Im out of the loop on the meta wanting to do something related to the fediverse. could somebody get me up to date / explain it to me?
Im out of the loop on the meta wanting to do something related to the fediverse. could somebody get me up to date / explain it to me?
Here is an excellent article, written in layman’s terms, that can help provide historical context to why people are freaking out about Meta joining the fediverse.
https://ploum.net/2023-06-23-how-to-kill-decentralised-networks.html
This quote really spoke to me: "By competing against Meta in the brainless growth-at-all-cost ideology, we are certain to lose. They are the master of that game. They are trying to bring everyone in their field, to make people compete against them using the weapons they are selling.
Fediverse can only win by keeping its ground, by speaking about freedom, morals, ethics, values. By starting open, non-commercial and non-spied discussions. By acknowledging that the goal is not to win. Not to embrace. The goal is to stay a tool. A tool dedicated to offer a place of freedom for connected human beings. Something that no commercial entity will ever offer."