Viedaŭ Moc

ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS!!! MY CHANNEL IS BEING FLOODED WITH FAKE BOT USERS — TOTAL DISASTER!!! I’M SPENDING MY VALUABLE TIME REMOVING THEM ONE BY ONE. THIS IS AN ATTACK ON FREEDOM OF SPEECH!!! WHOEVER IS DOING THIS — THIS SHOULD BE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY!!! SAD!

Word of the day: enshittification 💩 [1] [2]

The lifecycle of most platforms becomes more and more predictable:

1. First, it's good for their users 🥧
2. Then they start to abuse their users to make things better for their business customers (as long as it's possible) 👉
3. Finally, they abuse those business customers to claw back all the value for themselves 🤷‍♂️
4. Then they die 🙃

When a platform starts, it needs users, so it makes itself valuable to users.

Think of Amazon 📱:

For many years, it operated at a loss, using its access to the capital markets to subsidize everything you bought. It sold goods below cost and shipped them below cost. It operated a clean and useful search. If you searched for a product, Amazon tried its damndest to put it at the top of the search results.

This was a hell of a good deal for Amazon's customers. Lots of us piled in, and lots of brick-and-mortar retailers withered and died, making it hard to go elsewhere. Amazon sold us ebooks and audiobooks that were permanently locked to its platform with DRM, so that every dollar we spent on media was a dollar we'd have to give up if we deleted Amazon and its apps. And Amazon sold us Prime, getting us to pre-pay for a year's worth of shipping. Prime customers start their shopping on Amazon, and 90 percent of the time, they don't search anywhere else.

That tempted in lots of business customers—marketplace sellers who turned Amazon into the "everything store" it had promised from the beginning. As these sellers piled in, Amazon shifted to subsidizing suppliers. Kindle and Audible creators got generous packages. Marketplace sellers reached huge audiences and Amazon took low commissions from them.

[Now] Searching Amazon doesn't produce a list of the products that most closely match your search, it brings up a list of products whose sellers have paid the most to be at the top of that search. Those fees are built into the cost you pay for the product, and Amazon's "Most Favored Nation" requirement for sellers means that they can't sell more cheaply elsewhere, so Amazon has driven prices at every retailer.

The same happened to 📱 Facebook, 📱 Instagram, 📱 TikTok, and many others.
The same happens to 📱 Telegram and numerous 💎TON projects.

And what now? Statistics show that 47% of young people aged 16 to 21 would prefer to be young in a world without the internet. They are done with infinite feed, with companies selling their data, and the injustice from the companies regarding their money and data. [3]

However, until we have a choice between good products and companies, without an "AI-generated feed that 100% meets your preferences", and the global sentiment is going against that practice, there is hope to see a change in that. So that we can surround ourselves with algorithms and apps that serve people, not rule them.

What examples of enshittification can you name now?

#enshittification #pie #foilhat #metaversetrap

Inspired by:
— https://www.aliakhnovich.com/pik-lichbavai-tsvili/
— https://t.me/aliakhnovich/177

What a year! 🥳

Someone struck gold
Someone lost their cool

Someone lived it up
Someone was too self-absorbed to notice

Someone built
Someone tore it all down

And it seems that only you understood,
... ........ ....... ⚽️

How to Protect Your Telegram Account

Want to fight hackers? Here are some simple ways to stay safe:

1. Hide Your Phone Number
🤌 If hackers don’t know your number, they can’t target you. Only share it with people you trust, and never give it to sketchy bots like “God’s Eye.” Those bots might sell your info, making you an easy target.

2. Try an Anonymous Telegram Number (or without KYC)
🎱 These are pricier now, but they’re worth it if you can get one. Tricks like cloning your SIM card or faking your number won’t work, keeping your wallet safer.

3. Secure/Disable Voicemail
📞 Most phones still have voicemail enabled by default, ugh! If you don’t use it, turn it off to avoid leaks. If you need it, protect it with a strong passcode.

