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.

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[–] 28 points 3 years ago (7 children)

terms like FUD that originated with Crypto

Just because you first saw it in regards to crypto doesn't mean that's where it originated from.

https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear,_uncertainty,_and_doubt

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  • [–] [S] 22 points 3 years 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.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (4 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 years 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. […]

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    FUD was around from the Slashdot era.

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