Dave Troy Nov 19, 2022

For those wondering, Mastodon contains no “web3” or crypto technology, and significantly predates any of that. The technology deployed here is primarily ActivityPub, which has roots in tech like RSS and PubSubHubbub.

It is noteworthy that “web3” designs are absent from the Twitter emigration discussion; that’s because it’s a scam and not fit for purpose.

The minute people start talking about adding crypto to the fediverse, run. That’s not what this is about and violates its spirit and design.

Show threadLeonardo Di OttioNov 19, 2022

@davetroy I have always felt that calling decentralisation Web3 makes perfect sense.

Web1 was ‘anyone can broadcast’.
Web2 was ‘anyone can talk back’.
Web3 is ‘anyone can host’.

Technologies such as Bittorrent and ActivityPub are then fine examples of Web3. Blockchain could be Web3 but is not required (or particularly useful).

Try to get that genie back into the bottle, though… Especially if there’s so much money behind the ‘cryptobro’ definition of Web3.

Show threadJames Purser
@LeonardoDiOttio @davetroy by that definition email is web3
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Show threadNatanael ⚠️Nov 22, 2022
@purserj @LeonardoDiOttio @davetroy I think extending it to include portable identity too makes a bit more sense. You can switch instances and automatically bring your followers over here