Meta is building a decentralized, text-based social network

Re:Meta is building a decentralized, text-based social network by itsoktocry on Friday March 10, 2023 @10:59AM (#35096069)

>What if, and hear me out: we ditch the idea of a better replacement social network and just ditch the concept in general?

Why do "we" need to ditch anything? People are building it because they want to, and will use it if they want to. Or not.

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Re:Meta is building a decentralized, text-based social network by enraged_camel on Friday March 10, 2023 @11:12AM (#35096297)

I think an argument can be made that social networks have been a net negative on society, despite (or because of) being very good ad delivery mechanisms and making some people and some companies very rich.

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Re:Meta is building a decentralized, text-based social network by mym1990 on Friday March 10, 2023 @04:03PM (#35101020)

Facebook is not building things 'because they want to'...that is not a business reason. They are buildings things because there are billion and billions to extract.

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