Gregory's ServerLatest #Reddit news (basically charging a ridiculous price that makes 3rd party apps non-viable) serves as yet another reminder of why Mastodon and the #Fediverse are beautiful!
Even if someone wants to ruin things, you can always change instances/apps/defederate and keep using this tool, it’s not in the hands of anyone.
Reminds me of this great article:
https://www.businessinsider.com/tech-companies-ruining-apps-websites-internet-worse-google-facebook-amazon-2023-3
“these miserable online experiences are symptoms of an underlying disease: (…) the user's experience has become subordinate to the company's stock price. (…) tech companies have monetized confusion, constantly testing how much they can interfere with and manipulate users. As a result, our collective online experience is getting worse — it's harder to buy the things you want to buy, search for information, and to socialize with people.”
Reminds me of this great article:
https://www.businessinsider.com/tech-companies-ruining-apps-websites-internet-worse-google-facebook-amazon-2023-3
“these miserable online experiences are symptoms of an underlying disease: (…) the user's experience has become subordinate to the company's stock price. (…) tech companies have monetized confusion, constantly testing how much they can interfere with and manipulate users. As a result, our collective online experience is getting worse — it's harder to...
@fantinel Years ago, software developers were asked to be mindful of the "bus factor," as in how many people your project of choice could afford to get hit by a bus, before the remaining people were lost.
We all need to look at the corporate version of this, now: How much money would it cost to change this organization's direction in a way that will make it less acceptable?
You basically have three models: Corporations, non-profits, and federated systems, and the first has no protections...
@fantinel ...what's the news?