I try to opt out of politics altogether, so no comment on the political thrust of your piece, but I completely agree with the social/technical point you make about power structures. I've shared this post with a not-yet-on-nostr IRL friend who is considerably left-ish

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Thought you might appreciate seeing his response

Because they were never the rebels they painted themselves to be...

Which should have been obvious by their usual choice of wording.

You might be right. But a more charitable reading would be that they’re prioritizing short-term wins (get message out to lots of people on normal social networks) over long-term principles and better world building (using sovereign tech, etc.).

Being charitable I have to assume that they’ve determined that this prioritization is more likely to get them to their goals.

…but one can always be _too_ charitable… lol