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How to Kill a Decentralised Network (such as the Fediverse) (ploum.net)

submitted 9 months ago by Inductor@feddit.de to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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With Meta starting to actually implement ActivityPub, I think it would be a good idea to remind everyone of what they are most likely going to do.

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[-] APassenger@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

They don't take risks.

Quibble: Meta took a huge write off because their metaverse didn't get the reception they hoped.

I think they take risks, just calculated ones. And sometimes... A founders ambition.

[-] Banana_man@reddthat.com 3 points 9 months ago

It is as you say, but look at the difference. Allowing metaverse to grow is only going to hurt them, while the potential profits from the metaverse could be massive. They deemed it a risk worth taking because of the potential success. Meta won't leave the fate of lemmy up to chance, because they decided we are not very likely to disappear in time.

[-] 0xD@infosec.pub 0 points 9 months ago

The metaverse (that game) was released before it was done in any way for the marketing hype, but they are still working on the VR headsets. Once those are ready for mass adoption, the metaverse will have a comeback, and a hard one. People love sucking on marketing titties, and that won't be any different.