Interesting. Maybe it's my lack of imagination, but I don't see how tech companies stamp us out by lobbying, or how web hosting and cloud services can be restricted based on use case. Seems like the genie is out of the bottle on this thing.

Eh, I kinda hope that happens to be honest. I've finally got to the point where I just deeply refuse to use any of the large corporation stuff, and if they somehow kill community run social networks, then I'll finally be free of my addiction that I don't have the willpower to deal with as long as there's an ok-enough tempting alternative . Which I know is selfish, but I'd probably help me a lot :D

I find myself not too creative with imagining what are they(corporations) gonna make money off. I like not know what Meta is planning with Threads or what's next with tech companies. I just have the distrust and reminder to not underestimate corporate greed.

Your comments and other lemming comments tells me how corporate greed is gonna fuck us next.

This is a really interesting point, because at least in the UK, we're seeing a rise in regional ISPs again as companies rush to beat BT/Openreach to offering 1gbps fibre internet in areas they're not yet prioritising.

I could completely see bundling a local-focussed set of fediverse services with the subscription to be a no brainer that people might actually get some decent value out of. Also would have the benefit of the services having a steady stream of income from the subscription fees.

That's a really good idea. ISP email is still a thing in my country.