Link: Why Would Anyone Use Another Centralized Social Media Service After This?

Why Would Anyone Use Another Centralized Social Media Service After This?

> But, really, what’s been fascinating over the past two months has been the rapid resurgence of the fediverse/ActivityPub, with most people focused on Mastodon, one useful and more widely adopted open source software to create a federated social network.

This is article captures well how I feel about social media. While there are still challenges, I think the FUD around the fediverse is overblown. ActivityPub in particular has a lot of promise! I’m hoping to move some of my photos to pixelfed [1] and I wonder what can be done with music as well.

[1] pixelfed

> We’re at a fork in the road, and it seems like we should be looking to take the other path. The one that is open, not closed. The one that gives us more freedom, not less. The one that pushes the power out to you, the users, rather than the latest billionaire. The power of the internet was that it was built on protocols, and gave the power to the ends of the network.

I still believe convenience is a big factor, and money a big force. But for the first time in a few years it seems plausible, especially with relatively big names considering adding support.

I’m here for it and actually excited to hack on the protocol!