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Being jaded is understandable, but because this critique is generic, it is applicable to literally anything and everything. I don't see how you can ever get som

Being jaded is understandable, but because this critique is generic, it is applicable to literally anything and everything. I don't see how you can ever get something that's considered good if you always assume it will turn into something bad regardless of its current stance.

bayindirh 3y ago
Actually it's very hard, and becomes tiring after some point. I personally always keep a hope that I'll be wrong in the long run. Sometimes I'm spot on, sometimes I stand corrected. The problem is, as time goes, your free time reserve starts to decline. You optimize things, consolidate services, etc., and these kind of migrations start to take tons of time. Because of this, I gave "big web" up and moved to "small web", and always have plans to evacuate any service in a moment's notice. It's like being a doomsday-preparer from a point, but at least I have backups and backup plans for everything.
itsanaccount 3y ago
Thats easy, you don't have a structure made with a single large actor capable of changing the rules of the game mid flight. You get something good system by sharing power, not by once again falling for "trust us bro." You get it by understanding power imbalances and avoiding them the same way my dog avoids objects with large amounts of potential energy, because they're predictably dangerous.
- steveklabnik 3y ago
  I understand this, yet, when presented with exactly this, the response was "well what about EEE."
- preciousoo 3y ago
  The protocol and hosting mechanisms are open source. There’s one actor currently sure, but it seems like bluesky is not holding onto that.
- mcherm 3y ago
  So presumably today's announcement that they are now supporting self-hosted instances is welcome news to you -- it is a huge stride in the direction you are advocating for.

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Being jaded is understandable, but because this critique is generic, it is applicable to literally anything and everything. I don't see how you can ever get som

by steveklabnik 3y ago

bayindirh 3y ago
Actually it's very hard, and becomes tiring after some point. I personally always keep a hope that I'll be wrong in the long run. Sometimes I'm spot on, sometimes I stand corrected. The problem is, as time goes, your free time reserve starts to decline. You optimize things, consolidate services, etc., and these kind of migrations start to take tons of time. Because of this, I gave "big web" up and moved to "small web", and always have plans to evacuate any service in a moment's notice. It's like being a doomsday-preparer from a point, but at least I have backups and backup plans for everything.
itsanaccount 3y ago
Thats easy, you don't have a structure made with a single large actor capable of changing the rules of the game mid flight. You get something good system by sharing power, not by once again falling for "trust us bro." You get it by understanding power imbalances and avoiding them the same way my dog avoids objects with large amounts of potential energy, because they're predictably dangerous.
- steveklabnik 3y ago
  I understand this, yet, when presented with exactly this, the response was "well what about EEE."
- preciousoo 3y ago
  The protocol and hosting mechanisms are open source. There’s one actor currently sure, but it seems like bluesky is not holding onto that.
- mcherm 3y ago
  So presumably today's announcement that they are now supporting self-hosted instances is welcome news to you -- it is a huge stride in the direction you are advocating for.