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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The point wasn't to take a successful brand over to make money, it was to have direct control over the narrative being pushed across social media.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Yup.

Imagine your facebook-addicted uncle complaining about the woke platform that he uses all day every day. Then imagine he has the money to buy facebook, as well as the hubris to think he could do a better job running it. That’s basically what happened here.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

If all the users go elsewhere he can't do that