• Otakeb@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Personally, I’d rather my open source, decentralized software be developed by a nearly fanatical communist than a slimy entrepreneur/capitalist. Either could try to pull the rug out from under you, but at least one is internally consistent until then…

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      1 year ago

      but at least one is internally consistent until then…

      Having to do the mental gymnastics required to make China not commit genocide does not suggest internal consistency…

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      1 year ago

      I’d rather have open source, decentralized software be developed by none of those groups/slimy individual. Doesn’t have to be mutually exclusive.

      • epicspongee [they/them or he/him]@midwest.social
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        I mean you’re more than free to start contributing to Lemmy and / or offer to be on the core team. You can fork it and start your own version of it not owned by them. The nice thing about having a communist (or at least an anticapitalist) developing it instead of a capitalist is that you have the freedom to do that. You cannot do that with Twitter, or with Reddit, or with Facebook, or with Instagram.

        Capitalists will not voluntarily do that because it is unprofitable to them. Companies that do end up floundering or dead.

        Idk to me there’s a very real difference between the two and I’d rather have a tankie developing a platform than someone like Elon Musk making it go to shit.