itadakimasuJun 24, 2023

Imagine Lemmy becoming so popular it drives Reddit to support ActivityPub or go extinct

https://lemmy.world/post/526536

Imagine Lemmy becoming so popular it drives Reddit to support ActivityPub or go extinct - Lemmy.world

Reddit would become compatible with Lemmy essentially making it it’s own “instance”, and suddenly 3rd party apps work with Reddit again. Full circle.

Show threadsaucylogginsJun 24, 2023

That wouldn’t necessarily be a good thing. Someone wrote a good article about how Google bullied their way to kill XMPP. Something to keep in mind with what Meta is planning.

https://ploum.net/2023-06-23-how-to-kill-decentralised-networks.html

Show threadYutopianist
That article was a really interesting read! In my opinion, while integration can be a good thing for many aspects of the world, we can't expect the giant company to not try to swallow us whole, which is why we must stand up to monopolies.
Jun 24, 2023 at 5:47pmWeb
Show threadMiddleWeighJun 24, 2023
When personal profit is involved, expect the worst...IME
Show threadx4740NJun 25, 2023

When capitalism is involved, expect the worst

FTFY