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[-] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago

Not sure if this is meant here, but shockingly many people believe that "funding" something equals to "controlling" it.

[-] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 year ago

many people believe that “funding” something equals to “controlling” it.

Pretty much the definition of soft power, which an awful lot of politicians believe in.

[-] SufferingSteve@feddit.nu 1 points 1 year ago

For a good reason

[-] chebra@mstdn.io 1 points 1 year ago

@thingsiplay It does, if it turns into dependence. Look at Mozilla.

[-] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Mozilla was not controlled by Google.

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