Frankly, if these shoes end up being donated or sold at rock bottom prices, it will be an appropriate turn to worthless for a brand.

Elon is definitely the type to love the idea of micro transactions.

Agreed. With the nature of the Fediverse, defederating with anything from Meta doesn’t really restrict access for those who actually wish to interact with them. They can simply join their next nefarious venture.

The drawbacks to interacting with a company that so obviously only chases profit above all else far outweigh any "benefits " of their content.

Ser Robin had the right idea: bravely run away.