@arvidh @randahl This seems to be necessary. The lack of interest from politicians in turning off X speaks for itself. When Sanders or Ocasio-Cortez do their 'Anti-Oligarch Tour', I can't take them seriously.

I saw a headline that Ocasio-Cortez was teaming up with Paris Hilton. Anti-Oligarch but pro Hilton dynasty? Sure, whatever.

@kenjen @royaards Or just step out of the car and walk for a bit. Because, in fact, we don't have to go very far at all. We're nearly there anyway.

There hasn't been a better time to break free. We've got more viable alternatives than we've had in the last twenty or so years. Just start using them

@mapache @_elena I'm guessing the reason is less technical and more business:

They're positioning themselves as a European platform. Had they chosen ActivityPub, they have no unique selling point versus Mastodon.

So they are going with "Bluesky but Europe".

And with that they can pitch those aspects you mentioned.

Maybe an investor will bite.

@ChrisMayLA6 I'm a bit skeptical about modelling the pain of tariffs without knowing what the counter tariffs will be?

The EU has their own analysts whose job is to design tariffs with minimal harm to the EU while maximizing pressure on US companies.

Or does the US exclusively export products to the EU/UK that we have no conceivable alternatives to?

@TheresaReason So that's how it's made. All this time I've been wondering if the Canadian maple syrup I've been buying here in Europe is overpriced — now I know it's totally worth it!