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I don't get the broader point you're trying to make here. That RSS is no good because it doesn't provide some kind of unified ID, posting/commenting capabilitie

I don't get the broader point you're trying to make here. That RSS is no good because it doesn't provide some kind of unified ID, posting/commenting capabilities etc.? I like tools that do one thing well. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_philosophy https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_philosophy It's well documented that 95% of users are lurkers. 95% of the time I'm lurking, too. That's why following multiple communities across multiple platforms is useful. For the frequent times when we all lurk.

eviks 3y ago
The broader point is pretty simple - you suggestion fails in the relevant problem domain, which is social networks > It's well documented that 95% of users are lurkers then you wouldn't mind citing a source? Though bear in mind that in this context lurker is a social media platform user who: a) reads but b) never interacts (no likes, no shares, no comments, no posts, no messages, no games etc.)
- tourmalinetaco 3y ago
  > you suggestion fails in the relevant problem domain, which is social networks You say this when I’m talking to you through my RSS reader’s built-in browser. That seems pretty social to me. I’ve done the same with Reddit, and if Lemmy is truly as RSS-filled as this thread has led me to understand then the same is possible via Lemmy. Just because you don’t understand something doesn’t mean it “fails”.