Comment on How to Kill a Decentralised Network (such as the Fediverse)
helenslunch@feddit.nl 10 months agoI mean I think it will be if they really to end up federating. Why sign up for an ad-ridden data-hoarding service when you can use services that don’t have that nonsense but still allows you to do all the things you want to do on social media?
Crashumbc@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Do you REALLY think that will be their end game?
helenslunch@feddit.nl 10 months ago
I don’t know what their endgame is. Maybe you have some better perspective than me?
Do you think they’re dedicating company resources to squash an entire network that makes up like . 001% of market share?
I think most likely the “endgame” is to avoid legal regulation. Something they can point to and say that they have valid competition, and that they’re actively supporting that competition. Which is great.
Crashumbc@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Why can’t it be both? It’s useful now for that reason and if it does grow they are in a position to kill it or absorb it.