Why root for it to collapse? Seems like a bizarre thing to hope for (but I’ve ne...

kalleboo · on Feb 9, 2023

Personally I'm rooting for all centralized, corporate, ad-financed tech to collapse and be replaced by open, federated standards.

kergonath · on Feb 9, 2023

I am afraid one does not imply the other and that this will also leave room for new centralised company-controlled services.

MonkeyClub · on Feb 9, 2023

kalleboo summarized it handsomely.

I really dislike seeing (mega-) corps usurping the public domain, and find it highly offensive and dangerous to democracy.

Twitter isn’t the public square, it’s a private revenue stream for Twitter. It shouldn’t be allowed to sway people into believing it’s a free speech platform, nor should it be used as the public space for official announcements by governments and other authorities.