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pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:
That's the value of platforms. The *danger* of platforms is when they grow so powerful that they usurp the relationship between the parties they are supposed to be facilitating, locking them in and then extracting value from them (someone should coin a word to describe this process!):
https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/07/usurpers-helpmeets/#disreintermediation
Everyone needs platforms: writers, social media users, people looking for a romantic partner. What's more, the *world* needs platforms.
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