Gregory's Server
That kind of absolutism isn't hypocrisy.
It's prudence, discretion, and the exercise of good judgment.
Example, I believe in freedom, but not freedom for mass shooters.
Example, I believe in institutions, but not in ones that shield predators or fraudsters or tax evaders.
It's not hypocrisy to reject federation for Threads
You are allowed to make decisions with context, taking into account past conduct, & current goals.
Meta is part of an anti-democracy movement.
@shantini
Moreover, people are allowed to evolve their decision making process based on new information.
Just because you said 'yes' to Meta in the past, doesn't mean you can't say 'no' today or tomorrow.
Meta received massive investment by the wrong kind of investors to launch Threads.
Red flag.
Marc Andreessen
Andreessen Horowitz
Fidelity
Baron Funds
https://www.axios.com/2023/07/10/investors-twitter-musk-threads-meta
Its business practices are coercive, manipulative, & psychologically damaging
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/meta-plans-retention-hooks-threads-more-than-half-users-leave-app-2023-07-28/
@shantini
Moreover, people are allowed to evolve their decision making process based on new information.
Just because you said 'yes' to Meta in the past, doesn't mean you can't say 'no' today or tomorrow.
Meta received massive investment by the wrong kind of investors to launch Threads.
Red flag.
Marc Andreessen
Andreessen Horowitz
Fidelity
Baron Funds