Amazing.

[mathew@universeodon.com]

@bargo @aral @nicolasvivant The closed platforms all got their key ideas from Usenet, which was federated and predates them all. Threaded conversations like this, for example, are an idea copied from Usenet.

[aral@mastodon.ar.al]

@GutterPoetry @nicolasvivant Not our only two options (thank fuck).

[mastodonmigration@mastodon.online]

@aral @nicolasvivant

They definitely were talking notes from #Bluesky Jay Graber's disingenuous 'decentralized' charm offensive.

[fenixmaster@mastodon.social]

@aral @nicolasvivant Do not use wsocial.

[fedi@mast.lat]

@aral @nicolasvivant here is a picture of W Social's CEO on LinkedIn. "Make Europe Great Again"

[bob@epicyon.libreserver.org]

@aral Totally predictable.

[aral@mastodon.ar.al]

@fedi @nicolasvivant *smdh*

[doktorzjivago@mastodonsweden.se]

@mastodonmigration @aral @nicolasvivant I checked it and the company is actually registered in Sweden. It’s amazing that they think they can attract regular people with a “top-bottom”-approach by first courting tech companies and LinkedIn peeps . At least bluesky started with the furries and lgbtqia+ people

[craignicol@glasgow.social]

@fedi @aral @nicolasvivant ok. W definitely stands for wankers then

[davidt@indieweb.social]

@FediThing @fedi @aral @nicolasvivant I don't understand - why are we hating a European tech startup here? Have I missed something? Surely we want more EU startups?

[aapis@mastodon.world]

@fedi @aral @nicolasvivant ☹️

[aral@mastodon.ar.al]

@davidt @FediThing @fedi @nicolasvivant Yeah, I think you missed the exit to Bluesky and ended up at Mastodon.

[jussi_og@mementomori.social]

@fedi @aral @nicolasvivant truly pitiful

[davidt@indieweb.social]

@FediThing @fedi @aral @nicolasvivant I hear you, the reason the US is so successful in building that infrastructure that we're all now so hooked on and deeply embedded within though is because of VC startups - I don't think governments and institutions have the risk appetite for stuff like this. Besides, do you think W creators would have instead worked on infrastructure if not for this? I don't think so personally. We can have both!

[pedrobizbikedu@mastodon.world]

@fedi @aral @nicolasvivant Cringe-worthy. At this juncture, cosplaying fascists isn’t edgy or ironic, it’s just stupid and counterproductive.

[aslakr@mastodon.social]

@fabio @nicolasvivant @aral And it seems like they are going to rely on AI for moderation/filtering and will not ban accounts. I guess fascist would be ok.

The clip where the CEO say they won't ban people https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxOqOEys_yr23eTXrV4CiYJf5S4Nmim1Zf?si=KTernWSN8HRmP7Dv

[hamishcampbell@mastodon.social]

@aral @nicolasvivant

More #techshit to compost.

https://hamishcampbell.com/tag/techshit/

[silvermoon82@wandering.shop]

@bob @aral
But what if we build *our own* homegrown torment nexus?

[davidt@indieweb.social]

@FediThing @fedi @aral @nicolasvivant I don't disagree with that. I just don't see how that means we have to discourage EU VC funded or even bootstrapped startups. I think we can and should encourage both.

[davidt@indieweb.social]

@FediThing @fedi @aral @nicolasvivant Also, no digital experience is going to truly connect people I don't think. It creates a false sense of connection that leaves us feeling ultimately unfulfilled and disconnected from the world. Only real life interaction truly connects people.