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But will it tho? People still use Instagram.
People use the web channels that convert to cash. That's what it is. Meta and their ilk have spent billions in marketing and persona research. They know what color makes you press a button and how to stimulate your brain into releasing dopamine when a certain product is mentioned or used.
Here's some free advice to foss enthusiasts and developers.
Products don't get sold because they're better, they get sold because someone wants it. Not needs, wants. A person will put aside need for want.
Make people WANT your product and they'll switch to it. And no, free isn't a good enough tactic
I'm not saying Foss needs to sell its soul, I'm saying that those creators need to find a way to compete in that area.
Isn't not doing that part of the draw of foss? That sort of UI/"engagement" is necessary for monetization but is not for foss.
A product getting "sold" is in direct contradiction to it being foss. That's the viewpoint of money and enshittifiers.
Most people here are specifically avoiding those companies in part because of their "engagement" algorithms.