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Pavel Durov: The visionary whose alternative to Facebook was snatched away by the Kremlin and counterattacked with an even bigger hit, Telegram (english.elpais.com)
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[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 39 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Calling Durov a visionary is, eh, ahem, meow, strange.

One funny thing about VK is, though, that it apparently started similarly to Facebook, possibly wasn't initially a complete clone even.

But the guy is too elitist for his actual level of expertise.

[–] garretble@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

I know nothing about this guy, but calling anyone a visionary because they thought about making a Facebook clone is a stretch.

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I like how you randomly said meow, where is that from?

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 6 points 7 months ago

Just surprised tone with a bit of furry implication