complex and the expertise required to do them is a lot less than what we think. Although since I'm in tech, maybe its just the bubble and the people around me.
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Comment on Is there any interest in building a Tildes successor? in ~tildes
IndieGamesCafe Link ParentHmm interesting account of events man. I don't really have much to add cuz as you said this is really just the butterfly effect of stacking multiple things: The voting mechanism that encouraged...Hmm interesting account of events man. I don't really have much to add cuz as you said this is really just the butterfly effect of stacking multiple things:
- The voting mechanism that encouraged karma farming and being funny or a snark usually get top votes even if it completely derails the topic from discussion
- Power mods
- Best communities just like Tildes are often small and its extremely hard to keep small communities alive. Most people read, they don't really comment much.
- Tiktokification + Enshittification
- Admins not doing jack shit
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Comment on AI usage patterns in software teams in ~tech
IndieGamesCafe Link ParentIndeed. I have a good amount of friends in startups and its just 100% vibecoding without much restraint. All kind of dumb stuff are built, very little thought into architecture. UX or any redesign...Indeed. I have a good amount of friends in startups and its just 100% vibecoding without much restraint. All kind of dumb stuff are built, very little thought into architecture. UX or any redesign is infinitely delayed until "next quarter". It's really a shit show. I don't think its just startups, I think its happening in most companies. It's just that understandably pretty much nobody dares to talk about it without backlash.
It's another reason why I always suggest to friends to do a very long and complex side project if time/life permits.
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Comment on Is there any interest in building a Tildes successor? in ~tildes
IndieGamesCafe Link ParentI think everyone has a different definition of woke so the discussion is starting to trend towards what each person's definition of woke is back then and now and whether Reddit or Tildes fits that...I think everyone has a different definition of woke so the discussion is starting to trend towards what each person's definition of woke is back then and now and whether Reddit or Tildes fits that definition.
I'm pretty new and I don't care for politics, I just know a tiny bit of it to make sense of my world. My personal take being here for 2 months is that most users or at least the active ones are more left leaning and does not like the current admin. Almost miraculously in 2026, the fewer right leaning users are able to stand their ground, argue their point in good faith. I love that about Tildes. Mods also don't instant ban right leaning opinions as they often do in most popular sub reddits. In addition, as @NaraVara mentioned there's very little of "Oh you believe in X, you're a stupid person" or "You voted for Y, you must hate children, women, the Earth, and aliens!".
A co-worker literally posted that latter one on LinkedIn and he thought he was doing the world a favor. No, he's actively making society worse. Everyone has multiple identities. I'm both an designer and engineer. Similarly, one's political identity shouldn't 100% define who they are and US politics has made that the norm. Any place that offsets that is doing the world a service.
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Comment on Young adults in the US are increasingly wary of AI, concerned it will take jobs in ~tech
IndieGamesCafe LinkI'm really not surprised, like not at all. AI will automate a ton of jobs. You can see this in almost every YC startup. I find it extremely odd that very few in tech are brave enough to talk about...I'm really not surprised, like not at all. AI will automate a ton of jobs. You can see this in almost every YC startup.
I find it extremely odd that very few in tech are brave enough to talk about this in Silicon Valley. I see very little mention of this meta on X as well even though everyone knows its happening.
I don't think there are any easy solutions but if enough people talk about it, government would have to at least react in some way. Just to be extremely clear, I'm talking about the issue of if AI automates 80% of current jobs in the next say 20 years, how would society function? (Not whether AI is good or bad or should the average person be pro AI vs. not)
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Comment on Is there any interest in building a Tildes successor? in ~tildes
IndieGamesCafe Link ParentIf you have time, can you elaborate on this a little more? You mention its not the tech so would it just be an issue of growth and becoming bigger?they haven't truly given me that mid 2010's Reddit experience I'm seeking.
If you have time, can you elaborate on this a little more? You mention its not the tech so would it just be an issue of growth and becoming bigger?
