That's the only possible way to make it opt-in. People using other software deserve privacy too

If you dislike the UI, you can turn on an MS Office-like ribbon design in the settings

OpenStreetMap is a more than good enough database for a Google Maps alternative, they're just trying to discredit it at this point, all major map apps use the far more detailed OSM data in some form, including GMaps. What people have an issue with is the lack of software, though at this point Organic Maps or Magic Earth could probably be a full replacement for most

It always was political, avoiding politics is a position of privilege

Eat rich shits lol

The iOS Files app only lets you access a tiny part of the OS so you don't accidentally install a non-Apple approved app or god forbid, modify something on a device you own 🥴

Outliers in humanity? Fuck off

The new form of copaganda

Objectively? You're just used to them. I like the extra screen real estate and they're much easier on my hands

They are connected (you can boost/retweet Lemmy posts from Mastodon) but use a different API for apps, so they won't all support it. Kbin supports interacting with both Lemmy and Mastodon, but it's a different platform so you're going to have to create a new account

As always, non-profit open-source software gets branded as "complex" for no reason. Mastodon's maintainer even made mastodon.social a default server so it takes absolutely 0 seconds to get started which was hated by the userbase for the centralization it causes, and it's still "complex"

It says you can contact the moderators if you have any questions right at the bottom.