> you'll see why: federated systems can't keep up with the pace of evolution that we see in successful social systems Federated social software failed to have

> you'll see why: federated systems can't keep up with the pace of evolution that we see in successful social systems Federated social software failed to have long-lasting, wide-spread adoption largely because any market that is created as a result tends to be immediately competitive, democratised, and with a low barrier of entry. Companies would rather create a monopoly/walled garden and then milk that for all it's worth. They are in the business of making money after all. Though I have high hopes in the future for distributed systems utilising blockchain tech, real-time comms are not ever going to be a good use case. Pour one out for our fallen federated friends SIP/ENUM & XMPP.