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Comment on AI usage patterns in software teams in ~tech
IndieGamesCafe (edited )Link ParentI think you managed to encapsulate exactly how I feel about AI-assisted coding. So I'll just add some meta points The current trend give you a ton of job insecurity. It is my belief that both labs...I think you managed to encapsulate exactly how I feel about AI-assisted coding. So I'll just add some meta points
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The current trend give you a ton of job insecurity. It is my belief that both labs and executives are aligned to remove or rather eliminate at least 50% of engineering roles (let's just say medium skill and less). I worry a lot more about the future of the field. Before I would encourage and sometimes even strongly nudge a friend to learn coding. Now I'm not so sure.
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Creativity, craft, and quality software will continue to degrade than the current average. Enshittification is already a thing and AI wil only make it worse. This is because most companies and their execs don't care for those. So software will be functional for sure but they won't feel good to use. Heck you'll probably have so many features that you're not even sure where to click. Everything will feel like Zoom. Ugh.
In addition to what you enjoy on your personal projects, I really enjoy crafting the design and UX and then perfecting it to pixel perfect. As you said there is no deadline on personal projects so taking a week to make the app more performant or to experiment with UX feels like bliss meditation.
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Comment on Order of the Sinking Star | Release date announcement in ~games
IndieGamesCafe LinkPlayed the demo it's an epic game if you are into puzzles. There's suppose to be hundreds of levels. On top of it all its written in Jai the language JB is making and the entire game compiles...Played the demo it's an epic game if you are into puzzles. There's suppose to be hundreds of levels. On top of it all its written in Jai the language JB is making and the entire game compiles under 2 seconds. How many games can you say do that?
I won't be surprised to see comments criticizing John's politics or beliefs. I'm here to say I could not care less. I don't follow politics and while its rational to not support people who doesn't share your most fundamental beliefs, I just don't look at a game or programming language as core extensions of developer's value system. If its a fun and great puzzle game and it doesn't go out of its way to force me to a certain belief or value, then I'll enjoy it.
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Comment on A list of independent internet forums in ~tech
IndieGamesCafe Link ParentGreat idea. Done!Great idea. Done!
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Comment on BoredOS: A from scratch OS in ~comp
IndieGamesCafe LinkI love it. One of the core reasons why I started my forum side project. It's fun. Will be following. PS: Welcome to Tildes, Chris @boreddevnl !An operating system built for the enjoyment of building it.
I love it. One of the core reasons why I started my forum side project. It's fun. Will be following.
PS: Welcome to Tildes, Chris @boreddevnl !
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Comment on A list of independent internet forums in ~tech
IndieGamesCafe (edited )Link ParentYou're right - I will edit my message above and put it here. I think its a combination of 1) I'm terrible at marketing 2) the general consensus (from my personal reading at least) on Tildes is...You're right - I will edit my message above and put it here.
I think its a combination of 1) I'm terrible at marketing 2) the general consensus (from my personal reading at least) on Tildes is that most folks here don't care for anything else but Tildes or a 99% original to Tildes successor. So hence why I don't share it often here because I just think there's very little interest and as I also want to participate in discussions. (I remember you from that one comment I made) vs. being known as the dude who just post this forum link everywhere. Does this make sense? So I'm like extremely careful when I do share the link.
All of this just means I need to be better at marketing. Working on that for sure. I'm a lot less comfortable with that vs. engineering talk.
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Comment on A list of independent internet forums in ~tech
IndieGamesCafe Link ParentThank you! Mate you are good at researching, I've only posted the link in a few select places. Cheers and if you ever drop by and have any questions or feedback just shoot me a message here on Tildes.Thank you! Mate you are good at researching, I've only posted the link in a few select places. Cheers and if you ever drop by and have any questions or feedback just shoot me a message here on Tildes.
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Comment on Is there any interest in building a Tildes successor? in ~tildes
IndieGamesCafe Link ParentExactly. I mean anyone who has worked with anyone from a different culture should know this. Like even if they grew up in the US or EU, you can also find subtle differences in every aspect of life...Exactly. I mean anyone who has worked with anyone from a different culture should know this. Like even if they grew up in the US or EU, you can also find subtle differences in every aspect of life when it comes to base assumptions.
I think its actually a great thing to learn from different perspectives and it reinforces the notion that you aint the center of the universe and as much as one thinks they are an rational intellectual, your knowledge domain is actually very small. ChatGPT will easily beat you in a random subject lmao. That grounds me in humility and pushes me to learn more things.
