Gregory's ServerA little advice about social media from someone who has been on social media since it has existed. You don’t have to argue. When someone wants to argue with you, you should block them. There is no good outcome possible from arguing on social media.
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Facebook hasn't done anything to support the open web. All they've done is put it in a press release and post an email to a mail list. It's a long road from there to being on the open web. More likely they're going to use the open web and leave it a toxic waste site after they leave. If Facebook really loved the open web they'd hook Facebook itself up to it. Support RSS feeds in and out. Let users have rich text and links. Basically support textcasting proposal. I like Mastodon because -- it promises independence from bigco silos run by megalomaniac billionaires hell-bent on conquering everything. I just want to play with my friends. I'm into working together not world domination. Been there, done that, found it boring and lonely.  @davew It requires more effort though if you’re looking for serendipity. I’m ready to do that effort, but I’m hoping mastodon will be hospitable for interesting others who don’t have the time or skills or dedication for that effort. I want them here too. And to feel good here.  @davew I agree though I’m still jonesing for the somewhat comprehensive river of news style browsing need of mine that was met by Twitter. What say you as a pioneer of the concept? A problem for non-Facebook ActivityPub-compatible services. It's really difficult for apps to support a feature for any server. It's far more complicated than it is to support it for one service. So if there's one service with far more users than all the others combined, developers will just support that service. There is a solution but it requires cooperation and trust, and a little bit of centralizing. I thought I should say this before FB enters, while there's time to act before. It'll be interesting to see how much of ActivityPub Facebook supports in their product. When Google Reader came out for RSS their trick was to break RSS by not supporting a key feature. This did huge damage that we're still dealing with long after Google is gone. now here's some good news. there's no guarantee they'll be successful on terms that matter to them. unless a half billion people use their service, it's probably not worth continuing, for a company the size of facebook. podcasting has withstood countless attacks like this, and has always been left standing as unsullied as ever. but podcasting is "really simple" and the benefit of federation is well known TO USERS. That's been what's kept it from being pwned by bigco's all these years. You can’t trust corporate APIs. The only ones you can trust are open APIs that aren’t owned by anyone -- like the web, http, html, rss. You have to watch out because the bigco’s will try to own those too. To a large extent Google already owns the web. And they are throwing their weight around in much more consequential ways than twitter. But Google is invisble to the press. That will end someday. |
@davew this one speaks wisdom!
@davew
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
Well, I was told outside that...
Don't give me that, you snotty-faced heap of parrot droppings!
What?
Shut your festering gob, you tit! Your type really makes me puke, you vacuous, coffee-nosed, malodorous, pervert!!!
Look, I CAME HERE FOR AN ARGUMENT…
OH, oh I'm sorry, but this is abuse.
Oh, I see, well, that explains it.
Ah yes, you want room 12A, Just along the corridor.
Oh, Thank you very much. Sorry.
Not at all. (Under his breath) Stupid git!!!
@davew yes, but ... :BlobhajSadReach: