As users flee from Twitter/X, two visions of social media's future compete: Mastodon's community-controlled network versus Bluesky's venture-backed promises. The difference isn't just technical—it's about whether we'll finally break free from the profit-driven cycle that has degraded every major social platform.
It’s time to remove billionaires from our ecosystem.
Tax them until they don’t exist.
Or: let their bodyguards divvy up their stuff amongst themselves.
Fielders choice!
Taxing them will not fix the system that produces them.