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no meta may challenge (wip?) (thelemmy.club)
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i came up with the idea of a no meta may challenge super last minute and i’ve been enjoying a migraine all day, so i’m taking a break. not a great time for a break when the first day of the challenge ends today but it’s probably fine

i know it’s not great and not everyone will agree with my choices; at the end of the day i think we can all at least agree that the alternatives are still an improvement over staying with meta

thinking i might want to increase the font size on the challenges

if you think it’s a good idea, feel free to edit, share, make your own, idc, fucc the zucc

An orange themed image discussing the “No Meta May Challenge”. It reads, “ Tired of corporate spyware and feeds littered with ads? Ready for something better and more exciting??? Then it sounds like you may be ready to join the No Meta May Challenge! Week One: 🚫 Threads, ✅ Wafrn May 1st - May 8th • interact with posts from other Fediverse sites like Mastodon, Misskey, and more! • can interact with posts from Bluesky (optional!) • charming, janky, CSS crimes • will run doom if you ask it Week Two : 🚫 WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, ✅ Signal May 9th - May 16th • messages actually between you and whoever you're messaging, rather than between you, whoever you're messaging, and zucc Week Three: 🚫 Instagram, ✅ Pixelfed and Loops May 17th - May 23rd • say goodbye to ads! you don't even need an ad-blocker • layouts of both sites are familiar • apps already available Week Four (FINAL BOSS): 🚫Facebook, ✅ Fedibook May 24th - May 30th • still relatively new, but just in time for #NoMetaMay • familiar layout compared to friendica May 31st: Congratulations! You’re finally Meta-free!!! Invite your friends! Use #NoMetaMay and #NoMetaMayChallenge and let people know you've taken the challenge!“
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[–] [S] 7 points 5 months ago (4 children)

i used opendyslexic for accessibility (i am not an accessibility expert by any means, so i apologize for anything that’s off)

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    If you're going for readability / accessibility, that bright orange background is probably not the way to go. And I can't imagine it was helping your migraine.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

    https://venngage.com/tools/accessible-color-palette-generator is what I used for the color palette

    i took the hex code of the meta logo and inverted it (anti-meta theme) for a hex code of #F9971E and generated a palette. this was one of the palettes. i went with a more monochrome palette for people who may have trouble distinguishing between colors.

    as i do not have any relevant visual impairments myself, i cannot comment on the readability/accessibility.

    saying “i don’t think this is accessible” is not helpful (you’re not the only person who has said this) as it does not tell me what is accessible.

    i myself am severely disabled and unable to work and living in extreme poverty. i came up with this idea, shared it on social media, and asked if anyone would be willing to make a graphic. no one did.

    if the cause matters to you, you always have the option to make your own graphic. i literally cried several times making this because i do not have the energy, the time, or a usable device to make this, or the money to purchase anything usable. i made it on my phone on the free version of Ibispaint, which is the equivalent of using ms paint with a trackpad, if not worse. i have shaky hands and painful joints.

    as for my migraine, i can’t comment on that, as i have chronic migraines. we are advised to avoid noise and bright screens. if i do that i’m stuck listening to the convincing voices in my head screaming at me to kill myself while still being in physical pain. i prefer to continue to be in pain while deluding myself into volunteering time and energy i do not have trying to make this world a better place only to achieve nothing and to have ended up wasted time and getting shit on for it, while everyone else who does have the time, energy, and resources complains that no one ever does anything.

    if i took spent hours on this (yes, this took hours because of how unusable the app is), other people can take a few minutes to explain to me how i can make this accessible, if it’s something they actually care about and aren’t just virtue-signaling. or! they can take a few minutes to make an accessible graphic themselves

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    I apologize if my comment came across as overly critical or unhelpful. All I meant by it is that to my eyes, the brightness of the orange with the white border around the text is a harsh combo. It would be more comfortable with a darker background that contasts more with the white.

    See, you did more research than me, so maybe I'm totally wrong.

    It's a good job, I 100% support the graphic and idea behind it and I learned about a couple new services too. Don't let any of us get you down. You're DOING something and you should feel good about that.

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