That’s where the “free market” should apply. You only use companies with the best practices, and when that company turns greedy, you go to another company. Or at least that’s how it’s supposed to work. Companies know that people will sacrifice quality for convenience. We just have to keep trying.
Social networking makes alternatives particularly difficult. The most important feature of any social network is that everyone uses it. The second best social network in a given niche is rarely worth talking about. After all, what good is a social network with no people?
Keep pushing forward and leaving behind the toxic “RTFM” culture that many free and open communities inherited from Unix culture. Mastodon is setting a great example by prioritizing user-friendly support guides and intuitive UX over opaque documentation of idiosyncratic design.
That’s where the “free market” should apply. You only use companies with the best practices, and when that company turns greedy, you go to another company. Or at least that’s how it’s supposed to work. Companies know that people will sacrifice quality for convenience. We just have to keep trying.
Social networking makes alternatives particularly difficult. The most important feature of any social network is that everyone uses it. The second best social network in a given niche is rarely worth talking about. After all, what good is a social network with no people?
Keep pushing forward and leaving behind the toxic “RTFM” culture that many free and open communities inherited from Unix culture. Mastodon is setting a great example by prioritizing user-friendly support guides and intuitive UX over opaque documentation of idiosyncratic design.
Agreed. Walled gardens are by virtue an anti-competitive tactic.