It’s annoying that Apple will force Damus to remove zaps.

It’s super annoying for JB55, who has put a lot of effort into this.

But I think it’s a mistake to turn an uphill battle into an uphill war. When faced with an uphill battle often it’s better to concede quickly and cheaply, and just chart another path around the back of the hill.

If native iOS has a headwind, has friction, just flow around that into the areas of least resistance.

There is an entire vista of opportunity here. Twitter clones are but 2% of the landscape.

Just keep building stuff.

Ecosystems will not yield on their monopolies until they bleed users. Users won’t move to a desert.

Just keep building stuff.