Therefore I find it almost eerily strange that a community like Tildes with so many creatives and smart people have such an reactionary response to something so fundamental human.
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Comment on A list of independent internet forums in ~tech
IndieGamesCafe (edited )Link ParentI summoned up some courage to ask this: what's the criteria to be listed on your list? Do you accept new forums at all or there has to be a certain amount of activity. I've been building a...I summoned up some courage to ask this: what's the criteria to be listed on your list? Do you accept new forums at all or there has to be a certain amount of activity. I've been building a Reddit-like forum for a while now but haven't done enough to get a steady pace of users.
If you do accept new ones, happy to send you a link to evaluate. If not, all is good. I'm glad more forums are out there. I'm of the belief that instead of 1 or 2 platforms, people should frequent a few that way there's always healthy competition and pushes each forum to be better.
Link: https://indiegames.cafe/
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Comment on Is there any interest in building a Tildes successor? in ~tildes
IndieGamesCafe Link ParentFrom a technical perspective, it all depends on how well designed your architecture is in serving content at the same you intend to serve. Like forums are super easy, they're already made software...From a technical perspective, it all depends on how well designed your architecture is in serving content at the same you intend to serve. Like forums are super easy, they're already made software you purchase and host. Some are even free.
Like as per your answer, the answer really depends on what exactly does one mean by social media site. There's too many variables. I have a ton of real-time stuff on my side project and I'm fairly confident I can easily handle thousands of concurrent users. 500k? Probably not.
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Comment on Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO in ~news
IndieGamesCafe Link ParentAdmittedly I did not investigate further so the below is just from broad knowledge and my uneducated guess. To change a system is incredibly hard. Most systems are exploited for personal gain....Admittedly I did not investigate further so the below is just from broad knowledge and my uneducated guess.
To change a system is incredibly hard. Most systems are exploited for personal gain. It's unfortunately just how it is. There are and always will be people who are trying anything they can to exploit a system. So taking out execs or anybody will just have the next wave come in place. The only way to prevent this is by designing a system to maximize incentive across each party so that they act exactly as the system intends.Here's how how the US medical system is designed today, an extremely dumbed down version: Employers wants to minimize paying for healthcare plans, insurance companies thus wants to both have cheaper plans yet appearing wide coverage so that employers buy them. Hospitals therefore want to charge insane amounts for specialized services because insurance are the payors not employees and insurance buys en-masse not by particular procedure. All this means as regular humans you have no choice but to participate into this game employers / hospitals / insurance play. You have limited choice or really almost 0 flexibility in decision making in the meta. Now it is not all bad. Having insurance means that for the average person, they can afford a life threatening or extremely expensive care without having to pay out of pocket. That part still works as intended albeit obviously not ideal for every type of care or treatment. Generally though it does work and many countries you do need to have $$$ or else you're basically toast.
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Comment on Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO in ~news
IndieGamesCafe Link ParentAgreed although I feel like we would be the minority opinion here and that's ok. I perfectly understand why he did it and all his motivations but I think this is a dangerous precedent to set. If...Agreed although I feel like we would be the minority opinion here and that's ok.
I perfectly understand why he did it and all his motivations but I think this is a dangerous precedent to set. If you don't like the system, just go after the CEO.
I would also like to point that out all of us have been in toxic corporate or startup environments. I've seen a few threads here about it. Those can easily do a number to your mental health as you're dealing with that toxicity on a daily basis, 8 hours a day, 5 days a week and drain you. This is just a common example of the average person feeling gravely wronged by the system. I am sure there are millions of examples. Would be complete chaos if everyone tried the same way to seek justice.
Don't hate me but I use the modern Reddit cuz I log in and comment on subs and I'm pretty sure this isn't a feature anymore.
If we just want to tag users whose posts we like, shouldn't be too hard to do with a script especially given Tildes's code isn't gonna change much so a script should work for a long time.
Slightly off topic but [F] or special colors just doesn't do it for me, so on my forum the entire word shows up cuz you know friends are important: https://postimg.cc/bZP2DkXL