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I wish that we're still viable, and I want to return to that world, but it's pretty much impossible to compete with the reach a major platform gives today. It's

I wish that we're still viable, and I want to return to that world, but it's pretty much impossible to compete with the reach a major platform gives today. It's possible that a publisher/platform legal split would do enough damage to our current major platforms to push us back in that direction.

root_axis 7y ago
> I wish that we're still viable It is perfectly viable, it is now cheaper and easier than ever to host your own website; people do it all the time and sometimes even host their own platforms. > It's pretty much impossible to compete with the reach a major platform gives today I don't see why anyone should be entitled access to "the reach of a major platform". There are many thousands of "non-major" platforms thriving all around the internet that service many different needs and communities; this system works. On a personal level, I don't see the idea of guaranteeing access to social media websites as a worthwhile use of government resources, certainly, I think if we are using the government to force companies to offer free service to everyone no-questions-asked, there are more pressing needs that this level of government intervention could fulfill before even considering stepping into the realm of social media.