Nolan LawsonDec 11, 2019
Pretty impressive to see Twitter's CEO explain how awesome the fediverse is without once mentioning the fediverse. Is this some kind of Oulipo-like game? https://twitter.com/jack/status/1204766078468911106
Show threadNolan LawsonDec 11, 2019

Seriously though, my brain is not doing a good job processing this news. Some quick thoughts:

- No mention of ActivityPub/Scuttlebutt/Diaspora/etc, but... "blockchain"? For some reason?
- Jack is totally right about decentralized moderation; one of the best things about the fediverse.
- Whatever standard Twitter decides upon, it will become the de-facto standard. (See: browsers and market share.)
- Struggling to understand what's in it for Twitter in all this.

Show threadLPS
@nolan I see it more as a way to co-opt it, they know it's a threat, they want to get out in front of it and brand their own version of the fediverse. There is no way to monetize a federated version of twitter and no way to hold on to a monopoly using open standards. He learned from Trump, say a few buzz words, blockchain, decentralized ... then watch them shuffle about wondering what you plan
Dec 11, 2019 at 6:42pmWeb