https://ploum.net/2023-06-23-how-to-kill-decentralised-networks.html

Many of us do not trust Facebook and anything it is associated with or swallows up.

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https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/05/adam-mosseri-says-metas-threads-app-wont-have-activitypub-support-at-launch/

"Instagram head Adam Mosseri said "

““Soon, you’ll be able to follow and interact with people on other fediverse platforms, such as Mastodon. They can also find people on Threads using full usernames, such as @mosseri@threads.net.””

“We’re committed to building support for ActivityPub, the protocol behind Mastodon, into this app. We weren’t able to finish it for launch given a number of complications that come along with a decentralized network, but it’s coming,” he said.

“If you’re wondering why this matters, here’s a reason: you may one day end up leaving Threads, or, hopefully not, end up de-platformed. If that ever happens, you should be able to take your audience with you to another server. Being open can enable that.”

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    That’s not what centralized means, nor does it actually affect anything others mentioned. So, good day to you as well I suppose.

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      “centralized” and “decentralized” are a spectrum, not absolutes. Mastodon might be decentralized in theory but if everyone uses a single instance then it’s centralized in practice. That isn’t the case right now, but it’s also not entirely not the case, either. Same is true for lemmy

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        This perspective would also make the conversation surrounding it pointless. The proposed idiosyncrasies you suggest don’t change the overall discussion in this thread. It’s a non-actionable perspective. It’s like saying no one can know anything ever. It’s technically philosophically a valid point, but it serves no purpose and doesn’t help in most conversations.