• Jerkface (any/all)@lemmy.ca
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    22 hours ago

    Exactly the opposite lesson to take. We need public social media, not corporate social media. We need rights and guarantees, not profit taking and psyops.

    • fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de
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      12 hours ago

      I think in 2025 the “rights and guarantees” you want aren’t going to be provided by state or corporate social. Defederated / self hosted is the way.

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      16 hours ago

      Because the government of the US is very well known for letting dissenting voices have a soap box…

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      20 hours ago

      I like having a bunch of nonprofits because if one turns bad, I can switch. Your idea will work better if the state becomes controlled by the public.

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        16 hours ago

        States are never controlled by the public, or the working class, to be more precise.

        States exists to protect the interest of oligarchs. Nothing more, nothing less.