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Nobody cares about decentralization until they do (2024)
A recurring line in discussion of federated, decentralized social media is that no one cares about it. They just want their Twitter without the Nazis. Which is okay. But how it looks on the backend matters. When the illusion of a unified user experience breaks, how accessible the escape pod
If Bluesky can't get word out that Jack Dorsey ragequit, then Mastodon/AP has little hope of reaching the millions who've already chosen their alignment toward it. Mastodon has a "relay" concept, but it's primarily focused on helping small servers build those resource-demanding connections that, in the AP world, are needed for a vibrant experience outside the local timeline. My handle is the same whether the AppView you view it through is a blogging platform or a social media app or an event organizing tool.
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