Especially with the massive number of bots, it helps get user and activity numbers up a lot

I think people just kinda like to personify things, it happens all the time even with things that aren’t even close to human

I know this is really anecdotal, but it does feel a little different over there now, and not for the better. I can’t really put my finger on what it is, but it does

The road to fascist hell is paved with liberal good intentions

I’m pretty into conlanging, which is basically making up languages. There are tons of different approaches and ways people can go about it, but like probably most (or at least a plurality of) other conlangers, I generally go for something as naturalistic as possible. I’m also into linguistics so it serves as kind of an interesting way to explore different features and grasp them better, as well as just an excuse to do more research to find out more about something.

Le Pen has stepped down as head of Front National and isn’t either.

She stepped down in 2021, which was before the last elections, elections in which she was nonetheless the RN’s candidate for president. She also hasn’t ruled out running again in 2027.

So much for “more informed than 90% of people commenting on this story over on reddit.”

Speaking of Spotify, I wonder how long it will be before they gut their desktop app for free users. It just feels too functional to be long for this world, especially given how unusable the app is if you don’t have premium.