codesmith

1. Fuck Meta.
2. This particular issue is one where the Canadian government has made a terrible law that deserves pushback.
3. Fuck Meta.

that hasn’t done some massive f u to its users… yet.

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I'd be glad to see some changes, but I'd be pretty concerned to see a large part of big social being nationalized and run by the US government. Especially with one of the USA's two political parties openly supporting fascism.

I think the best thing we can do right now is work on alternative platforms and protocols that do not rely on tons of VC money to stay afloat.

Somehow I feel like Spez himself has made a lot more money during this time than 3rd party developers. Despite Reddit itself not turning a net profit.

Regarding the 500 arbitrary half dead Cat communities, I wonder about expecting hosts to monitor the communities they are hosting and removing them or archiving them in some way when they die. And if a host is not doing so, that could be considered poor moderation on their part. Not a complete solution, but maybe of help?

At best DAOs are simply an extension of shareholder capitalism with less regulation.