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[โ€“] Lemmino@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

IMO this is such a shortsighted take and defeats the point of federation because of a knee jerk response.

There is the potential for federation to grow massively with the injection of billions from big tech.

[โ€“] graphite@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

There is the potential for federation to grow massively with the injection of billions from big tech.

Sure, of course it would grow. But at what cost? And then who effectively owns it in the end? There's an inevitable outcome - one that you apparently aren't aware of.