Instead of spending their energy being shocked that tech giants are flexing their censorship powers in unsurprising ways, lefties need to be reminded that alternative platforms exist and should be used, not just morally, not even just to strengthen those platforms, but to weaken the blow suffered by our movement when the crackdown falls on the left. The more that the left exists dually on both capitalist and independent platforms, the less damage the online left will suffer when sleepy Joe comes for us