• ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝
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    12 days ago

    That’s fine, but then who does the search engine?

    You can do things decentralized, and if you look into it, the EU is happy to fund projects to create decentralized internet services. Case in point, Lemmy’s primary funder is the EU.

    • @iopq
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      18 hours ago

      I use brave, but only the search

      Funding an existing project like Lemmy is different than hiring people to create a lemmy

      • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝
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        11 hour ago

        They are not just funding existing projects like Lemmy, they are actively encouraging new projects by providing funding for “open internet” style stuff.

        Though yes you are right, it is different from directly hiring people, since if they did that, it would be very hard to relinquish direct control of the project. Corps can’t act solely for the common good, governments have that as their stated mission.