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   :blobcathug: (jain@blob.cat)'s status on Sunday, 11-Aug-2024 04:54:27 JST :blobcathug:

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   • Oliphantasmal Force
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   I can't stop being amazed...
   It's not as if servers with allowlists instead of blocklists have been around for a longer time now. Thats neither new and its totally valid, altho most of those are a small group of friends which were in fedi before and i doupt that the average person want to disconnect themself from a bigger reach, otherwise they could just use Software / Protocols which are designed like this, for example XMPP / Matrix or any Group Chat Protocol. I see in this blog post a regression of the idea of the Fediverse, but it can be a valid decision and will certainly not stand in the way of it
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     atomicpoet (atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org)'s status on Sunday, 11-Aug-2024 04:54:28 JST atomicpoet

     • Oliphantasmal Force

     Reading this blog post by @oliphant about building an “opt-in” version of the Fediverse.

     And you know what? I agree with him. This is the logical next step for what some people (not me) want the Fediverse to be.

     If you believe the Fediverse should be “opt-in” then federation itself should be opt-in. Go live on an “island”. Insulate yourself from mainstream servers as well as new servers that just start up.

     Again, this isn’t the version of the Fediverse that I personally prefer. But there’s a lot of people who want an “opt-in” Fediverse, and they should be aware that the Fediverse is not actually opt-in—but they can build a version that is.

     My only further comment is that I hope the “opt-in” crowd considers that others on the Fediverse want the freedom to be “opt-out” too. Which I’m sure they have.

     May we all be respectful of our divergent paths.

     https://writer.oliphant.social/oliphant/islands-an-opt-in-federated-network

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