A warning and a perspective from an insider who has been through this before.

  • HTTP_404_NotFound@lemmyonline.com
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    1 year ago

    The solution is to simply ignore the corpos

    I envision- its not that simple.

    They will likely offer the one thing we are missing here-

    Ease of use, for normal people. Ie, your grandma using her facebook app, can interact with you via the fediverse.

    That being said- most of us will know, the temporary boost to the fediverse will not be worth the long-term consequences. But- to your average user, they will love this idea.

    So- only time will tell. Although, Mastodon has quite a following and has been holding steady so far.

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      1 year ago

      It doesn’t matter what they offer, whatever it is or however nice, it’s a trojan horse.

      It is not in our or the fediverse’s interest to cede any form of control to these corporations who have a monetary interest in ensuring our failure

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        1 year ago

        It doesn’t matter what they offer, whatever it is or however nice, it’s a trojan horse.

        I am in agreeance with you. I KNOW what happens when they get involved.

        The problem is, 90% of the users do NOT. All they care, is the app on their phone works.