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Chris Trottier

I have no doubt that Big Social is still dismissing the Fediverse, believing that any growth is a result of a "black swan event".

I mean, why else would they do such silly things such as banning 3rd party apps that access their APIs?

The likes of Meta, Twitter, and TikTok believe they "own" the network effect -- that they can shape it to their liking.

22 Jan 2023 at 23:30 | Open on mastodon.social
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Chris Trottier

The simple fact is that Big Social got conned by their own con.

Case in point: AltspaceVR is being shut down.

Microsoft likely regrets their investment in a Metaverse social network.

It is indeed a "Metaverse winter".

altvr.com/sunset/
22 Jan 2023 at 23:41 | Open on mastodon.social
Chris Trottier

Many people ask, "What's next for the Fediverse?"

Building more infrastructure!

This means protocols, frameworks, instances, and clients.

And while we're at it, documentation as well.

But what's apparent to me is that the Fediverse will *not* be built by Big Social, but by small developers and enthusiasts that believe in its mission.

It's the Fediverse's core mission (freedom, safety, open protocols, de-centralization) that makes it captivating.

22 Jan 2023 at 23:56 | Open on mastodon.social
Kindness is scary replied to Chris

@atomicpoet
“the Fediverse will *not* be built by Big Social, but by small developers and enthusiasts that believe in its mission.”

That’s gotta be frosting their cojones too. They don’t like this one bit.

A thought I had, out of left field*: I’ve only been here since November, but I feel a vibe reminiscent of the occupy wall street stuff going on a few years ago. All that never really went anywhere and just fizzled out. This stuff has legs.

*baseball reference, if necessary

@atomicpoet
“the Fediverse will *not* be built by Big Social, but by small developers and enthusiasts that believe in its mission.”

That’s gotta be frosting their cojones too. They don’t like this one bit.

A thought I had, out of left field*: I’ve only been here since November, but I feel a vibe reminiscent of the occupy wall street stuff going on a few years ago. All that never really went anywhere and just fizzled out. This stuff has legs.

23 Jan 2023 at 0:34 | Open on mstdn.social
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