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I don't see centralization of a federated solution as a problem. If the popular service becomes for whatever reason unappealing, the solution allows for another
by mitjak 9y ago
I don't see centralization of a federated solution as a problem. If the popular service becomes for whatever reason unappealing, the solution allows for another provider to step in.
- mr_spothawk 9y agoXMPP?
- _greim_ 9y agoYou can maybe ratchet your way out of this POV, like so: Would there ever be a centralized provider without there being an incentive for it? Would such an incentive ever exist without an accompanying incentive to leverage your dominance to keep competing providers out?
- mitjak 9y agoAs in the case of Google Talk/Meet?
- munificent 9y agoBut if your identity is bound to the popular service, your switching cost is very high. For example, if I decide that mstdn.io isn't my thing anymore, and go elsewhere, I lose all of my followers (as far as I know). Even email has the same problem.
- fredcy 9y agoWith Matrix, switching to another server is painful because one's identity is tied to the particular server. I've done such a move and it requires rejoining all rooms and re-establishing any elevated privileges on each. Also, other people will still seen any People (one-to-one / direct message) rooms associated with the old account and may try to use them.