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Creating accounts on multiple websites is something we all do all the time. It’s better than staying with a single rent-seeking site that’s getting increasingly
by postpawl 3y ago
Creating accounts on multiple websites is something we all do all the time. It’s better than staying with a single rent-seeking site that’s getting increasingly aggressive about monetizing the content provided for free by its users.
Everyone should be furious that Twitter was purchased by a billionaire to basically promote his own tweets and other viewpoints he agrees with. Reddit users shouldn’t be happy about a site (and app) that has only gotten worse over the years.
It has also never been easier to replace Reddit and Twitter technologically.
This is a key opportunity to fight against the enshittification of the internet and you’re on here complaining about creating multiple accounts… Ugh
- dash2 3y agoI predict that not everyone will be furious, even if they should, and that the barriers to entry that GP mentions will indeed be an obstacle to mastodon’s growth, even if you think they shouldn’t.
- johnnyanmac 3y agoinevitably. But it's not about dethroning Twitter/reddit, it's about making an active alternative. Will that barrier be too large? I guess history will tell.
- Dalewyn 3y ago>Everyone should be furious that Twitter was purchased by a billionaire to basically promote his own tweets and other viewpoints he agrees with. 1. Twitter was and still is a commercial product, not to mention publicly traded. Buying and selling it is completely fine and ordinary. It's nothing to feel furious about, especially if you aren't going to put up a competing offer. 2. Wouldn't you (and 99% of people) also spend money to amplify your opinions far and wide if you had such money? Hell, the entire reason most people use social media is because they want to amplify their opinions far and wide.
- postpawl 3y agoAlmost nobody can afford a competing offer. You’re seriously sticking up for some billionaire who bought what was effectively a public square of the internet to turn it into self promoting crap? Are you also one of those people who said it was going to be great for free speech before he started banning journalists who criticized him?
- Dalewyn 3y agoI will criticize Musk for lying about free speech on Twitter, but that is beside the point. Twitter is a commercial product, it is a private square to use your analogy. It can be and is bought and sold on the open market. If you don't like it, come on up and put up an offer like Musk did. If you don't have the money, tough luck; nothing to get furious over. If you do have the money but lose to another buyer, touch luck; nothing to get furious over. Lest we forget, it's not like Twitter before Musk was about free speech either. In fact, it came to light that Twitter was, as previously rumored, manipulating things behind the scenes to promote certain topics of discussion above others. Musk coming in put a stop to a significant portion of that, which some regions like Japan especially appreciate to this day.
- postpawl 3y agoI don’t have to buy Twitter. I can just vote with my feet and start using a few Lemmy/Mastodon instances. I’m fine with creating multiple accounts. I’m not fine with what is being done to Twitter and Reddit.
- LittleShaman 3y agoThe second point is just confused. It isn't about if people would do it, it's on if Musk should be doing it. His antics include boosting misinformation like vaccine skepticism and fringe political theories, that's obviously wrong and worth criticizing.
- postpawl 3y agoThe argument is basically if a billionaire can afford to do it then it’s ok. It’s more than confused, it’s crazy.