4. Use Strong 2FA
🔐 My story proves 2FA can save your account. It stopped the hacker from stealing my data even they could just clear it out. Make your 2FA password tough, and keep it updated. Hackers would need to crack your email too, which adds complexity.

No solution is perfect. Cybersecurity is a constant fight — hackers keep finding new tricks, while Telegram and users work to stop them. These steps make it tougher for anyone to grab your login code without touching your phone or using a virus.

Stay safe online, friends! 💻

What Are The Options To Hack Your Account?

Hackers have a few tricks to break into your Telegram account. The internet is never 100% safe, so you’ve got to stay sharp and watch for threats.

Here’s how they might’ve done it:

1. Cloning Your SIM Card
👁 This is the obvious one, but it’s tough to pull off in most countries. You’d need to be targeted by someone like the CIA or special forces. If that’s the case, no Telegram feature can save you — heads up!

2. Guessing the Login Code
👎 The hacker bragged he tried this, and I believe him based on what I saw. But it’s creepy — guessing/brute forcing a 6-digit code? Telegram’s supposed to lock you out after five wrong tries. Няпэўна, але окэй.

3. Voicemail Trick
🗑 Here’s how it works: The hacker tries to get a login code via Telegram, then SMS. If that fails, they request it by phone call. That call goes to your unprotected voicemail (who secures those?). Apparently, it’s super easy to fake your phone number and steal the code shared over voicemail.

Cybersecurity is a nonstop battle. Hackers keep finding ways to sneak into accounts, while users and apps like Telegram fight to block them. These tricks show how someone can grab your login code without touching your phone or sending a virus.

That time I got a pretty nice hacker that just warned me.

How do you protect yourself?

Here's What Happened

🌚 One night, I got a Telegram login code in the app, then another via SMS. Seconds later, a local number called me. I ignored it, but it left a voicemail in my unprotected mailbox (who checks those in 2025?). The last straw was an email about resetting the password. I knew something was wrong — someone was trying to hack my account.

✅ Then, I got a message from Telegram’s official account:

Incomplete login attempt. Dear ***, we detected an attempt to log into your account from a new device on 22/04/2025 at 23:26:16 UTC.

Device: ***
Location: ***

Nobody gained access to your chats because the login was not completed. The code was entered correctly, but no correct password was given.

😎 They entered the right code but failed at my two-factor authentication (2FA) password. Phew, my chats, gifts, and stickers were safe (that's what I thought)

🐶 Then, the hacker messaged me, politely admitting he got to the 2FA step. Luckily, my 2FA stopped him.

Here’s the scary part: if someone gets that far, they could reset your account by saying they lost access to your recovery email.

⚰️ You’d lose everything:
— Messages
— Photos
— Videos
— Gifts
— Stickers 🖼
— Wallets (custodial) 👛

Curtain.

🔓 My Account Nearly Got Canceled

✈️ Telegram’s charm lies in its sleek simplicity and robust features, but with great power comes great responsibility.

🛡 Keeping your account secure can be a real challenge, even for seasoned users like me who thought they had it all figured out. In today’s world, losing your Telegram account isn’t just about missing out on chats or photos — it could mean losing access to valuable assets too.

Here’s the full story of how I almost lost it all.

Не разглядайцеся, вакол мо быць цудоўна

На лугі і ў пералескі
Красавік прынёс пралескі,
I, схіліўшы галаву,
Разбудзіў ён сон-траву

Poland // 2025

Looking for a dev with experience of launching a market for gifts and stickers in Telegram 💎

— Requirements: hate resistance 😜
— Salary: 500,000$ 👛
— Availability: now (we had to launch it today, but completely forgot to develop) 😐

Ask @sticker_bot

#hireme #deadlines #critical #candoitforabear

🎉 Hold onto your hats, folks! Raspracoŭščyk is transforming into Viedaŭ Moc (Ведаў Моц)!

🧠 "Viedaŭ Moc" means "Power of Knowledge" or "Strength of Wisdom" in Belarusian.

