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Lett Osprey :v_pan: :v_enby: 🍉 :therian:@lettosprey@tech.lgbt (2026-09-29 05:33:18)
@wouter Pixelfed was built as an alternative to Instagram, an escape from the grip of Meta, no, not all of FOSS is anti-big-tech, there are FOSS project that plays directly into the slop fest from day one, but Pixelfed was an escape.

They are also one of the ones to have fallen into this more than most of the larger FOSS projects.

You don't need to understand every ones position on this. We are getting fed up and many are too tired to explain over and over.

It doesn't matter that "big tech are not the only ones that can...", when projects use their LLM's, opens to use their LLM's, and become ad-board for their LLM's so investors toss more money at them.

The "run at home" LLM's are not exactly much to get excited about.

Anyway, I will not respond further. It's getting so tiresome. 
@xgranade
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Wouter Verhelst@wouter@pleroma.debian.social (2026-09-29 10:24:29)
@lettosprey
> You don't need to understand every ones position on this.

True, but I genuinely wanted to, and because you and others kindly took the time, I do believe I understand the position better now; or if not, then at least it no longer feels logically inconsistent to me. Thank you for that.
@xgranade

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Wouter Verhelst@wouter@pleroma.debian.social (2026-09-29 10:24:29)
@lettosprey
> It doesn't matter that "big tech are not the only ones that can...", when projects use their LLM's (...)

Absolutely. I am 100% with you that free software should not be beholden to big tech. Unfortunately "open source" was always a ploy to get big tech to embrace free software, and so depending on why you are here, you might not care as much. ("You" as in the hypothetical open source developer, not you personally)
@xgranade