@taylorlorenz i love open web but it’s not 2008 anymore to get excited about app that wants to close it within its own boundaries to monetize on the engagement.

so to sum up I’m up for open web, but I would finally like to see Web 2.0 apps and services dying instead or rebounding

@txtx @hollowone @taylorlorenz

"Any software coming from a Californian/US corporation is essentially toxic to me."

Imo judging any actor by external attributes that they either can do little about or aren't particularly meaningful to the thing being judged. Judging people by ethnicity, religion, gender is obviously toxic. Judging them by region of origin is certainly more unusual, but still toxic imo.

@frog_reborn Ah yes, America, where money is religion and corporations are an ethnicity that I *must* respect and purchase from.

Not a single US CEO, from California or elsewhere, has spoken out against Trump. Many have supported him. And those people want to split up my continent. They're against me.

I don't need to care the slightest bit about US commercial interests.

@hollowone @taylorlorenz

@txtx @hollowone

No, you don't need to buy from US companies or respect the US' commercial interest. But you also don't need to act like every person setting up a company in the US is some weird automaton that can't do anything else than push the gov's or capital's line.

@frog_reborn Show me the CEO that has spoken against Trump. There is none.

There are Americans doing great things that I can get behind. None of them are business leaders.

@hollowone

@txtx @hollowone

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/04/ken-griffin-citadel-republican-donor-donald-trump-critic-white-house
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/trump-tariffs-business-leaders-criticize-trump-admin-trade-war-rcna199997
https://www.rawstory.com/shell-shocked-ceos-are-done-staying-quiet/

@txtx

Ok? This is what I was replying to:

"Show me the CEO that has spoken against Trump. There is none. "

@txtx

There's no "while" here.