Having fucked up social discourse with Twitter and then Bluesky, Jack Dorsey claims he has seen the error of his ways, and definitely won’t do it a third time with his new nonprofit aimed at helping developers build and deploy (OSS or commercial) social media tech built on the Nostr platform (with AI!). Yeesh, I might be biased. Maybe I shouldn’t be writing these summaries.
I’m out of the loop, what went wrong with Bluesky?
He doesn’t like it because it’s the same as twitter according to him.
Journalists don’t like it because they get called out on bullshit there.
jack hates trans ppl and trans ppl made bluesky what it is.
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These guys are the ones who went to burning man when they were young and it was cool, but kept going, got old, and ruined it for the next generations.
Makes me sad as a member of the Oregon Gen who missed the heydays of that kind of stuff, but read all about it as it was in its prime.
Jack Dorsey should just fucking stop.
Why is he so hated here? Twitter model is one thing that is kinda fit for global-open-decentralized approaches without much difference for the user. I could never use it, but plenty of people do and seem to have a feeling of hivemind over it.
Figure head syndrome. Literally a man with money, otherwise completely unremarkable
Is “better than Zuck” a valid argument?
Not really, I have stepped in dogshit was better than Zuck.
Because the tech he makes is inherently terrible and despite being used in a positive way it is still centralized and ripe for misuse by people like Musk. On top of that the long term feasibility is based on advertising potential to get the funding.
He says positive stuff most of the time but his actions are the opposite. Blusky is supposed to be decentralized, but the structure as it exists requires it to actually be centralized when implemented. Plus his most recent ‘secure’ thing wasn’t even tested for security issues because he is a hype man who constantly lies.
Like it or not, Nostr is the only one that doesn’t tie my identity to a server. I’ve lost several Lemmy accounts during the Reddit migration and I’ve had to subscribe to new instances all over again. Once it’s down, really hard to migrate anything
Hubzilla has successfully implemented portable identities for a number of years and i am surprised how its unheard of. Coupled with magic sign-on it has some of the craziest features that are much needed in the broader fediverse.
Looks like he and Zuck have the same stylist. Anyone know what this look is called, with the oversized tee and chain around his neck?
He looks like he’s turning into Mel Gibson.
The word you’re looking for is douchebag
Techbro
But techbro 10 years ago was an undercut and a leather jacket. I’m hoping there’s a label for this iteration.
Those were the web-techbros. Then came the crypto-techbros, now we have AI-techbros. Very different styles, as you can see.
Thank you for the article, it was an interesting read. I don’t think he’ll make anything better than Mastodon or even Bluesky so I won’t try Nostr, but I’ll keep an eye on it. It may be interesting to follow.
I’m not sure he’s the one who fucked it up.
140 symbols and the whole atmosphere I don’t like, but I have my own fair set of disorders.
Hashtags are honestly a good idea, just like a social system organized around them.
Except I probably would prefer that to be similar to modernized Usenet. Actually going to pressure my family members to install Briar, want to start using it, and apparently it has such a functionality. Not sure yet. Anyway, the framework under it (right now Briar itself is the only application, but authors have ambitions) definitely would support such a thing. Maybe I’ll finally have an incentive to learn Android development.
Good luck if someone picks an iPhone.
If only someone could invent a distributed open source social media platform, wouldn’t that be great. Then he could spend his time and energy doing something more productive.
like counting his money!
I’ve seen that dude in a million and one hipster coffee shops…
Dear Jack:
Please go back to playing with Square and leave the rest of us the fuck alone.
Thanks.
I would like someone to pump 10 million dollars into Jack Dorsey. In nickels, through a hole in his throat.
Mel Gibson-looking ass
What are the differences between Nostr, AT Protocol and ActivityPub?
LLM answer ok?
Nostr, ActivityPub, and the AT Protocol (used by Bluesky) are all decentralized social media protocols, but they differ significantly in their architecture, approach to data storage, and user experience. Nostr focuses on user-led social media with a simple, flexible protocol centered around relays, while ActivityPub powers the Fediverse with federated instances and a more complex structure. The AT Protocol, used by Bluesky, prioritizes account portability and a more structured data model. [1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
Here’s a more detailed breakdown:- Nostr:
• Focus: User-led social media with a focus on decentralization, user control, and censorship resistance. [1, 2]
• Architecture: Relays (servers) handle communication and data relaying. Users connect to multiple relays, and there are no instances in the traditional sense. [9, 10]
• Data Storage: Data is stored across multiple relays, and users can choose which relays to interact with. [9, 10]
• User Experience: Emphasizes simplicity, flexibility, and user autonomy in content and moderation. [2]
• Strengths: Decentralized, censorship-resistant, and adaptable to various use cases. [2, 10]
• Weaknesses: Smaller network compared to ActivityPub and AT Protocol. [7, 10]- ActivityPub:
• Focus: Federated social networking, enabling communication between different instances (servers). [1, 1, 11, 11]
• Architecture: Relies on a network of independently run servers (instances) that federate (exchange data) with each other. [1, 1, 11, 11]
• Data Storage: Each instance stores its own data. [3, 3]
• User Experience: Mimics traditional social media platforms with features like following, liking, and commenting. [11, 11, 12, 12]
• Strengths: Established ecosystem with a large number of users and diverse applications (Mastodon, PeerTube, etc.). [1, 1, 13, 13]
• Weaknesses: Can be more complex than Nostr due to the federated structure, and moderation can vary between instances. [2, 2, 3, 3, 14]- AT Protocol (Bluesky):
• Focus: Account portability and a structured data model. [3, 3, 4, 4, 15]
• Architecture: Uses a layered approach with a data layer (hosted by Bluesky) and a protocol for interacting with that data. [3, 3, 4, 4]
• Data Storage: User data is stored in signed data repositories. [4, 4]
• User Experience: Designed for a more modern and potentially smoother user experience. [3, 3, 4, 4, 16]
• Strengths: Prioritizes account portability and aims for a better user experience. [3, 3, 6, 6]
• Weaknesses: Currently relies on Bluesky for its data layer, raising concerns about centralization. [3, 3]In essence:
ActivityPub
is a mature protocol powering a vast network of federated servers with a wide range of applications.
Nostr
is a simpler, more user-centric protocol focused on decentralization and user control.
AT Protocol
prioritizes account portability and a modern user experience, but is currently more centralized due to its data layer dependence. [2, 3, 3, 5, 6, 6, 7, 17]
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