đź‘ŤMaximum Derekđź‘Ť

If the fediverse can’t survive meta it can’t survive. If decentralization’s Achilles heel is corporations then decentralization is not viable strategy in the current world and we should give up on it now.

Threads wasn’t first, and it’s going to be very very far from last. There is no escape from corporate interests in any g7 nation.

Jul 6, 2023 at 8:47pmWeb
Show threadjayknightJul 6, 2023
I used xmpp for years before Google talk federated, and I was so excited. I thought xmpp was finally going to be mainstream, but then they used their weight to control the direction of the protocol, then cut and run. Xmpp has mostly recovered and still a great protocol, but Google kind of messed it up before kicking it to the curb.
Show threadandresilJul 6, 2023

True, not the first and definitely not the last. But (realistically) the fediverse is still in it’s infancy.

Decentralization is not what makes it weak, it makes it strong, but allowing beta and trying to keep the decentralised voice is like asking a baby to fight a lion.

Facebook is a known bad actor, they can’t be trusted to join the fediverse. They are a wolf in sheeps clothing.

Show threadđź‘ŤMaximum Derekđź‘ŤJul 6, 2023
Facebook is the worst non Nestle company out there, but exactly zero corporations can be classified as sheep. If Google starts sniffing around don’t think they’ll be any better.