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Today's web is the opposite of what early Internet utopians had in mind. Now the situation is somewhat similar to climate change: even committed activists can no longer turn the tide for the better. (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

https://sh.itjust.works/post/11721185

[โ€“] DandomRude@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Thanks so much for that link! I have the impression that the point has been reached where there are enough users to abandon all open standards, which were certainly necessary to achieve a relevant user count in the first place. Now the so-called platform economy has become a reality. That was inevitable, I guess. All major social networks have been working towards this for a long time.