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mrluckysmith

Re:Why don't more developers "use the platform"? on Monday October 05, 2026 @09:48AM (#49964870)
“The platform” sucks for the following reasons: * cross-platform differences * hard to style and make it seamless with your existing UI * not extendible with custom functionality

Could be a right choice in some cases, but it never was in my personal experience.

Oligarchs can always opt out and they do opt out. It's almost the definition of having power: rules for thee but not for me.
Personal space intrusion doesn't equal monitoring public roads.
I think Flock could be very useful to track actual criminals. However, any queries to the system must require a warrant and publicly available track record.