• gsfraley@lemmy.world
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      Sorta, but people didn’t originally sign up for his company. People joined and set up channels of communication and outlets of information on a platform that got bought out and rapidly changed in unexpected ways.

      I can buy the Oreo brand and only sell toothpaste-flavored Oreos and I think people would rightfully be pissed off. The first buyers would get a nasty surprise. Competitors would take off over time, but the nostalgia and attachment to the original product would still be there. “Remember Oreos before they fuxkin’ sucked?”

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        They signed up for a company that could be bought and sold. The users should perhaps have considered that before they made it their “home.” They’re just renters there.

        We’re speaking right now on the Fediverse, which is more resistant to such things - the particular instance we’re using could theoretically be bought and sold but the network as a whole can’t be because it’s a protocol anyone can join.

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      There’s a not insignificant chance that it’ll be the secured creditors’ company soon 😂

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      Obvious and irrelevant statement

      Please let that sink in

      Lmao what an eye-wateringly stupid take.