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Cake day: June 14th, 2023

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  • Lately I’ve found myself going back to narrower-focus forum sites more. From my perspective, the problem with these big sites is that they’re owned by people who treat them like an investment. Odds are they’ve never laid eyes on a piece of code or read user feedback. But they’re the one’s calling the shots, with the intention of making money. So you have these sites running tests and making changes to maximize profits in the short-term. But when the other shoe drops, it’s the workers getting the axe to protect 0.01% of some investor’s fortune. The way these internet companies grow is basically like how Standard Oil formed a monopoly, then turned around screwed everyone over.

    Anyway, rant over. That’s an oversimplification and I’m not an economics person. As for the for-profit internet, I like the idea of user-owned or employee-owned businesses. They have a vested interest in making the site actually good long term. I don’t mind giving my money to people who actually work. None of this VC or equity firm bs.

    Federated stuff is cool. I hope it catches on. I’m not holding my breath.