Told y’all mastodon being the majority here is not a good thing…
https://socialwebfoundation.org/
I hate this.
I hate that I was right.
Everything is about 🤑🤑🤑. It always has been.
#Fedi #Fediverse #Mastodon #SocialWebFoundation
@BeAware@social.beaware.live I dunno, all I ever hear from AP devs is it’s impossible to work with because there’s no formal org for standardization so they’re forced to just conform to how mastodon handles everything
This feels more like Evan taking a larger role in how AP is organized. I’m not even sure what it means to be an ‘industry supporter’ it sounds like that’s just a list of orgs that said ‘that’s a good idea’
@BeAware@social.beaware.live I don’t think our goal is just to make money. I do think that having a financially viable Fediverse is important; it’s one of our goals. But that can mean a lot of different things: coops, non-profits, grants, or companies.
But the money is a means to an end: having positive, independent social networking software and services.
@evan@cosocial.ca I just hope there’s no major financial influence from the major companies involved like Meta.
I don’t want to lose control of my own site because I am not a programmer. I have a bit of control with Mastodon right now. However, there are some gripes everyone has had like lack of moderation features.
I worry a financial influence to change certain things will lessen my control and I’d have to find another software.
My worries always come from a place of passion and concern.
Thanks for your response. I appreciate you.
@BeAware@social.beaware.live
It already starts with the preview image for the website.
Incorporating the EU flag to fake a unity. But in fact, it shows their one-big-corporate of strength ideology, which is the only way they can think of.
@BeAware@social.beaware.live can you explain what this is all about?
@TransitBiker@urbanists.social I’m still digging my heels into it right now. From the surface it seems very suspicious and financially motivated centralization of a decentralized platform, which is not good.
However, there may be some underlying bright side.
I’ll have to get back to you with my full thoughts once I wrap my head around it all.
@TransitBiker@urbanists.social so, it’s very vague, but it’s basically a foundation that’s supposed to be the official “decision makers” on AP, the protocol that runs the Fediverse.
The worrying thing, is that their board of advisors are big companies like Meta and Automattic, who both have massive financial incentives to change things for their benefit.
@BeAware@social.beaware.live Why is it not a good thing and why do you hate it?
@hallenbeck@mastodon.social because we’re back on a Meta controlled platform now and we didn’t ask for that.
They now have a reason to be influenced by outside sources.
@BeAware@social.beaware.live You object to this because Meta is a part of it? That’s it?
@hallenbeck@mastodon.social because this place is supposed to be non-corporate controlled. Not controlled by 1 big entity. Not controlled by investors and executive decisions.
This is enshittification at its finest…
