The idea that because they are “open,” things like Mastodon and Pixelfed do not stand to benefit from addiction to their products, and are therefore not incentivized to make their products addictive, is not tenable.
The idea that because they are “open,” things like Mastodon and Pixelfed do not stand to benefit from addiction to their products, and are therefore not incentivized to make their products addictive, is not tenable.