So if you start isolating people through these means by denial of such services, what option do you leave them?

it's a cultural problem, if the vast majority rejects interaction with people, you're fucked no matter what

because the government wont defend them either, but rather oppress them and segregate them even harder, since government and law is downstream from culture

which is why both the private sector and public sector oppressed black people back in the day until the culture changed

but in a culture where racism is frowned upon, racist corporate discrimination will be a bad business decision and hurt their profits

I believe I understand where you're coming from, but allowing companies that potentially hold monopolies to out-right deny you services because of what you believe just doesn't sit right with me. However, neither does forced labor. I guess I'll have to believe that the financial hit these companies will take will eventually discourage them from such extreme measures. The size of the backlash on Mastercard will either keep that hope lit, or extinguish it.

Thank you for your thoughts Native

And you too Schedrevka~

if government decides that social media is a public space and regulates it accordingly, i believe it cements their market dominance forever, rather than give them an opportunity to die off like myspace

i get the feeling people subconsciously in a way have a "too big to fail" mentality about these companies.

myspace used to have the social media monopoly

Yea, I recall, but it didn't have as much power as the current giants do.

Gaab looks like a potential contender, but with the issues it's having with being on Microsoft's Azure Cloud Servers do you believe any potential competitors can just as easily rise up and de-throne the big 3?

Or will they have to start from the ground up and build from scratch?

i think it all depends on the internet culture

how much interest there is in alternative platforms

the crypto currency industry is only growing because the interest in it is growing

i believe if people are interested enough, then you cant stop it

I haven't paid much attention in it in a while, is it still growing as strong?

More people are waking up, so maybe there is hope~

im looking for data

It'll come in time

"In 2017, the cryptocurrency industry saw record-breaking growth rates in the number of market participants and market capitalization. The total number of cryptocurrencies and digital assets on exchanges soared by 216%, from 617 to 1,335, and currently stands at 1,531.[v][vi] Total market capitalization increased by 3,363% in 2017, with Bitcoin’s market cap jumping 1,364% and the Altcoin side shooting 16,695%."

Oh, you meant like that xD

i wonder if theres any data on youtube competitors growth rate

Darn it @_@ GPUs are going to stay expensive TwT

Bitchute?

Or do you believe there's a stronger competitor

guess i cant post pics.
it looks like d.tube's traffic has increased 400% in a year

but the numbers are pretty small

lets see about bitchute

Haven't heard of DTube at all

But that's probably due to my social circle

looks like the competitors are down at single digit millions, going from about 1 million to 4 million in a year

but the graphs stop before the alex jones ban, i wonder if theres been any huge spike

I sure hope so

I'm sending an email to the Masterpiece Cake Shop in Colorado. I think they've been arguing their point all wrong, and want them to re-emphasize a point. Interested to see if anyone disagrees with me...

```Hi, I'm a distant supporter of yours. I've been watching your Supreme Court case, and the current case as well.

I believe a fair bit of your continued problem with the State of Colorado actually stems from the supreme court decision not being nearly as decisive as it should have been. As a spectator, I think it's due to the argument that your defense had made. They made a valiant effort to establish your work as Art, and I think she had a decent point, but she made the mistake of linking it specifically to what you do. I think there's a broader definition that can be made that would protect others in similar situations.

The Wedding Cake, itself, is a symbol for a ritual to start with - the rite of marriage. Whenever you are asked to create a custom cake to commemorate a wedding you disagree with, it's not so much that you're not willing to sell them a cake, but that you aren't willing to create a cake with the symbolism that they request. If someone orders a cake that's pink on the inside and blue on the outside, that is, in fact, a request that's just fine. But when it's given the symbolism of a transgender confirmation, that symbolism is what you object to. That very symbolism is what makes your cakes Art.

If a push was made to make that symbolism, or rejection of it, a part of protected speech, I believe it would protect you from these frivolous attempts to shut down your store. Just a thought.```

makes sense to me

Seems more or less sound

sounds good

feels okay

Tastes apt