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1. Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Dec-2022 17:36:50 JST Aral Balkan

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   • Charles J Gervasi ⚡

   @cgervasi “Having high net worth” makes it sound like “having blond hair.” We’re talking about billionaires here who are the poster-children for capitalism and the colonial mindset, cancer-like tumours on society, increasingly fascistic in their actions and the enemy of social justice and equality. So, yes, if there’s anything we can do to de-amplify their voices and impact in this space, I would argue that it’s in the best interests of the rest of us to do that.

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   • Charles J Gervasi ⚡ (cgervasi@fosstodon.org)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Dec-2022 17:36:55 JST Charles J Gervasi ⚡

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     @aral If instances won't link to other instances for arbitrary reasons like the owner having a high net worth or making fallacious (but not bigoted or threatening) arguments, #Mastodon is destined to balkanize as it grows.

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Dec-2022 17:36:56 JST Aral Balkan

     A billionaire Silicon Valley venture capitalist setting up a fediverse account isn’t the win you might think it is.

     Who do you think funds and benefits from the Twitters and Facebooks of the world?

     We can’t stop these folks from setting up their own servers but please don’t feel a need to federate with them or subsidise their existence on servers you pay for and maintain.

     And remain vigilant against embrace, extend, and extinguish.

     #billionaires #vc #SiliconValley #mastodon #capitalism