The button to sign in is clearly called “Log in” and the signup field clearly has the button that says “Sign up for free”. And you’re expected to log in from the login page (by clicking the login button).

Really not seeing the problem here. Is it perfect? No. Have I seen worse? Oh yeah.

Maybe fashion is just…unicyclical.

(I’ll see myself out, but I’m also here all week).

Because they’ve sunk billions into the hype train, and it’s clear most people don’t really want it. So it’s being force-fed to everyone in every product to try to get some kind of ROI.

That, and the more interactions it can get, the more data it can suck up to train on and/or sell.

I just like that it’s smaller. Like, you can actually have conversations (or slapfights :sigh:) and can actually recognize people. Kind of like something bigger than a small town but smaller than a huge city.

I’m not opposed to growth, and it would definitely be a good thing in the long run, but I like that it’s not just shouting into the void here.

In domain-specific applications (chemical / pharmaceutical / etc research) I can concede it has its uses, but in everyday life where it’s shoved into every nook and cranny: don’t need it, don’t want it, don’t respect the people who use it.

For things like bringing dead actors back into things: let the dead stay dead.

Appreciate the enthusiasm. Do not appreciate the 7 identical posts back-to-back.

Pick a community. If you don’t get enough responses after a respectful period of time, then repost. Otherwise, you’re just spamming.