smallcircles (Humanity Now 🕊)
If the switch from corporate #SocialMedia to decentralized #SocialWeb were frictionless already, then we couldn't handle the influx without losing said culture and see massive corporate takeover on the #Fediverse.
In that light considering the definition of Social Web to be multi-protocol with e.g. #ActivityPub #Bluesky and others fits the bill best.
Personally I discern a #Peopleverse (socio-cultural), a Social Web (socio-technical) and protocols (technical).
Aral Balkan
@smallcircles @GeePawHill @jenniferplusplus I’m so confused, I thought corporate social media were part of the decentralised social web and were our friends. Look at how Meta and Mastodon are partners in the Social Web Foundation. Are you saying there’s something wrong with corporate social media? If so, you must be mistaken because if there was I’m sure Mastodon, Pixelfed, etc., wouldn’t partner with them… Am I missing something?
Aral Balkan
@smallcircles @GeePawHill @jenniferplusplus I do, yes.
But you see my point? Doesn’t matter what we say when the sheep themselves proclaim the wolf a partner and not a threat.
smallcircles (Humanity Now 🕊)
@aral @GeePawHill @jenniferplusplus
You know my position and where I put years of effort.
There's a sad reality where the commons is now in a bad position to fend off a corporate takeover of fedi.
But uptake on BS/ATProto may see corporate interest go there instead, and give some air to AS/AP fedi to mature & evolve more towards its full potential (which is well beyond a Microbloggoverse).
Huge fly in the ointment is freaking Meta, positioned to pounce with an EE(E) whenever they choose to.
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