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> This particular situation doesn't bother me as much as the "Google/Apple/FB suddenly closed all my accounts" scenario This situation bothers me so much more.
by admax88q 7y ago
> This particular situation doesn't bother me as much as the "Google/Apple/FB suddenly closed all my accounts" scenario
This situation bothers me so much more. Google/Apple/FB are private corporations. If they continue to adopt user hostile practices it is possible for some other company to out compete them in the more or less free market of internet services.
TLDs are government controlled entities administering scare resources. I certainly _feel_ like I have much more ownership over my domain name than I do my Google or Facebook account.
- gowld 7y agoHere's the problem: A big corp is never going to alienate 10% of its user base at large, enough to motivate a competitor. But they are highly incentivized to alienate 1% -- millions of people, as a cost-cutting measure. Or they might even alienate 20-40% of potential users, as long as those users are not wealthy or powerful enough to "matter" (see: chattel slavery). This is the history of society, of marginalization of the disabled or other outgroups. It's hard work to overcome that, often through force (Civil War) or the threat thereof (Americans with Disabilities Act).