This #FediCon talk from @benpate is probably my favorite out of the bunch. They’re all really good, but so many of his points hit home for how I feel about the #Fediverse and what we could do together.
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@deadsuperhero @benpate cryptogriftcoins shouldn't be part of fedi. They're funding fascism. Plus capitalism and human interactions really don't mix well, that's how we got antisocial media in the first place! https://www.stephendiehl.com/posts/crypto_american_fascism/
@deadsuperhero @benpate i ranted about this already earlier... https://scicomm.xyz/@ailurocrat/114975995704467930
@deadsuperhero @benpate plus i don't trust reiver, he actually called himself " a pioneer in the online advertising space, having created the world's first online advertising network." And never apologized for it. That shit destroyed human interaction by commodifying every aspect of it and created the problems we have today as a result.
@ailurocrat @benpate I personally know Charles, met him in person, and like him a lot. I think he has done a lot of fantastic work since those days working for the forces of good. Some of his positions differ from my own, but I don’t think of him as a bad person.
It’s hard to square what the mindset was at the time of an ad network being developed in the 90’s. I doubt anyone was intentionally plotting evil with a whiteboard, or had a coherent picture of where this all would end up.
As far as apologies or reflections on the subject, I’ll let @reiver speak for himself.
@deadsuperhero
I told @benpate that I agree with pretty much everything in his talk.
(With a minor exception.)
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@deadsuperhero
I was about to make a comment.
(I actually thought about making the comment days ago — but didn't get around to it. I know you know some of the details of why I was "busy".)
And then, I clicked on the video link, and I can see you already thought of it 🙂
You made a good choice.
😁
cc: @benpate
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