Re:Welcome to Libera Chat
by teachingassist on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @10:43AM
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You use and buy things from corporations all the time, without knowing a single name or face behind it. 2021 hasn't changed that.
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But those are isolated transactions, and I can return a product to the store.
We're talking about networks and communities here. Those aren't as interchangeable as things we buy.
They're pretty interchangeable: "/topic We have moved to irc.alternate.server. Join us in #project".
Re:Welcome to Libera Chat
by munificent on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @01:32PM
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> without knowing a single name or face behind it.
That's because we are ensconced in a framework of corporate and consumer protection laws that makes that generally safe to do and provides legal recourse when it isn't. Even so, fraud and bad experiences with businesses happen all the time.