wizdumAug 11, 2023
Philip N Cohen
Cory Doctorow: "Mastodon is far from perfect. But I only have so many hours in the day, and only so many days left in my life. I would much rather spend those precious hours making a open service better than using a temporarily superior closed one. I have seen that movie. I know how it ends"
https://doctorow.medium.com/fool-me-twice-we-dont-get-fooled-again-20074e311f1f
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Show threadGerrit Eicker 🇪🇺🇺🇦Aug 9, 2023
@philipncohen @elmine , so true. ✅
Show threadWillem Van den Ende - WritingAug 9, 2023
@philipncohen unironically posted on medium as a members only story... (alt text on inage would be nice)
Show threadandycAug 9, 2023
@philipncohen And he posts this on, err, Medium.
Show threadStefan TilkovAug 9, 2023
@philipncohen the irony
Show threadsilentwAug 9, 2023
@philipncohen it's kind of funny that Corey goes on about this... on Medium, a walled-garden platform that's starting to really crunch down on non-profit-focused users.
Show threadcibyrAug 9, 2023
@philipncohen the irony of hosting this rant about walled gardens on Medium, which requires a login to read it
Show threadSlim Bill (He/Him)Aug 10, 2023
@philipncohen
Amen brother!
Show threaddavidfmillerAug 10, 2023
@philipncohen I wonder how the Medium movie ends?
Show threadstr4d 🛡️Aug 10, 2023
@philipncohen While I can understand Cory's reluctance to trust that federation will reach production, his second and third paragraph in the screenshot show he didn't research his article. Bluesky is actively building and testing their federation architecture in the open, with a public developer sandbox that anyone can join: https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds/blob/main/SANDBOX.md
pds/SANDBOX.md at main · bluesky-social/pds

Bluesky PDS (Personal Data Server) container image, compose file, and documentation - bluesky-social/pds

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Show threadEdoardo DusiAug 11, 2023
@philipncohen how should I interpret the fact that this rant against closed platforms, something that I agree with, is written on a closed platform and I need an account to read the full article?
Show threadHip PriestAug 12, 2023

@philipncohen https://archive.is/2023.08.07-181250/https://doctorow.medium.com/fool-me-twice-we-dont-get-fooled-again-20074e311f1f

Link to archive.today version (ie no paywall)

Show threadJo - pièce de résistanceSep 1, 2023
@philipncohen I'm worried about their present selves bring dangerous enough. Worrying about their future selves seems like they see themselves currently as benign or beneficial. Their past actions already show this not to be true. Hardly humble or showing foresight, unless they plan to do evil already.
They should work on their present selves, to ensure a better future self and better future.