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Re:Your Organization should run its own Mastodon server by valboa on Monday November 07, 2022 @01:21PM (#33509824)
I am sorry, I can't take this seriously even if it comes from Mr. Fowler website. Mastodon has been around forever, but you decide to write an editorial piece because Twitter changed hands. I believe in open communication protocols, however, I don't see we need to put this discourse behind identity politics and Diversity/Inclusion banners.
Re:Your Organization should run its own Mastodon server by sdiacom on Monday November 07, 2022 @01:32PM (#33510028)
If you read the other articles they've written about Mastodon lately, they make it clear that it's not Elon Musk owning Twitter, but Mastodon increasing in popularity, that motivated them to write about Mastodon.

This post is as neutral of a discussion of Mastodon as it could get. I don't see how this post could be read as relating to identity politics or diversity/inclusion.

Re:Your Organization should run its own Mastodon server by pessimizer on Monday November 07, 2022 @02:28PM (#33511018)
They're also not serious about it. Decentralization is a "disinformation specialist's" nightmare, because people might be able to say things to other people that couldn't be edited or deleted by third parties.

That being said, I'd be overjoyed if the Fediverse took off over this. There's just not a chance in hell, because it's a worst case scenario for the three-letter agencies and the administration that are pushing this outrage. Just the observation of how aggressive they've become over Musk's ownership, a guy who's completely in thrall to government insider cash, tells you that they wouldn't tolerate a competitive, mainstream Mastodon for a second.

This is just trashing the company as an indication that they can destroy the company. A company that Musk vastly overpaid for, so now is stuck with the obligation to make profitable. Making Twitter profitable was probably always impossible. An intense government push could easily destroy it. That's why he's explicitly aligning with Republicans, who can't attack Musk without alienating their base.