You know, I’ve been in a lot of these conversations today too, and I’ve been thinking about this.
There’s one major motive that people are ignoring when considering why folks might want Zuck to join the Fediverse. While it’s difficult to defend if one were to say it aloud, they simply want his content.
Instagram is probably the internets single largest source of photos of attractive people, for instance. It’s prime internet stalking turf. It’s a heavily-used service in general. Do many people want to admit that they want it on here, they want access to it from their own home Instances? No, I don’t think many people would be willing to admit that. But it would definitely make them willing to fight pretty hard for it.
What’s the cost to them personally? None, really. The gain? Access to Zuck’s content without having to open up another service–horribly convenient. Once everything gets integrated anyway.
Obviously there’s a lot of motives a person could have, but this is a big one I think gets ignored in favor of less gross ones.