Re:Show HN: s@: decentralized social networking over static ...
by jonahx on Thursday March 12, 2026 @02:53AM
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I mean, they're impossible, and yet they happen. I've seen cigarettes and seat belts change in my lifetime. As a former smoker and denizen of the world of ubiquitous airplane and restaurant smoking sections, I would have bet anything against the rapidity of change in norms and laws that occurred.
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Re:Show HN: s@: decentralized social networking over static ...
by altmanaltman on Thursday March 12, 2026 @03:10AM
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I mean cigarettes give you cancer and seatbelts can save your life. Both of them were supported by massive government initiatives and tax incentives. How is that even comparable to software middle men? The problem is not even on the same scale.
Re:Show HN: s@: decentralized social networking over static ...
by tim-projects on Thursday March 12, 2026 @03:57AM
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Governments have started banning social media country-wide.
Re:Show HN: s@: decentralized social networking over static ...
by cluckindan on Thursday March 12, 2026 @05:37AM
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Or is that just another level of rent-seeking?
Re:Show HN: s@: decentralized social networking over static ...
by altmanaltman on Thursday March 12, 2026 @12:13PM
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How is social media a middle man service?