"There is no shame in declaring that the #Federation is too expensive. Other platforms (Medium, Facebook & Instagram) are also forgoing embracing the #Fediverse (probably for similar reasons), & Tumblr’s worth will not decline because they made a fiscally sound decision.
However, if #Tumblr still wants to enter the Fediverse, there are a few alternative options available, ranging from “geeky free” to “pay to play.”
#Automattic #WordPress
https://darnell.tv/2023/10/01/tumblr-fediverse-too-high/
I'd agree there's always cost to consider, but let's be honest - those #bigTech #socialMedia platforms don't want to join the #fediverse primarily because they're afraid they will lose many users to #openSource options.
Why - those open source platforms are transparent about the #dataPrivacy of their users, and they won't sell data for profit, or spam users endlessly with controversial algorithms.
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@Imoptimal you have that backwards.
The more those platforms integrate with Fediverse, the more of us they can monetize. They would GAIN all of us, not lose their own users.
Remember, every single thing you post here can be sold for profit even easier since it's broadcast without even terms of service for the companies to worry about.
But the ActivityPub protocol is inefficient and expensive to implement on scale.
It might very well be the cruddiness of the design of this platform that's saving it from the future you're concerned about.
@volkris @josemurilo
Perhaps, but here everything is public - so there would be no sensitive data to (ab)use.