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   json web tokin' (est@social.emily.news)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Dec-2022 03:18:01 JST json web tokin'

   Matrix is doing some extraordinary work, but they’re having to lay off staff.

   If your org uses it, maybe look into dropping them some funding? https://matrix.org/blog/2022/12/25/the-matrix-holiday-update-2022

   • Evan Prodromou and Bø!rge repeated this.
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     json web tokin' (est@social.emily.news)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Dec-2022 03:17:56 JST json web tokin'

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     Sorry to *opine* here for a second, but I see a thing playing out with Matrix the way it did for Mastodon (ActivityPub), and tons of other projects before it.

     Namely, nobody really gives it the love, care, attention, and support it needs to flourish and be successful before we really need it. So when the time comes that we *do* need it, it looks like a failure.

     The time to look into Matrix is now, before Discord fucks up and sends your online life into turmoil (again).

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     Râu Cao ⚡ (raucao@kosmos.social)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Dec-2022 10:37:24 JST Râu Cao ⚡

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     • Fabián Rodríguez 🛡💾 🇨🇴 💉

     @debacle @magicfab @est Google Reader shutting down sparked an absolute tidal wave of new, better RSS clients (and sync servers). I used RSS before and after Google Reader, and I honestly have no idea what you mean by "destroyed RSS".

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     Debacle (debacle@framapiaf.org)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Dec-2022 10:37:28 JST Debacle

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     • Fabián Rodríguez 🛡💾 🇨🇴 💉

     @magicfab @est

     For me, #Jabber #XMPP works better than ever. And #RSS? I use it via an XMPP web client called #Movim ?

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     json web tokin' (est@social.emily.news)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Dec-2022 10:37:29 JST json web tokin'

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     We might imagine that Mastodon is safe because it cannot be acquired or controlled by any one entity, but it absolutely *can* be.

     In fact, with interest in it rising, Mastodon is at its *most* vulnerable time right now. Mastodon is in many respects an inadequate implementation. All any corporation has to do is launch a major ActivityPub implementation with the features and polish people want—enough to migrate people over en masse—and they will have effectively "acquired” Mastodon. (And honestly I suspect this is going to happen soon anyway.)

     Google destroyed RSS and XMPP this way. Yes, they’re still out there, but only shadows of their former selves.

     Matrix gives us the rare chance to head off this phenomenon before it happens.

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     Fabián Rodríguez 🛡💾 🇨🇴 💉 (magicfab@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Dec-2022 10:37:29 JST Fabián Rodríguez 🛡💾 🇨🇴 💉

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     @est "#Google destroyed #RSS and #XMPP this way. Yes, they’re still out there, but only shadows of their former selves." - a good reminder, thank you.