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09 October 2023, 02:29 PM
wtg
Controversy at knitting.com
Good heavens.

quote:
The all-out revolt against Knitting.com helps explain boycotts at Reddit and Etsy
The knitting world rose up against corporate ownership—and displayed the power of online communities


https://qz.com/knitting-ecomcr...community-1850864449


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09 October 2023, 02:52 PM
Doug
As a technophobic luddite geriatric, I feel triggered by this article.
09 October 2023, 06:15 PM
AdagioM
I remember when the whole TechBros knitting debacle went down. They thought they could laugh at us AND monetize us. Nope. Says one person who could be their 20 year blogger. Not a grandma (beyond my control). But yeah.


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09 October 2023, 06:30 PM
CHAS
quote:
As a technophobic luddite geriatric, I feel triggered by this article.
- Doug

Sent Doug's resume to the Flat Earth Society and suggested he might be a great candidate for Speaker.


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09 October 2023, 09:26 PM
Steve Miller
Meanwhile, I’d appreciate it if these writers would stop referring to X as anything more or less than X, unless they refer to it as Xitter. WaPo is terrible about this and really should stop quoting Xitter as a news source.

Pronunciation optional.


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