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1. Eugen Rochko (gargron@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 11-Mar-2023 17:08:18 JST Eugen Rochko

   If Meta is really working on a new ActivityPub-powered social network, I see it as a very positive signal overall--my personal feelings towards Meta notwithstanding. For one, it's validation for our entire ecosystem from the biggest player. It also tells me that they don't see themselves as strong enough to keep users locked inside their walled garden anymore. It means the tide is really turning for interoperable social media, and that's always been the goal.

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   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Saturday, 11-Mar-2023 17:08:17 JST Aral Balkan

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     @Gargron Remember what the web was like at first: just some academics and people with personal sites. Then venture capitalists saw the potential and now we have the web of Twitter, Facebook, Google, etc. Heck, in some countries, people get Facebook free with their phones. The Internet IS Facebook for them. I’m not saying we can avoid it here but we can delay it by not legitimising them. At least the Trojans had the decency to hide in a horse… least we can do is not lay out a red carpet for them.

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Saturday, 11-Mar-2023 18:17:14 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Metafrastis

     @dgavin @Gargron Never toot before coffee. Thanks, fixed :)

   • Metafrastis (dgavin@mastodon.online)'s status on Saturday, 11-Mar-2023 18:17:15 JST Metafrastis

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     • Aral Balkan

     @aral @Gargron The Greeks, not the Trojans… but yeah. Todays Trojan horses are our smartphones.