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   Evan Prodromou (evan@prodromou.pub)'s status on Thursday, 16-Mar-2023 08:13:28 JST Evan Prodromou

   Big companies aren't taking over the fediverse.

   The fediverse is taking over big companies.

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@prodromou.pub)'s status on Thursday, 16-Mar-2023 08:29:08 JST Evan Prodromou

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     • Kevin Fox

     @kfury a case in point!

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     Kevin Fox (kfury@mstdn.social)'s status on Thursday, 16-Mar-2023 08:29:09 JST Kevin Fox

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     @evan I’m in the pocket of Big Email.

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@prodromou.pub)'s status on Thursday, 16-Mar-2023 08:52:58 JST Evan Prodromou

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     • JR

     @Csosorchid hell yeah there will

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     JR (csosorchid@universeodon.com)'s status on Thursday, 16-Mar-2023 08:52:59 JST JR

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     @evan Will there be billboards.

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     James M. (jamesmarshall@sfba.social)'s status on Thursday, 16-Mar-2023 08:53:34 JST James M.

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     @evan that's what I'm hoping. I worry a little about EEE.

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@prodromou.pub)'s status on Thursday, 16-Mar-2023 08:53:34 JST Evan Prodromou

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     • James M.

     @jamesmarshall it's literally never worked

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     Space Catitude 🚀 (terryhancock@realsocial.life)'s status on Thursday, 16-Mar-2023 08:54:08 JST Space Catitude 🚀

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     @evan
     "We're not locked in here with you, you're locked in here with us." ?

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@prodromou.pub)'s status on Thursday, 16-Mar-2023 08:55:25 JST Evan Prodromou

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     • Space Catitude 🚀

     @TerryHancock that was my original post! I'm saving it for a future date.

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     James M. (jamesmarshall@sfba.social)'s status on Thursday, 16-Mar-2023 11:43:00 JST James M.

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     @evan you don't think so? I'm thinking of the (IMO outsized) commercial influence there's been on RFCs in the last 20 years, and the goog's exertion of control over the Android ecosystem despite it being based on Linux. I guess not exactly EEE, but still, corporate control over things that were previously more open. I mean, I'm glad more of Big Tech is coming here, I just don't trust them at all and I think we should watch them carefully.

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@prodromou.pub)'s status on Thursday, 16-Mar-2023 11:43:00 JST Evan Prodromou

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     • James M.

     @jamesmarshall I was using Android as an example! One of the original uses of the term was for Microsoft strategy towards Java. Fast forward to 2023, when we have literally billions of Java devices, none of which are made or controlled by Microsoft.

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@prodromou.pub)'s status on Thursday, 16-Mar-2023 21:25:55 JST Evan Prodromou

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     • JR

     @Csosorchid big ol' #tzag on Times Square

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     phryk 🏴 (phryk@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 16-Mar-2023 22:54:56 JST phryk 🏴

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     @evan That is one incredibly naive take and it is deeply worrying to see it from someone in your position.

     Capitalism has unabatedly invaded and monetized every facet of life it could for longer than I can remember…

     To take an example from just yesterday: Docker.

     But also GitHub with its Pilot AI.

     The FOSS space is getting progressively more monetized, which is a feedback loop giving more power to those with more money. This is not a good development.

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@prodromou.pub)'s status on Thursday, 16-Mar-2023 22:54:56 JST Evan Prodromou

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     • phryk 🏴

     @phryk one possible reason is that someone in my position might have thought about this much much more than you have, and it might be you who needs to spend more time considering the topic.

     Good luck on your journey!