HiramFromTheChi@lemmy.world to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoBuilding the fediverse is an investment in us and the open web.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up11.16Karrow-down15file-text
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minus-squaref1xxm4n@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoFediverse is very promising, but how did building Twitter alternative become free labor for rich people?
minus-squareErikatharsis@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up16·1 year agoWhat Erik Moeller is trying to say is that posting to a Twitter alternative owned by rich people is doing free work for said rich people.
minus-squareb_n@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 year agoI think he means that by contributing to the likes of threads legitimises the platform. And when you “create content” there, then you’re essentially doing free labour for the venture capitalists, since their asset is only valuable if people use it.
Fediverse is very promising, but how did building Twitter alternative become free labor for rich people?
What Erik Moeller is trying to say is that posting to a Twitter alternative owned by rich people is doing free work for said rich people.
I think he means that by contributing to the likes of threads legitimises the platform. And when you “create content” there, then you’re essentially doing free labour for the venture capitalists, since their asset is only valuable if people use it.