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.

@davetroy @[email protected] literally just yesterday fled screaming from a discussion in which a Bluesky proponent claimed that the first network to add crypto would "win"
@rgarner @davetroy @robertbrook what the actual ferk!!! Someone needs beating about the head with a reality stick LOL