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Also Tumblr isn't a charity, they are a for-profit company.

Do you want them to steward the fediverse, maybe include a few ads here and there for the privilege of their participation?

I think they will soon realize the cost-benefit analysis doesn't correlate to their bottom line.

People over profits, don't settle.

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Magess :heart_ace:

@dansup Tumblr users sure think it's a charity. They riot whenever the company tries to do anything to staunch the millions of dollars it loses every month.

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Piyush Chandwani :verified:

@dansup Hey Dan, wanted to ask you when will the android version of pixelfed is releasing

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John Conway

@dansup Personally, I don't care about things being for-profit. Hell, I'm a for-profit enterprise!

I do think that overwhelming scale and the potential for monopolies matter, and I hope that doesn't happen (I don't think it will, Tumblr's too weird).

The Fediverse is currently too small. Even small-time creators are going to find it hard to find an audience big enough to sustain them. Gaining access to Tumblr's users is really quick win in this regard.

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Dale Harvey

@dansup Yes? As much as I welcome the downfall of capitalism it needs to be done one step a time. Having large companies be motivated to participate in open eco systems is a huge win over them being better funded and more successful silos.

There isnt any point in building something technologically pure that nobody uses.

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In [[Flancia]] we'll meet!

@dansup it'd be fine though, you can always [[fork]] -- take the good of federating with them, leave the bad.

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