Skiluros

Good to hear!

Yes, I do think (hope?) that will be another migration wave. Hopefully one that can kickstart organic double digit YoY MAU growth as well as getting total MAUs over 100K.

It was in no way my intention to downplay how fucked this is. I am just pointing out that it's worth evaluating and countering agitprop methods.

I agree. That's why I've largely moved off reddit and deleted my twitter accounts.

I would even go as far as saying that the architecture of the fediverse with multiple instances, multiple platforms (Lemmy vs. Piefed vs. Mbin) and multiple frontends has the potential to offer more innovation, a better user experience and better content/communities.

But that being said user growth (via a competitive federated model) is necessary.

It would enable expanded coverage of niche topics of interests and other languages. Potentially more funding for development and administration.

But the most important point is that it would allow the global community to take back digital social interaction from the criminal oligarchs, the marketers and shills and undermine nation state digital propaganda and subversion efforts.

I am talking in abstract, aspirational terms, but still, from my perspective this is all part of getting quality content/discussions.

Crypto is all about shilling bags or criminal activity.

The negotiating tactic angle is also very realistic. But the point remains, the statement in of itself is agitprop initiative.

This honestly sounds like a PR/propaganda move. An attempt to dominate the news cycle and provide cover for on-going corruption and oligarch take-over schemes.

The sad thing is that even with all these scandals, MAU/DAU growth in the threadiverse is flat.

What's going on with SDF?

I will speculate that for many American companies such activities would be a positive element on a resume.

It may make more sense to have public website listing their names, personal details and their role around working Musk/Trump. This is something they are unlikely to be happy about (even if major American tech companies block the website).

It's hilarious to see reputable right-leaning media publications such as FT and The Economist trying to rationalize Donald Trump's behaviour.

The legal pretext for Trump’s move is questionable, too. He made use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, an executive authority that enables him to respond to extraordinary economic or security threats. Yet that law has not previously been used to enact tariffs. The courts and Congress ought to block them.

Fascinating that FT seems to believe that the US judicial system is going to come to the rescue. I disagree, but what do I know? I am not American (although I have previously lived in North America for a decade).

Boycotts don't really work. Is there a good example from the last ~40 years of a successful boycott?

Don't post or engage with ML. Problem solved.

That instance is infested with scumbag tankies who white wash genocide, oppose self-determination for independent countries and support imperialism and authoritarianism.