The paradox of social media is that most applications and services gravitate towards centralization even though they know that this pushes them away from their original mission to give users more control and more options.
You don't generally see new applications launch stating that they're going to offer more control and a more dystopian future. They normally tout new features and additional user options. But at the end of the day, platform lock-in yields more money for shareholders.
There has to be a better way forward.
Derek Ross
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2025-10-07 16:42:35 UTC
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