We're up against billionaires.

Daniel Supernault

All it took was an open protocol to challenge their walled gardens.

Some are recreating them, in the guise of decentralization, and others are going to far and making them hard to use.

But here, we're doing it right.

No VC funding, gimmicks or data brokers, just progress and real growth.

Sometimes the good people can win

Andreas Bulling

@dansup While I fully share your excitement, general optimism, and that I am convinced of the advantages of federation and open source: Don't under-estimate the billionaires and big tech companies.

They have a lot of money as backing and probably haven't really started fighting us because, so far, our platforms haven't been relevant enough.

This is bound to change as more and more people leave their platforms.

And their fight will be fierce.

Daniel Supernault

@abulling "Don't under-estimate the billionaires and big tech companies."

they already tried, @vantablack kinda owned a billion dollar marketing team with her FediPact.

Even that apple fanboy chimed in with that "loser zealot" meme, which we wear as a badge of honor.

Money doesn't buy integrity. The youth aren't dumb.

tizmic

@dansup In my opinion, the recent DeepSeek occurrence illustrated quite vividly the magnitude of open-source code and collaboration.

I'm sure, there is never "enough" money, but isn't it mesmerizing how less than 2,000 people can back such magnificent change?

I hope you will be able to share some of the weight off your shoulders.