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From the CEO of Mastodon: What to know about Threads (blog.joinmastodon.org)
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There’s been a lot of speculation around what Threads will be and what it means for Mastodon. We’ve put together some of the most common questions and our responses based on what was launched today.

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[–] 9 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child)

A company exists to make money - period. I struggle to see why Meta making money off ActivityPub is a good thing.

There's just no good reason to have a profit motive in social media when it simply doesn't need to be there.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    There's just no good reason to have a profit motive in social media when it simply doesn't need to be there.

    Exactly! In that regard, it's like health care. The profit motive can only harm the public.

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