this post was submitted on 12 Jul 2023
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My giant megacorp owned by a billionaire is better than your giant megacorp owned by a billionaire.
“My Xbox/PlayStation is superior to your Xbox/PlayStation.”
My sports team owned by a giant megacorp is better than your sports team owned by Saudi oil billionaires!
I treat them as sports team insofar as I hope that the stadium catches on fire and collapses on both of them in the middle of the match.
True in society at large, but to be fair, I don't think this post is trying to be "Team Threads" as much as it's trying to point out the consequences of the very different decisions they made. And hopefully in the future, some stupid CEO will think twice when trying to implement shit like Elon Musk did.
We are tribal animals and will do this with just about everything. See also: politics, religion, ancestry, food, computer platforms, smartphone platforms, clothing brands, astrological signs, science fiction franchises, choice of pet, which way the toilet paper goes, etc.
We need to redefine our tribes.