Gwen Snyder is uncivilDec 20, 2022

So I really enjoy this site but the decentralization true believer guys very much need to develop some chill, lol.

We all need to take a breath and remember that change takes time.

Decentralized services are great, but services need to be accessible and intuitive for popular adoption to take off.

Show threadGwen Snyder is uncivilDec 20, 2022

If we want people to move away from centralized platforms (and we should), the way we do that isn't preaching the technical superiority and expecting that to win hearts and minds.

Folks on social media aren't looking for the best tech, they're looking for tech that helps them access community with a minimum of friction.

Show threadAlisonW β™ΏπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆβ™ΎοΈDec 20, 2022
@gwensnyder
cf Betamax v VHS. Simple wins over better.
Show threadAlan 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

@AlisonW @gwensnyder But tbh they were both under my control on the remote - and then along came dvd and bluray with unskippable features and other forced content.

Isn’t the more important argument dvd vs vhs rather then betamax vs vhs?

Dec 20, 2022 at 10:08pmWeb
Show threadAlisonW β™ΏπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆβ™ΎοΈDec 20, 2022
@alanfleming @gwensnyder
Obviously random access is better than serial access but that isn't a like for like comparison. And yes, I absolutely deplore unskippable contant (cf Youtube)
Show threadAlan 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆDec 20, 2022
@AlisonW @gwensnyder The point I was trying to make was algorithmic content is provably bad now. I’m of the β€œmake people work for their chosen content!” view rather than the β€œlet’s build a better algorithm!” View. If that makes fewer people engage here? Fine with that. We’re not in an adbucks arms race.
Show threadAlisonW β™ΏπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆβ™ΎοΈDec 20, 2022
@alanfleming @gwensnyder
I'm a bit mixed / open minded on the issue. I like the _option_ of following suggestions (as YouTube make) but not when I'm forced to act on them.
Show threadLord KelvinDec 21, 2022

@alanfleming @AlisonW @gwensnyder

Very much this.

I'm all for inclusivity - to a point. There are sorts of people who are provably bad. We do not NEED to include them in growth-at-any-cost.

Show threadAlan 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆDec 21, 2022
@kelvin0mql @AlisonW @gwensnyder I’d go so far as to say the concept of growth here is irrelevant (except in one way, and fx: wanders off to send the owner of my instance some cash)