@angdraug @caseynewton @dangillmor @Flipboard The cool thing is that ActivityPub solves the disintermediation issue. Content creators can now build direct relationships with their followers that they can own forever independent of whatever tools or platforms they use for distribution or monetization. This is a HUGE step forward and if something like scroll or Patreon were to happen on ActivityPub with a few other tweaks to that model I bet it'd be far more successful.
I'm optimistic this will eventually happen and that it will lead to a far more functional, useful, authoritative and beautiful web than what we have now.