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> So what is the non capitalist alternative? State controlled social media services? Really? That would be a better option in Romania right now?

Right here you ask for an alternative, then suggest it is one particular alternative, then argue against that as if it's the only answer. Do you think that's an honest way of debating?

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Still no actual suggestion of an alternative.

Here's one: Mastodon [0]. It's decentralized, you can deploy your own instance, and doesn't (necessarily) rely on advertising.

[0]: https://joinmastodon.org/

> It's decentralized, you can deploy your own instance

So it's useless as a social network. Not an alternative.

I wonder when will the anti-centralization people realize that their solutions are not for everyone, and that's why so many people don't care about them.

What about it being decentralized makes it useless, and not an alternative?

It makes things hard for actual users. Centralization can generate trust issues, but it is often damn effective, that's why it's used so much everywhere.

I just signed up for Mastodon, and it was super easy to do. I don't what it could be considered difficult, even for non technical users.

What about both non-capitalist and non-state controlled?

A crowdfunded open source platform?

I don't think you can describe it as capitalist since it's neither privately owned, nor for profit.

That's not an answer to my question. Did you accidentally reply to the wrong comment?

No I suggested a possible alternative and asked if there were any others. All I got back was snark.

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