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Perhaps scaling is also a questionable goal. Without the imperatives of capitalism--aggregating large markets to exploit--how much need is there for these servi
by Finnucane 4y ago
Perhaps scaling is also a questionable goal. Without the imperatives of capitalism--aggregating large markets to exploit--how much need is there for these services to be so large scale? For individuals, 'network effects' are useful, but not infinitely so. There are diminishing returns.
- fleddr 4y agoThis "need" to scale Mastodon comes from the current narrative where it's seen as a possible Twitter alternative.
- valeg 4y agoA huge centralized platform is also a godsend for bad actors. You can game it and use large network effects for nefarious purposes. Also, risks (as with Musk's 8$ badges fiasco) are scaled too.