Gregory's Server@Sir_Osis_of_Liver Well, you could say "If I wanted to be on beige.party, I'd have a beige.party account", and yet here we are talking to each other while using completely separate platforms. That's the principle of the fediverse and I don't see why it shouldn't apply to Threads. I want to talk to people regardless of which platform they choose.
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 @Sir_Osis_of_Liver Do you refuse to accept text messages or phone calls from friends unless they're on the same phone network as you? Do you refuse to send e-mails to your friends unless they self-host their e-mail? It should not matter what provider you use. People should be able to connect. That's the principle of the fediverse. Telecom is a very bad example. We've got a problem right now that all of the smaller telecoms in Canada have been bought out by two major vertically-integrated conglomerates. They collude on pricing and we pay some of the highest rates for mobile, internet and cable on the planet. The plucky little companies got absolutely steamrolled. @Gargron @Sir_Osis_of_Liver mail servers must comply with ISO/IETF open standards to make SMTP protocol symmetrical, interoperable and independent from the service provider. In a similar way, phone networks must follow ISO/ITU open standards. International no-profit standardisation entities prevent bigger companies to take advantage of a technology against public interest, and I hope that an international standardisation entity for social media platforms will rise asap.  @Gargron @Sir_Osis_of_Liver Id say Telecom is a great example. In north UK, a city called Hull has had an independent telecom since forever - Kcom. Hull has NEVER had British Telecom networks or even public phone boxes (theyre white, not red). Even now, it is still independent. Yet, it is seamlessly connected to BT and beyond into global telecom. Other cities/areas could have done this in the past in UK but they chose not to. |
@Gargron
If you can't see the difference between a massive, industry dominating conglomerate with a history of devastating what it considers to be competitors, and an instance run as a hobby, then I can't help you.
Frankly, I can't believe anyone could be that naive.