“One stage, a few performers, and an algorithm throwing chairs into the crowd for engagement is not a community. It is a dopamine trap and it comes with a terms-of-service agreement written entirely in the landlord’s favour.”
Armand
The Win Was Never Bluesky. It Was the Protocol.
The better question is whether we can stop rebuilding the same landlord model with a different logo on the door. Right now, our social graphs are corporate hostage...
https://jasonbutterfield.ca/the-win-was-never-bluesky-it-was-the-protocol/
The better question is whether we can stop rebuilding the same landlord model with a different logo on the door. Right now, our social graphs are corporate hostage files. One model lets you leave a platform and take your world with you; the other forces you to download your history as a static zip file and start over from zero.