Unlimited venture capital money for 20 years have allowed social media companies to basically do whatever they want without listening to their user base. It was good when they were trying to grow the user base. But now that they are trying to squeeze every dollar out, we're seeing the dark side.
Contrast this with old school media. They are mature and must turn a profit through their advertising. And they are absolutely terrified. Every TV show involves consultants who obsess over tiny details that could make the difference of half a ratings point. They know that if they scare the audience away, they go out of business.
Eventually the tech companies will reach the same level of maturity, but we're not there yet.
And the worse thing is, because the internet is so centralized now (dominated by just a few companies) people have almost nowhere to go back to. The worst thing tho, is how a lot of people simply don't care. They would rather keep the very slight convenience they have over getting rid of these corrupt companies.
Every TV show involves consultants who obsess over tiny details that could make the difference of half a ratings point.
Is this why most TV shows are trash now?
I remember my Guy Fawkes phase. I thought I was hot shit.
God - all of my friends were insufferable for years after v for vendetta came out.
How? Could you explain. I’m curious
Basically saying that lemmy and 4chan are the rivals of popular social media sites like reddit and X in terms of their policies and philosophies. The meme likens lemmy and 4chan to Guy Fawkes and V.
More V than fawkes, I would say. Pretty sure anonymous' usage of the persona is more inline with the anti fascist rhetoric of v than the theocratic ideology of fawkes.
