Jeff Feiwell
@hyper
Bird App blocking substack after they launch a direct competitor may be against the ethos of a free internet (which I’m all for) but it’s also the move of a rationale actor and would be expected in any other industry
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Jeff Feiwell
@hyper
Costco is notorious for giving hot brands an ultimatum on pricing with the threat, often carried through, of launching a Kirkland copycat if they don’t comply This is business not The United Way
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Jeff Feiwell
@hyper
If we as a society deem these practices unfair and want to go trust busting, there’s a well established process to do so Complaining about a rational move to protect one’s interests is naive Quite frankly most power moves in business are masked by euphemism (cf AI Safety), making direct assaults refreshing tbh
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✳️ dcposch on daimo
@dcposch.eth
This is different from selling mayonnaise. Twitter is a publishing platform. It has no direct monetization--unlike streamers or youtubers, big tweeters make $0 per month. So many of twitter's best users make a living off of substack. This is a friday morning elon brainfart that I bet will be undone by monday.
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Jeff Feiwell
@hyper
Why is that his problem? They are starting a direct competitor I don’t know mayo brands bc mayo is gross but if brand b was selling ketchup on mayo brand a’s shelves, why would brand a sell brand b’s new line of mayo or support their company by selling their ketchup?
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