[–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Kobo was on my short-list not long ago. They seemed like the most polished non-amazon option to me. I haven't switched for now because my old kindle 2 is still clinging to life and because of it being long out of support from amazon I just keep it disconnected from the internet and sideload whatever I want.

With that said though, now that some decent kindle jailbreaking options are available, an old second hand kindle from eBay might actually be a very good option.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Its to make the community appear active at a glance. People are far less likely to join a community that has zero post activity since a large number of people lurk and the most surefire way to simulate post activity and ensure that the content is appealing is to mirror popular and active posts from already popular communities.

    It's a bit like that thing where scientists put out fake decoy puffins to encourage other puffins to land on an island. Or how new cafes and coffee shops will sometimes hire or otherwise incentivise people to stay there all day so the cafe is never empty while they're still trying to drum up actual traffic

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    With the discussion of whether assisted dying should be allowed in Scotland befing brought up again, I was wondering what other people thought of the topic.

    Do you think people should be allowed to choose when to end their own life?

    What laws need to be put into place to prevent abuses in the system?

    How do we account for people changing their mind or mental decline causing people to no longer be able to consent to a procedure they previously requested?