Post 2404796 by bhaugen@social.coop
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 (DIR) Post #2404795 by aran@organicdesign.pub
       2018-12-28T23:21:52Z
       
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       Why FOSS when it sucks in a lot of important ways compared to corporate solutions? Here's the bottom line: These giant media corporations use their power to create and maintain the world view of the entire population that depend on their services, that's why FOSS!#foss
       
 (DIR) Post #2404796 by bhaugen@social.coop
       2018-12-29T00:32:33Z
       
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       @aran Did the giant corporations create anything like the fediverse?Or SSB?Or DAT?I could do on, and so could you...
       
 (DIR) Post #2404797 by aran@organicdesign.pub
       2018-12-29T00:34:28Z
       
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       @bhaugen You're preaching to the converted :-) I just said *some* important ways, because of issues like lack of massive network effect and billion dollar budgets, that mainstream people complain about when testing alternatives.
       
 (DIR) Post #2404798 by bhaugen@social.coop
       2018-12-29T00:36:55Z
       
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       @aran I know, just preaching anyway...sorry...I think smaller numbers of committed people can change the world better and faster than massive network effect and billion dollar budgets, but I could be delusional...
       
 (DIR) Post #2404799 by aran@organicdesign.pub
       2018-12-29T00:38:50Z
       
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       @bhaugen I share your delusion there, there's many millions of us and we're all aligned, that beats the hell out of the billions of unaligned whatever's on offer users!
       
 (DIR) Post #2404800 by alanz@social.coop
       2018-12-29T14:53:36Z
       
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       @aranI think the point is that the world-changing stuff does not get perceived as that initially, so is ignored by the big money. Hence would never get funded.@bhaugen
       
 (DIR) Post #2404801 by bhaugen@social.coop
       2018-12-29T15:02:39Z
       
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       @alanz @aranAlso probly more difficult to monetize, altho we'll see if if and when it gets more popular. Somebody will try (if they haven't already).Did you see https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2018/12/massive_ad_frau.html ?Using botnets to defraud the big ad providers.