Provider-Exclusive: “There is only the app of my provider.”

Provider-Centric: “There exist other apps, but the one I’m using is the main one.”

Service-Centric: “There is no main one and I’m trying to use the one that fits my ideal the best.”

Protocol/Ecosystem-Centric: “There exist other protocols/ecosystems, but mine is the main one.”

Fediverse-Principle: “There is no main one and I’m trying to use the one that fits my idea of an open ecosystem the best.”

Current state of different web2 apps:

  • HandlesEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Not really. The fediverse is so diverse and spread out, not even before the Muskalypse at Twitter could anyone really agree om anything. The “node federation” logo that we’re discussing is still formally a “proposal” 😆

    Yet here it still is, it’s not changed although Meta or whoever tries to rebrand with their dumb orbital design.

      • HandlesEnglish
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        8 months ago

        Yeah, me too:

        although Meta or whoever tries to rebrand with their dumb orbital design.