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Louie Mantia, Jr.@louie@pdx.social
Icon designer, type designer, artist, blogger.
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Joined: 2026-09-24 15:50:02
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Reply to @bstn@social.lol
Louie Mantia, Jr.@louie@pdx.social (2026-10-25 18:10:57)
@bstn I don’t know what obligation you think exists for companies that are publicly traded.
Louie Mantia, Jr.@louie@pdx.social (2026-10-25 13:19:57)
Interesting that Ternus’ CEO tenure begins off-the-heels of Apple Vision Pro with products such as iPhone Duo and Apple HomeView, with rumors of a touch-screen MacBook follow-up.
I think you have to go pretty far back to find a lineup from Apple that troublesome.
I don’t think “Apple lost its way” but it does seem they’ve lost their focus, right?
Reply to @skydotbit@sharkey.skydevs.me
Louie Mantia, Jr.@louie@pdx.social (2026-09-24 11:54:57)
@skydotbit It blows my mind how many people are indifferent about this stuff.
Reply to @louie@pdx.social
Louie Mantia, Jr.@louie@pdx.social (2026-09-24 11:42:44)
It’s not just Americans who keep Meta relevant, with their usage of these apps. Europe has to recognize its reliance on WhatsApp. Japan has to contend with its reliance on Instagram. There must be new and good software solutions for both communication and information distribution that do not rely on these services. It is the only way out. No one can quit unless something is better and freer. To do that without ad revenue is near-impossible, but it needs to happen. It has to. For our own good.
Louie Mantia, Jr.@louie@pdx.social (2026-09-24 11:38:48)
I yearn for the day where Meta has lost all relevance and significance in the world. I want Mark Zuckerberg to be a character we can forget about. I’m tired of seeing a headline, a short clip, a passing remark about how unrelatable he is. We know. We all know. He uses his unbelievable wealth and power to make our lives worse so his can be better. There’s nothing about it that the rest of us can relate to. I just want it to go away. No Instagram, no WhatsApp, no Facebook. None of it.