Big rumblings in the expansion of the #Fediverse have been happening recently.
#Tumblr has already promised to implement #ActivityPub (the protocol Mastodon uses), which will mean you can follow Tumblr accounts from here and vice versa. And today we a learning that #Flickr is also considering it!
This will be a massive expansion, which obviously carries some uncertainties, but I, for one, welcome our new federation partners.
This is the way the internet is supposed to work.
@john okay, I've been thinking about this a bit more, and while this is exciting, here's what I'm concerned about:
What if people say, "Why join Mastodon when I can just join Tumblr?"
And then at some point Tumblr decides to defederate like Google did with XMPP, leaving fragmented communities behind.
I think the Fediverse is more stable since it's got active communities who are aware of why they're here, but still something to keep in mind... 🦕
@badri While it's a risk, I think we're probably okay because Tumblr is a poor replacement for Twitter. Discussion is hard, the culture is weird and hilariously unprofessional.
I'm hoping at leat one more big player jumps in, which will give the thing more equilibrium.
We'll see!
@john ah yes, that's true. It may work the other way then; people will think "joining Mastodon is even better since I can then follow Tumblr people too!"
Would be interesting to see how two large networks interact. There isn't much overlap between Tumblr and Flickr, but let's see who else jumps in 🤪
I'm still being cautiously optimistic; like you said let's see 🤞
John Conway
Badri