• Grimr0c
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    71 year ago

    I could be wrong, but I firmly believe that the dismantling of Social Media is an indicator of the state of the economy, instead of being intentional. I believe that investors are hurting for money and are pushing platforms to turn a profit at all costs which is hurting the industry. Additionally, This appears to be happening elsewhere in other industries too but is manifesting into other symptoms. However, I think that the Tech and Entertainment industries will be the first to “Fall” (for lack of a better word) as these industries are more of a luxury rather than a necessity.

    • @vacuumflower
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      11 year ago

      as these industries are more of a luxury rather than a necessity.

      Not in their entirety. They’ve become that over years. I look forward to seeing things come to normal.

      I believe that investors are hurting for money and are pushing platforms to turn a profit at all costs which is hurting the industry.

      I like this. This would mean centralized commercial platforms being hit, while decentralized not at all.

      I mean, of course, this would mean some jobs shrinking. But as there are commercial email providers, we may see, for example, commercial Fediverse instances. With lots of storage, some premium functionality, all that.