Figure I should post this here as well.
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I kind of agree with everybody here.
I hear what you're saying @[email protected] and I think it's likely that over time today's Fediverse will schism into a region that's consent-focused and a region that isn't (including Bluesky and Meta).
Today though I think that many people on most if not all instances have an expectation of consent ... as you say there isn't a single culture here but "you control your data" has been a big selling point, and if you look at the firestorms whenever something that looks non-consensual shows up, they're not just from a few instances. So I tend to agree with @[email protected] that an admin of an existing instance deciding to make Bridgy Fed opt-out is counter to many users expectations.
In terms of Bluesky I don't have particularly strong feelings. In general Bluesky *isn't* a consent culture ... but then again people certainly like the reply controls (which are another form of consent) and I could certainly believe that some people don't want their stuff going to the fediverse, -
@damon To be clear, it's not about what's convenient to me; I am more interested in exploring what's best for fedi. What is in the best interests of fedi are conversations. Respectful, sensitive conversation on issues like this. I don't believe the issue of opt-in v opt-out is in any way finalised and closed, and I sense Ryan is open to re-exploring it. Have a listen to his interview on dot social https://pca.st/episode/94af1736-427a-431b-844e-0eefd001a09e. I think he's got the approach right. Take it sensitive and slow.
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One of the points I make in https://privacy.thenexus.today/consent-for-fediverse-developers/#opportunity is that today's mechanisms are very klunky. When @[email protected] decided to make Bridgy Fed opt in he had to roll his own mechanism ... that's not easy! So there's a real opportunity to do better here.
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> I kind of agree with everybody here
It's that plurality thing again, huh?
But yes I do agree there is a ways to go and change must be handled with care and consideration. Take it slow and steady. Move slow and mend things, etc.
Say, did you hear the interview with Audrey Tang? Absolutely fascinating and many resonances with what we're talking about here.
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Tim Chambers - VOTEDreplied to Mike Masnick ✅ last edited by
@mmasnick @markdarb @evan I do think that there are some practical things the ATProtocol folks can do to make bridging between them and AP cleaner: the very dead simplest one is change their post size to 500 characters.
And I do think folks on the fedi allergic to bridging have plenty of means and agency to block it and only a (albeit loud) 5 percent would. Most would welcome a robust bridge to BlueSky.
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I very much appreciate your blog. I'm subbed in my RSS reader and always happy when a new post drops. I've learned a lot from it.
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Tim Chambers - VOTEDreplied to hallenbeck last edited by
@hallenbeck @markdarb @mmasnick
This rings true. It was a definite subset that were riled up, but that's cool, they have every right and ability to block such bridges at will. But I agree most - to my experience 90 percent plus, welcome it.
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@damon @hallenbeck Agree with Damon on how that went down, and that Ryan handled it with great grace and care.
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Tim Chambers - VOTEDreplied to hallenbeck last edited by
@hallenbeck @mackuba @markdarb @mmasnick @mike @snarfed.org
Yes exactly this. Each server can have its own opt-in or out rules -- as long as they state it clearly.
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It's that plurality thing again, huh?
I vaguely recall a joke one of my older relatives used to tell about their rabbi (who like all rabbis in these jokes is wise and long-suffering) ... two people were both upset at him because he refuses to take a side in their dispute and he keeps saying they're both right, the punchline is him sighing heavily and says "you're right, you're right, you're both right ..."
I haven't heard that interview, thanks for sharing ... she's very astute, looking forward to it!
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oh blush ... thanks! always nice to hear! @[email protected]
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Yeah really. Well said. This attitude has real consequences to the Fediverse as a whole.
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hallenbeckreplied to Tim Chambers - VOTED last edited by
@tchambers @mackuba @markdarb @mmasnick @mike @snarfed.org
Exactly that
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@hallenbeck
Idk if Ryan is open to changing that, he wrote this before the launch https://snarfed.org/2024-01-21_moderate-people-not-code
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Evan Prodromoureplied to bryan newbold last edited by
I appreciate the Apache license protections for those who use your software; that's not enough.
You need to make a written pledge as an organization that any patents you make on the work you do are freely licensed. Right now, you're putting everyone in the space at risk. We don't know if you're going to overreach and patent distributed social networking, or user profiles, or whatever.
Fortunately, you have one of the smartest patent defenders on the planet on your board.
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Evan Prodromoureplied to Evan Prodromou last edited by
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@deadsuperhero Hey, Sean. So, I want to address your issues directly.
First, you and your team have decided to cover both the Fediverse and Bluesky. I understand why you'd do that, and I don't think I've given you a hard time about it at all.
I've made a different decision about how I'd like to spend my time and energy. Could you maybe treat my decision with the same respect that I treat yours?
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Evan Prodromoureplied to Evan Prodromou last edited by
I don't, actually, cuss people out, insult them, or attack them when I talk about protocols.
I make the simple point that protocols are a social, not a technical, issue; that competition between products is a good thing and competition between protocols is a bad one; and that protocols that are defined in open standards bodies are vastly superior for general use than proprietary protocols defined by a single company.
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Evan Prodromoureplied to Evan Prodromou last edited by
@deadsuperhero That's a hard message to hear if you're making a proprietary protocol startup, I know. And if you've invested your time and reputation on their ecosystem.
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Evan Prodromoureplied to Evan Prodromou last edited by
@deadsuperhero The re-framing that Bluesky uses, instead, is that there is a vast field of social networking protocols, all effectively equal in standing, and that the comparisons to be made are technical rather than social.
