Comment by shafyy

Comment by shafyy 4 days ago

I'm impressed by Eugen. Giving up full ownership is absolutely the right thing to do. But most people in this situation would become too greedy and start rationalizing why they should be in control (benevolent dictator). Hats off! Mastodon is heading in the right direction.

bigiain 4 days ago

I have for some time considered some of his decision making and community leadership skills a bit suspect. But like you, I am impressed by this move.

I wonder if he's been watching Mullenweg and WordPress's recent drama?

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NoboruWataya 4 days ago

Mullenweg, Zuckerberg, Musk, whoever runs Reddit now... there's no shortage of CEOs happy to enshittify their platforms.

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- whyenot 4 days ago
  
  Have you seen Reddit's recent stock prices? Bemoan enshtification if you want, but management's decision to include many long term users in the IPO and decisions since then have made many loyal redditors a lot of money ($34 -> $164.82).
  
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  n4r9 4 days ago
  
  "Yes, the planet got destroyed. But for a beautiful moment in time we created a lot of value for shareholders."
  https://www.newyorker.com/cartoon/a16995
  
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  shafyy 4 days ago
  
  That's exactly part of the problem
  
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  maeil 4 days ago
  
  I think that's the point, no?
  
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  brianbest101 4 days ago
  
  Stock prices do not help me find fixes for my 3d printer.
  
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  Ruthalas 3 days ago
  
  But they can [organically] suggest a great replacement to purchase!
  
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