@feditips @ThePlant @Mastodon It's not to a literal...

@feditips @ThePlant @Mastodon It's not to a literal economist that you will teach that companies aren't charities

But under the correct set of incentives, the interest of companies can somewhat align with the interest of third parties that aren't their shareholders

It's a very surprising move for Meta to support the Fediverse in the first place, which indicates that something evolved in their business calculus

Like 6 Jul 2023 at 0:03 | Wall-to-wall | Open on econtwitter.net

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nader

@osc @feditips @ThePlant @Mastodon I know it seems totally surprising. But do you know what Google did to xmpp (open source decentralized IM protocol) after "surprisingly" adapting it into Gmail and GTalk?
These articles have many examples over the years, explaining how big tech companies kill alternatives. I hope you find time to read them.

- How to Kill a decentralized Network
https://ploum.net/2023-06-23-how-to-kill-decentralised-networks.html

-Stop Talking to Each Other and Start Buying Things
https://catvalente.substack.com/p/stop-talking-to-each-other-and-start

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6 Jul 2023 at 0:51 | Open on mastodon.social

Sean

@nader @osc @feditips @ThePlant @Mastodon

This is the real truth that ActivityPub needs to be on watch against. Meta isnt going to "play" nice with anyone other than shareholders.

6 Jul 2023 at 15:06 | Open on mastodon.social

Pat

@osc @feditips @ThePlant @Mastodon or...they see an opportunity to enrich themselves. I will believe the evolution when they prove it. until then, it's shareholder driven in my mind

6 Jul 2023 at 2:43 | Open on mastodon.world

Bales

@osc @feditips @ThePlant @Mastodon they want to be the Gmail to the fediverse.

6 Jul 2023 at 9:08 | Open on c.im

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@osc @feditips @ThePlant @Mastodon

I think they want to feed the entire fediverse into their data collection scheme personally.

6 Jul 2023 at 13:09 | Open on mastodon.social