did http://ello.co make a large round of funding or is there another reason it's getting so much hate today?
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Replying to @jennschiffer
ello is new. seems like the popularity is a consequence of people wanting privacy. I think ello is transparent that they aren't *there* yet
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Replying to @jennschiffer
most of the h8 I'm reading is about it's UI which I understand but also... beta. hype is a weird social construct some folks don't ask for
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Replying to @jennschiffer
@jennschiffer the h8 i've seen has been about policy and design from the ground up apparently being hostile to user privacy controls1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @chaosprime
@chaosprime there are no user privacy controls yet. they say they are coming.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @jennschiffer
@jennschiffer yeah? in the docs i saw quoted they sound pretty committed to the idea that you should expect what you do to be public. idk.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @chaosprime
@jennschiffer tbh i don't really feel like anything that isn't built around privacy controls from jump is ever going to have good ones.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@jennschiffer it'll just never go beyond some shoehorned-in efforts that work halfassed & occasionally actively harm, i.e. facebook.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@jennschiffer and it seems like people are crowding in because "yay it's not a cesspool!" but it's being built to guarantee becoming one.
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