Can we just take a moment to appreciate that Mark Zuckerberg has managed to shit in his own bed so badly in the past few weeks that fediverse image app Pixelfed, made by one person in their spare time, has managed to rise far above Instagram on the App Store?
@GossiTheDog the uniquely American tragedy of buying into your own brand so hard that you believe you can’t fail.
@CatDragon
If it's any consolation to the Americans, many empires have collapsed for the same reasons.
The Roman empire had great tech and systems. It probably could have lasted a lot longer if it hadn't been for mad emperors and political infighting.
@srfirehorseart @GossiTheDog they had lead pipes.