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You're right, and I think it's a testament to how effective POSSE is. The dinosaur platforms are scared of it, which is why they are discouraging links. You de

You're right, and I think it's a testament to how effective POSSE is. The dinosaur platforms are scared of it, which is why they are discouraging links. You described the solution yourself. You can still do POSSE, but instead of a link you can write something like, "link to original post is in the comments" or "originally published on my website, you know how to find it". It may be tricky or even impossible to automate, but isn't that how you know it's good, according to PG? :)

jdgoesmarching 5y ago
You are far more optimistic about this than me. The web has centralized rapidly and no platform is incentivized to allow links out. Without legislation, these platforms can build walls easier than we can build ladders. Your average user isn’t all that interested in following links in the first place, so it’s an uphill battle from every angle.
- forgotmypw17 5y ago
  You're right, I do believe in optimism. Though it's hard for me to imagine legislation helping the situation, since regulations are usually written for/by the big incumbents to dig a deeper moat around themselves.
FalconSensei 5y ago
> originally published on my website, you know how to find it I don't think that works. People are already lazy to click a link, imagine having to go to the blog and then search for the actual post
- MaxBarraclough 5y ago
  To put a different spin on that point: it would be perverse to deliberately throw out the cornerstones of the web: URLs and hyperlinks. (Not that I have a better answer to Twitter's isolationist shenanigans, mind.)
- forgotmypw17 5y ago
  The scenario I imagine is that they already read the post on the other platform, so the reason they're going to the website is to find the latest and greatest, which appears on the other platforms with a delay, creating an incentive to go to the source. Of course, this also requires content engaging enough to create that reaction...
lrem 5y ago
So, walled gardens are now the dinosaurs and reinvention of good old planet is the new thing they're afraid of :)

jdgoesmarching 5y ago

You are far more optimistic about this than me. The web has centralized rapidly and no platform is incentivized to allow links out. Without legislation, these platforms can build walls easier than we can build ladders. Your average user isn’t all that interested in following links in the first place, so it’s an uphill battle from every angle.

forgotmypw17 5y ago
You're right, I do believe in optimism. Though it's hard for me to imagine legislation helping the situation, since regulations are usually written for/by the big incumbents to dig a deeper moat around themselves.

FalconSensei 5y ago

> originally published on my website, you know how to find it I don't think that works. People are already lazy to click a link, imagine having to go to the blog and then search for the actual post

MaxBarraclough 5y ago
To put a different spin on that point: it would be perverse to deliberately throw out the cornerstones of the web: URLs and hyperlinks. (Not that I have a better answer to Twitter's isolationist shenanigans, mind.)
forgotmypw17 5y ago
The scenario I imagine is that they already read the post on the other platform, so the reason they're going to the website is to find the latest and greatest, which appears on the other platforms with a delay, creating an incentive to go to the source. Of course, this also requires content engaging enough to create that reaction...

lrem 5y ago

So, walled gardens are now the dinosaurs and reinvention of good old planet is the new thing they're afraid of :)