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thedeadwalking4242@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Hey guys, just so you know. In the future
If private company = company will fuck you over to your and their own detriment.
iamthetot@piefed.ca 23 hours ago
Public companies are almost more likely to do this, no? They have shareholders to appease instead of just private interests.
quick_snail@feddit.nl 2 hours ago
They mean go use NGOs.
For profit companies should be illegal
grue@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
Pretty sure he meant something like “not a nonprofit or government entity.”
nykula@piefed.social 16 hours ago
Nonprofits and government entities are just as happy to fuck you over, in my and relatives’ experience.
Mountainaire@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Huh? Are we not all trying to promote Lemmy and reduce Reddit’s power? What examples do you have? Being nonprofit and especially FOSS is a huge factor.
grue@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
“Just as” is doing a lot of heavy lifting there, IMO. Can they be subverted against the people they are supposed to serve? Of course. Is it as likely as a for-profit corporation doing it? Hell no, I’d say.