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373 sats \ 20 replies \ @Undisciplined 10 Jun \ on: Alby Wallet Controversy: Inactive BTC Balances Moved Without Consent bitcoin

I’m not sure it’s right to say “without warning”. I recall them telling people that they were not going to support custodial wallets anymore.

That’s why I started using Alby Hub.

57 sats \ 18 replies \ @kepford 10 Jun

Its funny when a paragraph literally contradicts itself

Without warning

funds were transferred from older Alby wallets without warning.

The warning.

Alby updated its terms in March to allow full balance removal after 12 months of inactivity.

I mean I got the warning and moved my funds... the small amount I had in it.

171 sats \ 2 replies \ @teemupleb 10 Jun

This is why you never keep any meaningful amounts in custodial wallets.

They might change their terms of service, you don’t read the email notifications they send, and after 12 months of inactivity your money is gone.

60 sats \ 1 reply \ @kepford 10 Jun

I'm a firm believer that the average American is far to coddled. The state does this and its made people weak and foolish. It encourages laziness. Its a rotting force on a people. We see learned helplessness all around us.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Scoresby 11 Jun

This is true. it's like alcohol: feels good, but mainly because it dulls your ability to pay attention to things.

35 sats \ 14 replies \ @Undisciplined 10 Jun

Literally, over a year of repeatedly warning their users.

As someone who once had a job that required getting people to follow instructions and warnings, I am very frustrated on Alby’s behalf.

42 sats \ 12 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 10 Jun

Follow directions?!?!?! Who ever heard of such useless activity? Engineers and coders are kind of noted for not following directions until they are absolutely stuck and cannot move without a hint. I’ve known too many engineers and coders to see them reading manuals, directions or even just hints. Mostly they revert to Google or now AI.

52 sats \ 1 reply \ @kepford 10 Jun

Over generalization. Some engineers read manuals cover to cover. Its very common. RTFM for example. But yeah, there are plenty that don't. Main reason? Documentation is often terrible and out of date.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 10 Jun

To say nothing of being really bad translations of the original language. Once-upon-a-time, I helped translate instructions for a kidney dialysis machine. It would have been horrible to send the directions out the way they were originally translated.

20 sats \ 9 replies \ @Undisciplined 10 Jun

Nobody follows directions. That's why trying to get them to sucks.

42 sats \ 7 replies \ @kepford 10 Jun

I'd argue engineers are MUCH more likely than the general public. The average person never reads directions.

49 sats \ 6 replies \ @Undisciplined 10 Jun

They're more likely to read, understand, and then disregard because they think they're smarter than everyone else.

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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 10 Jun

It sucks extremely badly if you need to get one very specific direction where the device has a lot of mods or versions. Nearly impossible, even with serial numbers and item numbers.

42 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 10 Jun

Yeah... people are the worst. Everyone should have to deal with the public for a few years as a job. You learn a lot about people. Its not all good.

42 sats \ 0 replies \ @bumi 10 Jun

yep, that has been widely announced since early 2024. Many warnings and notifications about the shut down have been sent everywhere...