Turns out the existence of an "alpha" wolf is a myth.

It was based on old/bad experiments, conducted when unrelated wolves were thrown together in captivity.

In actual wild wolves, packs are just families. There's no dominant alpha battling for the top spot -- and in the rare cases there is, it's an alpha *female* wolf.

Insert obvious implications for the use of this term in human societies.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-the-alpha-wolf-idea-a-myth/

Saying not to bother with the favourite button on mastodon because it doesn't affect any algorithm is like saying not to say thank you to someone because no one else will hear.

Stop thinking in those old social media ways of engagement and visibility and algorithms and reach and audience and start thinking about being social.

And BOOST! It's how you saw this, probably!

A favourite is a nice thanks, a boost lets everyone else discover the great thing you discovered too!

« Egress fees », ou frais de sortie sur le marché Cloud : Un outil puissant de verrouillage

"Une étude a montré qu’il était compliqué pour les utilisateurs de passer d’un service cloud à un autre, en raison de frais de sortie élevés imposés par les leaders du marché. Ces coûts excessifs représentent un obstacle important à l’émergence d’une concurrence saine et équitable, et par conséquent à l’innovation"

#cloud #interopérabilité #concurrence #donnees #portabilite

https://www.openinternetproject.eu/2022/12/14/egress-fees-ou-frais-de-sortie-sur-le-marche-cloud-un-outil-puissant-de-verrouillage/

“At Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk was a jerk with a grand vision. At Twitter, he's just a jerk”.

https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-business-playbook-boss-visionary-jerk-spacex-tesla-twitter-2022-12