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   Dwayne :verified420: (arcatech@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 09-Jul-2023 02:43:45 JST Dwayne :verified420:

   • Thomas 🔭🕹️

   @thomasfuchs I can’t understand you feeling this way and then signing up for Threads.

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     Brian Repko (brianrepko@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 09-Jul-2023 02:59:17 JST Brian Repko

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs I miss the philosophical writings of Steak-ums, tbh

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     Jesse Vincent (jesse@metasocial.com)'s status on Sunday, 09-Jul-2023 03:02:59 JST Jesse Vincent

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs I will admit that when I used to have an old-school blue check, following brands and engaging with them…resulted in big customer service wins.

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     Jesse Vincent (jesse@metasocial.com)'s status on Sunday, 09-Jul-2023 03:05:24 JST Jesse Vincent

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs Nah, but it was sometimes useful.

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     Dieter Komendera (kommen@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 09-Jul-2023 03:12:10 JST Dieter Komendera

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs hmm, why not? for example I’d love to follow a NASA account here.

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     Jan (jan@toot.io)'s status on Sunday, 09-Jul-2023 03:43:38 JST Jan

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs

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     Dwayne :verified420: (arcatech@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 09-Jul-2023 03:55:47 JST Dwayne :verified420:

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs I mean, is there any point where you’ll take a stand against a thing even if you have friends on it? Obviously these are personal choices but I’ve seen you talk about your dislike/distrust of Meta. Is chatting to friends on yet another service worth giving them the views/attention/validation/power? Will Meta always win because “my friends are on it” is the only thing that ever matters?

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     Sean :nivenly: 🦬 (witch_of_winter@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 09-Jul-2023 03:56:21 JST Sean :nivenly: 🦬

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs I mean, I follow a genetic therapy company I guess that's a brand. As well as Google Cloud and Workspace but that's professional interest.

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     Sean :nivenly: 🦬 (witch_of_winter@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 09-Jul-2023 04:00:58 JST Sean :nivenly: 🦬

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs I was just trying to think up justification because I also can't find any.

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     Dieter Komendera (kommen@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 09-Jul-2023 05:19:19 JST Dieter Komendera

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs fair enough. I would have considered NASA a brand in addition to being an gov agency as they sell merch, which doesn't seem to hold true after reading https://www.nasa.gov/audience/formedia/features/Merchandising_Guidelines.html

     Anyway, I wouldn't rule out following local shops or service providers, which would be brands in that definition.