Yes. To add.. there will always be middlemen. But they can be made less toxic by the open marketplace. In this example, the Fediverse. As open source software, Bandwagon, Mirlo, and Faircamp are a #BillionaireProof hedge against #Enshitification. If one ever tried to become toxic, you (or your cousin) can always fire up your own instance.

@sknob @mizkirsten @shanesemler @ethicalrevolution @mirlo @freebliss @music @hello

Aloha, falls Du dem Link aus dem #Metaverse also von #Insta gefolgt bist, schau Dich hier mal ausgiebig um. Das ist das freie Internet, hier entscheidest Du selbst was Dir angezeigt wird und es ist milliardärssicher. #billionaireproof
Finde Deine #Instanz und folge mir und Deinem Herzen.
»#Bluesky CEO #JayGraber says #XTwitter rival is '#billionaireproof': “everything is designed so if someone bought or if the Bluesky company went down, everything is #opensource.”« https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/21/bluesky-ceo-jay-graber-says-x-rival-is-billionaire-proof.html?eicker.news #tech #media
Bluesky CEO Jay Graber says X rival is 'billionaire proof'

Bluesky CEO Jay Graber told CNBC that the social media app's open design could thwart potential acquisition efforts.

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@davidaugust

This is what I have been calling #BillionaireProof :)

@jimstewartson

Apart from #POST.news' half-baked #BusinessModel, this is a must-know for all #journalists, #MediaProfessionals, #SocialInfluencers, + other content-contributors.

As #JackDorsey said, #Twitter should never have been a company.

The infrastructure of the internet and social media must be public domain, #BillionaireProof.

This is why the #EuropeanUnion's institutions are moving to #Mastodon. #Germany's have its own instance, too.

No more #GleichschaltungDerPresse

@Exoticgamora

Destroying it might be his plan B. (See my TL for toots regarding @davetroy).

However, I disagree with selling it off. No, I agree with #JackDorsey: #Twitter should not have been a company.

It should be nationalized, better even "internationalized", if that were possible.

Like #Mastodon, it should be #BillionaireProof.

@eirliani

Welcome.

This is the place to be, sort of like what #jackdorseymeant when he said that #Twitter should never have been a company.

#BillionaireProof