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Lemmy might, MIGHT have a small bias towards the left (lemm.ee)
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[–] quarrk@hexbear.net 21 points 1 year ago

What we saw as Reddit at its best was, from a capitalist's perspective, Reddit at its worst.

And capitalists will allow this "at its worst" phase in order to capture the market, before squeezing it. This pattern is consistent in many industries.