That's because in many cases, healthcare has infinite demand.
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joined 2 years ago
I agree
I agree. It's way more sus to download an app. The reason social media sites push apps over websites is because they can harvest a lot more data that way.
Right wing identity politics
That's not the end of the world, though it does mean that a competitor could always start using it. I was going to say just use Lemmy but a major site would probably want to have their own fork for stability so they're not at the whims of someone else.
They could probably use an open fork for a while while also developing their own software that would be compatible and then seamlessly switched out.
The pandemic showed us that people shouldn't have their income tied to the government.
The corporations should be required to fund public housing. No one pays more then 10% of their income.
Reddit administration thinks the site is too big to fail. Lemmy isn't a real competitor to them because the decentralization of federation means that joining an instance and trying to navigate the fediverse is a bit too complex for most people. The reason why massively populated social media sites took off is because people like having everything in one place where everyone else is.
What I could see happening is a well-funded startup creates a fork of Lemmy that they use as the basis for their instance and they can customize and develop as they see fit. This instance would be accessible to everyone already on Lemmy, but they could offer one centralized alternative to Reddit where new users don't have to think about what they need to do to join.
I'm sure that if Lemmy picks up critical mass, it could lower the bar for most people to be willing to jump through the extra hoops. Ultimately federation solves the chicken and egg problem that any social media startup has.
I subscribed so that they'll show up in my instance.
It's pro America and I supported Bernie Sanders in 2016.
The instance rules require conservatives to be respectful and not be inflammatory if they want to share their thoughts.
The left and right both hate Big Pharma, especially over the pandemic response.