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Counterpoint: does the average internet user want to download a new app or go visit a different website each time they want to get these updates?
by Yhippa 6y ago
Counterpoint: does the average internet user want to download a new app or go visit a different website each time they want to get these updates?
- zozbot234 6y agoIf the websites bother to export RSS/ATOM/ActivityPub feeds, they won't need to. They'll just "subscribe" to the stream in their preferred app/webservice, and get aggregated updates about everyone they care about.
- smabie 6y agoSure, but what about commenting on the post? No one likes creating accounts for different websites in order to post one comment. It's obvious that things like Twitter and Instagram provide value to celebrities and people who follow them. It's just that there are some serious externalities not factored in.
- zozbot234 6y agoActivityPub lets you mark a comment as a "reply" to a post (or any web resource), then all you need is a trackback-like facility to link from the post to comments on it. It doesn't need to be centralized.
- lmm 6y agoHow do you despam that?
- eyelidlessness 6y agoOr de-nazi it for that matter?