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> So what is the non capitalist alternative? State controlled social media services? Really? That would be a better option in Romania right now? Right here you
by salvar 9y ago
> So what is the non capitalist alternative? State controlled social media services? Really? That would be a better option in Romania right now?
Right here you ask for an alternative, then suggest it is one particular alternative, then argue against that as if it's the only answer. Do you think that's an honest way of debating?
- simonh 9y agoStill no actual suggestion of an alternative.
- Can_Not 9y agoWhat about both non-capitalist and non-state controlled?
- salvar 9y agoThat's not an answer to my question. Did you accidentally reply to the wrong comment?
- simonh 9y agoNo I suggested a possible alternative and asked if there were any others. All I got back was snark.
- imran3740 9y agoHere's one: Mastodon [0]. It's decentralized, you can deploy your own instance, and doesn't (necessarily) rely on advertising. [0]: https://joinmastodon.org/ https://joinmastodon.org/
- _Tev 9y ago> It's decentralized, you can deploy your own instance So it's useless as a social network. Not an alternative. I wonder when will the anti-centralization people realize that their solutions are not for everyone, and that's why so many people don't care about them.
- wu-ikkyu 9y agoWhat about it being decentralized makes it useless, and not an alternative?
- _Tev 9y agoIt makes things hard for actual users. Centralization can generate trust issues, but it is often damn effective, that's why it's used so much everywhere.
- wu-ikkyu 9y agoI just signed up for Mastodon, and it was super easy to do. I don't what it could be considered difficult, even for non technical users.
- gspetr 9y agoA crowdfunded open source platform? I don't think you can describe it as capitalist since it's neither privately owned, nor for profit.