I'm shocked. Well not that shocked.
It's always a good idea to follow the money. A few random bandwagon jumpers screaming about saving the children provided a front for a gambling company. Should we be asking them questions about their involvement in said company? I think we should.




I don't want that. Part of the fediverse's appeal for me is that people aren't constant trying to sell me things on it.
While I can understand certain communities having "suggest a (game, service, product), for the most part I really don't want to basically invite corps to think this is free real estate. And that's exactly what I think this would do.
It's seems like it would invite corps to basically astroturf Lemmy and the fediverse the way they're doing with bot armies over on reddit.