@ariadne@treehouse.systems @nova@hachyderm.io The "if one is to exist at all" is what I'm trying to get at. Considering that corporations are fundamentally hostile entities, what possible benefit could there be from allowing (and even inviting) them to embed in your community?

Like, we can keep talking about all the problems until the birdsite dies, but ultimately I still haven't seen a credible answer to "why would you even want to *consider* doing this in the first place"?