 #FOSS community is so focused on tech concerns, that it often loses sight of non-technical objectives. #Fediverse is a perfect example. Ask yourself: What's the key defining quality leading to success of our fedi? Well, no. Though they're important, it isn't #ActivityPub or #Mastodon. 👉 "It's the #Culture, stupid!" All our #grassroots efforts to slowly get where we currently are, created favorable conditions for true #Social to emerge. And NOW we must protect that! 8 comments
 @smallcircles This instances wonderful moderator who cuts off the most horrific parts of human communication is *who* makes communication much more enjoyable here. I happily support them financially fort hat. Socio-cultural side is so interesting and often 'wiped under the carpet' when discussions imho overly quickly focus on tech details. Example is the recent #Nostr vs. #ActivityPub comparisons with (sometimes heated) claims on which #protocol is better than the other, wholly ignoring #social aspects. On technical merits one protocol may win. But it hasn't established a social foundation yet. E.g. Nostr "censorship resistance" may be technically sound, but how will it affect #culture? And how many clever #Startups did we see that loudly claimed they'd soon launch the Killer #SocialMedia platform? Only to bitterly fail after a while. #Fediverse went super slowly in how it emerged. It took years. But these years were needed to get a great #culture between fedizens around the world come about. All the while #FOSS principles and values drove software development, and with no monetary incentives, the human side was kept within focus while doing so. We're human-scale.   @smallcircles Like for example, how would you handle someone who positioned themself in a favourable position and then grab for power? Certain areas don't offer enough choice to simply walk away. FOSS way would be to fork. |
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