> Private protocols can iterate faster, ... like Signal is just integrated because it's all under control of a single entity. The speed of iteration is of litt

> Private protocols can iterate faster, ... like Signal is just integrated because it's all under control of a single entity. The speed of iteration is of little comfort when what they are iterating is against the wishes of the users who are captive to their network effects.[0] > It's why 99.9% of users are on Twitter, and not on Mastodon. I dare say that Twitter also generates 1000 times more revenue than all Mastodon instances combined, so all that's proven here is that having more money lets you make a more addictive website. That's not necessarily something we should be celebrating, especially as users are paying with their privacy and the stability of their societies. [0] https://www.stephendiehl.com/blog/signal.html https://www.stephendiehl.com/blog/signal.html