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Re:Twitter previews Ticketed Spaces by paulgb on Friday May 21, 2021 @02:48PM (#27238227)
Sure, I have no problem with there being a walled garden as long as users who want to have a way to opt out. Curated app stores do have value and I don't think they should disappear. I even think it is fine for niche platforms to exclusively have walled gardens.

> I don’t want an open platform.

Do you think the state of the world would be better if desktops were not open platforms? I'm genuinely curious because this is something I just can't relate to.

Re:Twitter previews Ticketed Spaces by cmorgan31 on Saturday May 22, 2021 @02:00PM (#27248845)
You want walled gardens with check points? What is the point in building the wall if you can just leave or enter when you desire? I’m interested in a digital prison for my phone. I have no desire to entertain the concept of hypothetical arguments which ultimately boil down to - I also want some of this money, let us in.