Kind of a missed opportunity to not do this with a Mastodon instance.
this post was submitted on 26 Aug 2026
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Seriously, who gives a fuck if it's just going to be another proprietary social media platform.
Vibe coded funding-begging and AI “fact check”‘ scans on every post. What a fuckin grift.
“Reserve your username for $20 or you like Nazis” is the message I’m picking up from this
I suspect it's entirely grift motivated. There's obviously going to be a takedown so owner is likely going to earn what they can and then bail the second X's lawyers send a cease and desist. I can't see any honest or altruistic motivation to do this.
weird flex but ok
"Why-eeee?"