LFGSS and Microcosm shutting down 16th March 2025 (the day before the Online Safety Act is enforced)
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I am always staggered by the fact that @Velocio has kept up this place ad free never monetized
I'll out myself as an anti-capitalist... Or rather I have a fundamental belief in privacy, that for us to have a democracy we require privacy at it's core, which means virtually no surveillance, etc.
I just couldn't bring myself to build what the rest of the internet has become. Some of what this law represents is that, from my perspective. My rejection of this is on so many fronts.
Velocio-
I'll out myself as an anti-capitalist... Or rather I have a fundamental belief in privacy, that for us to have a democracy we require privacy at it's core, which means virtually no surveillance, etc.
I just couldn't bring myself to build what the rest of the internet has become. Some of what this law represents is that, from my perspective. My rejection of this is on so many fronts.
And very much to your credit. #bringbackrep What has been 'built' is not only simply stultifying and depressing, but also extremely dangerous (we're seeing it in manipulated elections, increasing market domination by large companies, ruin of people who don't want to exploit the ridiculous competitive advantage over the Internet, completely unsustainable logistics (delivering each parcel ordered on a whim individually from x number of delivery companies) and crazy transport all over the world, etc.). No-one should hold as much data as anti-social media companies do, certainly not even governments.
Oliver Schick
Pretty devastated to hear this news. I’m not an especially active member but I’ve been lurking on lfgss virtually every day since about 2007.
I fucking hate the internet, practically every other hobby forum I’ve found is always full of dickheads. This is the only place on the internet that isn’t ruined. It is genuinely unique. I’d miss it massively.
But I don’t think any of us should be admitting defeat too soon. I find it hard to believe that this community won’t be able to find an effective solution, there’s just no way we can simply let it die.
I am always staggered by the fact that @Velocio has kept up this place ad free never monetized. Word can’t express my gratitude to you.
This isn’t good bye, lfgss will live on :)