⚡️Now, here's the thing — my memory is shorter than a goldfish's attention span, so I'll still be sharing whatever brilliant (or not-so-brilliant) thoughts pop into my head. It's like a stream of consciousness, but with more laughs and less existential dread 💭

Still your Indie-Raspracoŭščyk 😱

Ok, I'll refine my posts with @GrokAI to make them shorter 😱

Lately, I stumbled across a bold claim:

"Never quit → win" 🏆

How accurate is this, really?

—

🤑 We often measure a project or company's success by profits, just like people gauge their own worth by their bank account or crypto wallet balance. But is that the full story? Should these numbers dictate what you do and how you feel about it?

📉 No matter how much effort you put in, there will always be highs and lows. Some factors — like a wild market or an asset's price crashing in seconds — are beyond your control.

🧮So, how do you decide what to work on or where to invest? The answer might be simpler than you think: if you love what you're doing, keep going. Sure, some might argue, "Not everyone lands their dream job." And while that's technically true, it’s a cliché for a reason — your future hinges on you. Every decision, the content you engage with, the time you invest — it all shapes what’s ahead.

😎 And here’s another angle: good times? They’re when you reap the rewards of the hard work you put in during the tough times. It’s the payoff for staying the course when things got rocky.

🧩Now, circling back to investments and picking companies or assets (no financial advice here, just thoughts). In tough times (this is the best time to spot the difference), take a step back. Meditate on the chaos around you. Tune out the noise and distractions, and ask yourself:
— Who keeps pushing forward, no matter the odds? 🚶‍♂️
— Who refuses to quit, maintains momentum, and keeps improving, regardless of global or local storms? 🌐

And here’s the kicker — could that person be you? 🫵

#thoughts #nfa #investment #build

Play-4-Fun → Tap-2-Earn → Pay-2-Earn → Play-4-Fun

🚸 Attention, tik-tok'ers — long-read

Can games on Telegram be purely about fun and great design, or are they doomed to be just another drop-hunting grind? 🤑

🗣 History

Over the years, there have been several attempts to bring high-quality gaming experiences to Telegram. At least, that was the intention.

On October 3, 2016—long before countless projects began flooding Telegram with tap-based "games" designed to extract money from users—Telegram introduced Gaming Platform 1.0:

We know you love Telegram because it’s lean and efficient. This is why the new Gaming Platform requires 0 bytes of disk space and won’t add a single byte to the size of our apps. The only thing we're adding today is countless more fun moments in your chats.

No mention of drops, farming, or earning. Just pure fun. That was the original idea — until money came into play (pun intended). P.S. Check how similar this concept is to today’s Mini Apps.

For a long time, only a few developers took advantage of this platform. Among the most notable was @gamee, which Telegram even highlighted in their release notes.

🥳 The hype and recession

Then came Mini Apps. Then the 💎 Notcoin hype. Then an avalanche of copycats, exploitative projects, and outright scams. What followed? Market saturation and degradation.

Yeah, it's obvious — the global situation isn’t great. But for those closely watching TON’s development and price action, it’s no surprise that it's underperforming compared to other blockchains 📉

The Aftermath? Hate, frustration, and disappointment 🤨
When you jump into something purely for the hype, expect that 90% of those who got in before you are looking to take advantage of you.

😕 Conclusion

Do we have any hope that games will become games again?

Visually, TinyVerse has been around for a while, but it hasn’t really evolved — aside from some flashy renders and mock-ups reposted by major founders and influencers.

Meanwhile, new games from Major are borderline unplayable 🥴. They wouldn’t even get a passing grade on a high school project.

But there’s hope. Games like 🐱 Catizen and the newly released 💣 Void (try it out) suggest that the tide may be turning.

Because let’s be real:
— No one wants to grind for months in yet another P2E "game" 🤪
— No one wants the stress and disappointment that comes with it 😡

It’s time to just have fun. Play smart. Play for enjoyment. After all, they’re just games.

👾

#games #p2e #t2e #p4f #notagame

Durov has to sit in an ice bath for 10 minutes to experience this pain 🧊

All I gotta do is open TON charts 📉