They supposedly can be disabled in settings- but we all know that won’t last. They’re going full Microsoft Skype mode and it’s only a matter of time.

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    7 months ago

    The best approach to “free” things is to understand that it’s never sustainable. Eventually it will have to become a paid subscription or ad supported or both.

    It will become enshittified unless that new service is open source and “free as in beer”. With no profit motive, it can grow gradually and be supported by it’s users. Like Lemmy/ kbin / Mastodon.

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      7 months ago

      Lemmy’s development is to a large part subsidized by some kind of OSS fund.

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        7 months ago

        That’s fine. Probably not venture capitalists that need paid back.