Forget Twitter, Let’s Buy Medium

Regarding point 2...
I see a possiblity, especially if there is point 3. given - a need for change - to work with some of the leaders at twitter in form of applying group-change-processes to change their attitude and objectives.

This is a worthy idea as was twitter, yet I would like to see an effort in seeking out these companies/startups before the fact and not after the fact. This way, if one becomes successful, its success would be an example to those other "after the fact" efforts such as buying twitter/medium etc. Buying Twitter or Medium will only be that much easier if we can set a precedent and feel that precedent will most likely come from an entity that had the coop form from the beginning. Where are those "unborn" examples?

Starting with a smaller Platform Co-op has the big advantage that managing mishaps are less costly and easier to correct.
I expect most people on this discussion have more programming skills than investment money. But "money is stacked labor". That is a good thing, especially in the tech world where most of the capital investment is for labor(programming) not equipment or real estate. There are plenty of small tech start-ups. One idea I have is to replicate Uber. It would give us a lot of visibility and financial ammunition to support more creative co-ops, which generally cannot support themselves. There are already several taxi coops (Denver, Philly, Newark NJ) that work on Uber like applications. Can we unify these efforts, make a more robust application and then make it available through out USA, Canada and the rest of the world?

Not sure if this post belongs to a different tread. Please fell free to move it.

Hello All.
We should not forget to agree in WHY we do this and WHY we think

"The world would be a better place if there were more tech platforms that were co-operatively owned"

Why?? I have my own opinion but would like to hear you before.

I really think that beeing able to agree in this point would give us a Kick off supepower.
Hugs.

It would limit the concentration of power in fewer hands and will set communities on a more economically sustainable path.

If Medium is in difficulty now, what are the plans to change after the purchase to make it a viable co-op?

I think if people want to pursue Medium they can but if others still want to look for ways to buy Twitter that is fine too. I don't see why both can't happen if there are enough people for both.