Unsurprisingly, some folks on raddle and reddit seem to have a big problem with lemmy. A lot of it is pure FUD.

However, this appears to be a valid security concern:

https://raddle.me/f/fediverse/166674/lemmy-is-so-much-like-email-it-even-brought-back-spy-tracker

Any thoughts on how fixable this is?

Of course the general consensus on reddit is “lemmy devs are clueless and dangerous”. I’m pretty sure a lot of it is one guy with multiple alt accounts, tho. He has a Joe McCarthy attitude about lemmy because of one of the primary devs.

  • Maven (famous)@lemmy.worldEnglish
    71·
    1 year ago

    This is unrelated to the post itself but I really hope Lemmy and the fediverse as a whole don’t start using terms like FUD that originated with Crypto. Crypto went exceptionally badly and was wrought with scams and we should be doing as much as possible to distance ourself from that.

    Edit: I’ll take my losses here. The term is much older than it’s recent use in popular culture despite my own lack of experience hearing it prior. I do however stand by wanting to distance from the cryptocurrency crowd as much as possible.

      • Boozilla@lemmy.oneOPEnglish
        22·
        1 year ago

        Thanks. Not a fan of guilt by association of this type. The idea of FUD has been around for decades. It’s not inherently crypto or inherently anything. It’s just a useful acronym for a tactic some people use.

      • Maven (famous)@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21·
        1 year ago

        I meant specifically the shortened version FUD which became popular because of Bitcoin and Twitters limited letter count. Talking about fear uncertainty and doubt all together is definitely not a new idea.

        • Pat@kbin.run
          15·
          1 year ago

          FUD has been a term since the 1970s. It has nothing to do with crypto

        • FutileRecipe@lemmy.worldEnglish
          11·
          1 year ago

          specifically the shortened version FUD

          Here’s from the '70s:

          “The search for self”. Clothes. New York, NY, USA: PRADS, Inc. 10 (14–24): 19. 1975-10-01. Retrieved 2011-06-10. […] One of the messages dealt with is FUD—the fear, uncertainty and doubt on the part of customer and sales person alike that stifles the approach and greeting. […]