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Because email is an open protocol the big players in email are much better behaved than they would be if it were a closed system (what if you could only send and receive email with other gmail users?... can you imagine?)

Since, "we live in a society" or, to be less glib, with capitalism, I don't think wide adoption of mastodon's protocol will happen *without* some gmail-like players emerging.

In this thread I'll explain why AND why maybe that isn't the worst possible outcome. #thread #ui