Re:A Heretic's Guide to Deplatforming
by jtbayly on Saturday November 03, 2018 @10:46AM
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“So, you think these businesses took an existential risk with their reputation for the ephemeral benefit of looking cool?“
Well, yes and no. As you pointed out, they are the 800lb gorilla in the room now. Sort of like FB and Twitter. Others have pointed out that Twitter, for example, started out championing free speech, and that’s part of how they grew to their huge size. Now they have no need to grow in that way, and staying that way can do damage. But beyond potential damage to their platform, you also have the fact that they can afford to lose money now to stay “cool” in a way they couldn’t before.
This is somewhat similar, but we’re talking about a company for money transfer, not communication.
Google grew by saying they wouldn’t be evil. The fact that they are being evil now poses very little short or medium term danger to them.
Long term? Yes. I think they chose short-term profit that will come with a cost later on. Not necessarily in people leaving. (They are the 800lb gorilla, after all.) Maybe in regulation or who knows what.
Having said that, I’m now thinking about other options. As is EasyDNS.
Well, yes and no. As you pointed out, they are the 800lb gorilla in the room now. Sort of like FB and Twitter. Others have pointed out that Twitter, for example, started out championing free speech, and that’s part of how they grew to their huge size. Now they have no need to grow in that way, and staying that way can do damage. But beyond potential damage to their platform, you also have the fact that they can afford to lose money now to stay “cool” in a way they couldn’t before.
This is somewhat similar, but we’re talking about a company for money transfer, not communication.
Google grew by saying they wouldn’t be evil. The fact that they are being evil now poses very little short or medium term danger to them.
Long term? Yes. I think they chose short-term profit that will come with a cost later on. Not necessarily in people leaving. (They are the 800lb gorilla, after all.) Maybe in regulation or who knows what.
Having said that, I’m now thinking about other options. As is EasyDNS.