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   Charles U. Farley (freakazoid@retro.social)'s status on Saturday, 24-Jun-2023 01:17:23 JST Charles U. Farley

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   • vantablack

   @wilbr @vantablack If this is true, the strategy is "help the big instances grow even bigger & make them dependent on us." Presumably they'll next approach smaller instances that still federate with those instances with a similar deal (but probably with less money). At every step of the way, any part of the Fediverse that actually federates with them will also be dependent on them. It's a brilliant strategy right out of Google's playbook for owning the web by making all browser projects dependent on them.

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     Charles U. Farley (freakazoid@retro.social)'s status on Saturday, 24-Jun-2023 01:17:24 JST Charles U. Farley

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     @wilbr @vantablack mastodon.social gets plenty of donations. It's getting paid to federate with Project 92 that would be the issue, if the rumor is true.

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     wb x64 (wilbr@glitch.social)'s status on Saturday, 24-Jun-2023 01:17:28 JST wb x64

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     @freakazoid @vantablack the idea that someone would get as large as the big instances without asking for donations and mod help, just letting things schlep along until some undetermined payday or offramp, sends a shiver up my spine.

     Then again my own server is just schlepping along, it just also doesn't allow signups...

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     Charles U. Farley (freakazoid@retro.social)'s status on Saturday, 24-Jun-2023 01:17:34 JST Charles U. Farley

     • vantablack

     @vantablack Hmm. Remember when I said maybe we could have more patience with instances that decide to federate? If they're receiving financial compensation, I take that back.