cross-posted from: https://libretechni.ca/post/423335

Instead YouTube gives me literally nothing but AI spam. :/

I scrolled down a bit more and got this: https://i.postimg.cc/fJcPhG45/Screenshot-20251118-150802.png

Scrolled down some more and this: https://i.postimg.cc/v1khnhRp/Screenshot-20251118-151325.png

I kept scrolling until I ran out of relevant results. Not a single video was legit. I don’t think I’ve ever seen so much AI slop in one search term and by the gods there is a lot of crap on YouTube.

Anyone have a good comparison video? I’m just wanting a decent comparison of Actual, Firefly III and possibly HomeBank. Feel free to also give me your 2 cents on whatever you use :)

OQB @Thorned_Rose@sh.itjust.works

  • Twongo [she/her]@lemmy.mlEnglish
    161·
    13 hours ago

    i love how “asking your peers” or “going on dedicated forums or communities” to ask questions is the most viable option atm.

    • XM34@feddit.orgEnglish
      71·
      11 hours ago

      Yeah, it’s a sad state of affairs. Forums were good at some point. But nowadays it feels like only the most socially deranged, basement dwelling, self righteous asshats are still on there. And this is especially true for anything related to linux.

      Sure, you may get a usable answer somewhere down the line. But the amount of verbal abuse, “Uhm actshually” and “why don’t you do completely unrelated thing” you get is unbearable.

      • Twongo [she/her]@lemmy.mlEnglish
        3·
        11 hours ago

        i don’t necessarily share that experience but i understand where you come from.

        reddit is a cesspool for sure, that’s where i see most unfriendly interactions. i stopped accessing it months ago.

        but the arch linux forum seems like it has a lot of helpful individuals, same as XDA developers :)

        • XM34@feddit.orgEnglish
          1·
          8 hours ago

          Honestly, the arch linux forums are one of the worst offenders in my experience. Most of my “you should have learned that during the installation”, “why do you even use X? Y is way better and does something completely different” and worst of all “Of course it doesn’t work. Manjaro is just DDOS” encounters stem from there. But XDA is a pretty ok place.