this post was submitted on 09 Jul 2023
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Don't get me wrong I'm a big fan but it seems like the fediverse could theoretically exist with like 5 users whereas a commercial company needs users for revenue. It feels like we are using the masters tools to try to destroy the masters house

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[–] oo1@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

people who like content sorted by "top" or "hot" or upvotes or boosts and so on also need a large diverse number of people viewing and clicking to create a meanigful / representative ranking of content.